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I looked at the spec sheet and it states NBR o rings with a quick Google showing this is a nitrile so should be pretty resistant. The second link is the exact same product that co2 art are charging £15 for not including the p+p...

Great if they work for you. I found I was getting back siphoning with the aqua ones using a bazooka diffuser. I liked the fact I could get a full datasheet with these ones.

Just a little find that might help someone out... I was looking for a decent check valve and wanted to order one from CO2 Art but at £15 P+P that was a no go. So had a look around and took a punt on this industrial airline one from RS components. With free next day day delivery and under £6 it...

I have been playing around with these and no amount of iron will make a difference. Its all about light intensity. In the picture the green floaters have been grown out in my tank under LED and the reds have been sat outside in my small daphnia tank in full sunlight. You can see the indoor ones...

Sorry that's more fish centric. This one is better. Hey, join our 'UK/EU Shrimpers Sales' group on BAND - The app for groups and communities! https://band.us/n/a0a5113eM5Hbp

Facebook on the shrimp groups used to be the best place with very high quality shrimp but since the crack down on selling live animals everyone has shipped over to band. It's pretty easy to use and all the heavy hitters are selling. Cheaper than online as well. Hey, join our 'UK Fish & Shrimp...

I've recently collect a load of alder cones for my shrimp tank. about ten give for 20 gallons gives good results.

Ah, your from the states? We can't get them in the UK unless custom built, someone please correct me on that though. I really want a 12G long. The thread over on the plantedtank.net has piqued my interest.. Keep the updates coming please.

hey J art. where did you get the 20 long from?

Have just watched these back to back with the lad. Much better than Adventure Time. :headphone:

Thanks chaps, the green is from the HC, Its a few months on from this now but the light seems to be just right for this tank.

Its done well for me on my ghetto tank. iphone pic but gives an idea.

Cheers Zozo, you couldn't have made it clearer. I am all for the budget option in this game. it all adds up very quickly and the simpler the better.

zozo, is there a thread about the filter you built? if not would you mind putting some details up. Sounds interesting.

I got some really good quality JBL from MA for £3.49 a mtr. is there one near you?

Well i went out today and got six spotted rasboras and it seems to have resolved the issues. No more huddles in the corner as of yet. Lets see how they fare after water change sunday.

I'm in the same boat. 10 ember tetra and very open tank. Lights off and they all explore tank in non schooling patterns. as soon as lights on it's of to the most planted corner with even some burying themselves in my hydrocotyle tripartita! im off to MA tomorrow t look for some brave guys to set...

Well the results are in. My 11 nights away turned into 2 x 2 week stints with just a weekend at home. The first two weeks I reduced intensity and photoperiod with co2 adjusted around this but at same intensity. The weekend home I came back to Diatoms and poor growth but not too bad. No ferts or...

Without building it yourself or spending a lot more you are not going to get anything in the uk that will peform to high tech standard at that size. I got a ebay knock off of the ada aquasky and it performs really. But as the other lad said it needs to be imported. I did a DSM with some CFL's...

Thanks For that, lets see what they come in at?

Not really seen this before and not much information out there. Would love some of this in my tank but who would stock it?

I'm away now so time will tell, but with regards to co2 I adjusted the timings as I shortened the photoperiod by a few hours. So I didn't want four hours of gas in a unlit tank. But the BPS is still the same. back on the 15th so will let you know how it went.

Fair play for updating "warts and all". are you planning on recovering it or not got the time? its worth saving in my eyes mate. good luck.

Sounds like a plan, will report back next year with hopefully an intact carpet. Happy new year everybody

Forum search showed a few away on holiday threads but i still have a some questions, I've got two weeks away with work and am leaving my HC carpet in the not so capable hands of the long haired general. What is the best way to go with HC. i'm thinking reduce light period, intensity and co2 as...

More than enough. I've turned it down a few notches as its to bright and washes out the colours as previously mentioned by nelson. Not bad for the price but I'm gonna add a strip of red less to bring back the colour.

I Bunch all mine together and tie a piece of cotton around them. Then wedge them in a bit of wood or secure it to some hardscape.

Cheers foxfish, it is pretty much at 99% humidity according to my cheap Chinese humidity monitor. My temp seems to be constant around 23 peaking at 25 when the radiators come on. Its the urge to keep on peeking. The lights are going on a timer and I'm leaving it alone I need another tank to...

Well it arrived today and is pretty sleek for the actual cost. Output is massive. The supplied dimmer works well until you get below 50%. After that it starts flickering slightly. But pretty happy. Cheers chaps for the advice.

Looks good, how long have you had this tank running and what kind of photo period with that Kessil? it looks a beast.

I am goifn to spray less now, i have a mix of in vitrio and submersed that i harvested from another tank, both in the same tank. so it will be intersesting to see how they get on in the same conditions. What was the average temp you ran it at?

this has allayed some of my fears. Im day 14 of a dry start HC carpet and the larger leaves are yellowing a bit but lots of new shoots. at day 52 you have some yellow patches but it really pulled back when you flooded it. Did you find the yellowing was just old growth falling off? thanks.

Hello from a fellow new guy.

New to the forum and looking through the threads. Really interesting tank. Very calming, I just need Bigger window sills now to fit something like this on. Have you got any initial shots of the planting up how long did it take for the dwarf sag to get going? Thanks.

This must have taken some time and planning.

My Mrs loves a bit of shabby chic!!

With regards to the whistling, I read somewhere, not sure if on here. The issue was a capacitor that they had used. The issue has been rectified but if you have a defective unit that whistles they will take it back and replace the component. In fact I am sure it was in one of the journals on here.

Thanks, for the warm welcome. Lots of knowledge here and the journals are really helping.

Just what i was looking for, and that's the 2nd lowest setting! so in effect the 2 denominates double strips. With a dry start do you think i can just leave at full whack until i flood the tank? How is the heat after it has been on a while? thanks

Have you used it in any of your journals Iain or Nelson? Seeing end results would be interesting.

cheers chaps, you have instilled more confidence in my purchase. Up until now i have been making do with LED floods which definitely have a cool white flavour.

Thanks Martin, Just awaiting upon its arrival now. Avoid the above mentioned ebayer at all costs. My 5 day delivery has gone to "out of stock and 10-15 days" wait time! . Might just open a paypal case and go for the Evo beamswork I was looking at.

Powerful piece. Looking forward to the next update.

Thanks. I love the look of Rasbora, smaller the better. Have never seen the Sundadnio stocked in any of the shops near me though. But the Ember Tetra are cheap and plentiful near me.

Stocking my first open style tank has become it seems a poorly researched element. With plant thickets as such to hide in what fish would not be stressed by this type of environment? Rasboras seem to come from brackish waters how about tetra? TIA.

Thanks Dantrasy, I didn't think the layout would be so hard to crack! so I have followed the rules very loosely. I think my main downfall was not being selective enough when choosing the rocks! Better to change it now though than a week into the dry start.

I'm thinking i should have resized the pics! anyway thank you for the welcome and look forward to learning from the pros

My first attempt with Hairgrass A few Months later after a cyan blight and adding diy Co2 I have put in the scraps of HC from my DSM attempt and it seems to be taking and finally my DSM attempt.

Good evening, I have just ordered this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chihiros-A-Series-Aquarium-High-LED-Lamp-12-39W-Plant-Fish-Shrimp-Light-20-60cm-/111729624826?var=&hash=item1a039ac6fa:m:mudGGwV9cgXreAlM8LzLiPQ and am instantly worried about my choice. 5800lm seems very bright. It will be sitting...

Hello Ladies and Gents, I currently reside in the market town of Grantham, United Kingdom and have hit middle age very ungracefully finding myself with a lot of spare time on my hands at night. This all started for me at the beginning of this year when my wife bought me a very basic starter set...

Downtown Grantham Just off the A1. Plants stock is poor but has a full range of Seachem products at reasonable prices.

very clean lines