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  1. Kai McNeil

    Liana Root

    Hi All, Ive recently purchased some Liana root, after being told it was aquarium safe and it being sold with aquarium bogwood. I have tried researching this online and i cant really find anything. Has anyone used this in there tank? is it softwood? hardwood? is it likely to rot quickly...
  2. Kai McNeil

    The best way to lower PH

    Am i right in thinking this only works if you have a slate roof? i have concrete tiles so the water i likely to pick up allsorts?
  3. Kai McNeil

    The best way to lower PH

    Out of interest how do capture your rain water and ensure its clean enough to use? this is something im really tempted to do?
  4. Kai McNeil

    Adding RO Water to reduce PH

    Thanks for the replys all. This is where i'm confused, The Kh/Gh testing is this linked with conductivity? i have a fluval G3 filter and my conductivity level is always high at 870.
  5. Kai McNeil

    The best way to lower PH

    Thanks for your reply's all, i'm keeping rams and angels. i'm already running C02 and the PH doesn't budge. i need to test my GH/KH but my water conductivity is extremely high, i have a fluval G3 and the reading is 870 and this does not drop. So im guessing thats my issue?
  6. Kai McNeil

    Adding RO Water to reduce PH

    Hi All, I'm trying to lower my PH, its currently always around 7.9 - 8.1 from the tap. I have easy access to RO water, if i add a certain percentage of RO water during a water change will this help me reduce the PH levels? I should also add, that i have a heavily planted tank, running C02...
  7. Kai McNeil

    Fluval G3 - Purigen

    Hi All, ive just placed a bag of Purigen into the chemical compartment of my G3 and have noticed a sudden loss of flow. has anyone else experienced this and managed to sort it? does anyone else use purigen with there G series fluval and how are you adding it? Thanks :)
  8. Kai McNeil

    The best way to lower PH

    Hi all, I have a question. I'm trying to lower my PH from 7.9 to lower 7.0's Whats the best way to achieve this naturally without using chemicals? I have bog wood in the tank, and catappa leaves, but in your experience whats the best way to achieve this constantly? thankyou! :)
  9. Kai McNeil

    Red plant green bottom :/

    I dose iron in my tank, and am already seeing great results with red plants.
  10. Kai McNeil

    Dying plants

    are you using the light built into the fluval edge?
  11. Kai McNeil

    Hi

    i personally wouldn't be too concerned, I have a planted tank, running with C02 at around 2-3 BPS, my C02 drop checker is green ish and the plants are growing crazy, its about finding the balance between lighting,c02 and ferts (if dosing)
  12. Kai McNeil

    Will any LED light fixture grow plants?

    i had this issue i was running 2 Arcadia stretch LED lights which had a very low PAR value at substrate level, In the end i went and brought a tmc grobeam 1500 ultima..............Since then no issues whatsoever. Im growing a dwarf hairgrass carpet which can be tricky, but its growing like a weed!
  13. Kai McNeil

    Ammonia not dropping fishless cycle

    I actually had it bought as a present for me.... but reading into what Manuel has put above ironically, all it actually does well is tell me the PH and the water temperature :lol: And my Fluval G3 tells me the tank temp anyways!
  14. Kai McNeil

    Ammonia not dropping fishless cycle

    Thanks Thanks Manuel, that's really helpful And makes sense now.
  15. Kai McNeil

    Ammonia not dropping fishless cycle

    I have stopped adding ammonia, in fact I have only added fish food twice and that was weeks ago as the ammonia has always been high. I'm going to replace the seneye slide tonight as its due to be replaced anyway. I'll continue with the water changes and hope it falls. All very confusing! I...
  16. Kai McNeil

    Ammonia not dropping fishless cycle

    Thanks for the replies all. My tank is 155 litres, the filter I have is a fluval G3 which is for aquariums up to 300 litres. Maybe your right and I just have to wait longer.
  17. Kai McNeil

    Ammonia not dropping fishless cycle

    Hi All, Im after some advice. Im currently going through a fishless cycle, Week 5 but i cannot lower my Ammonia. Nitrites are zero. Nitrates are 50ppm, from the tap, so im using prime and seachem matrix to help control this. Ammonia is 0.05ppm from the tap My current Ammonia levels...
  18. Kai McNeil

    High Par LED Light? - Dwarf hairgrass carpet....

    Not the best pictures, but... the tank is getting there, the tank is still cycling, but im nearly there, just need to wait for the left corner to fill and then, ill trim it all up! :-)
  19. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    On another note, learning that cycling an aquarium plants and an aquarium not having plants is different.. I'm confused as to what stage i am at now? Ammonia 0.011 Nirtrates - Very High off the chart (from taps) and so therefore in the aquarium Nitrites - Very low PH 6.41 Am i at the...
  20. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    I added fish food, as my source of ammonia, and not alot at that.
  21. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    I have checked mine, its anglian water, i live in east anglia well known to have excessive nutrients in tap water due to the amount of agriuclutral land here.the average is supposed to be 30PPM, however thats not the reading im getting from the tests. I have emailed them and asked for when they...
  22. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    Hi, Im using black sand, (Seachem Flourtite) and yes as you found above, those are the lights im currently running, however i do have a tall tank My plants look great, im currently attempting to carpet my tank with Dwarf hairgrass, and its spreading like wild fire. I also have long hairgrass...
  23. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    Update.. Ive also found out the reason for the high nitrates.... i tested the water from my taps, and the reading is as high as the test kit gives... looks like ill need to find a way to lower the nitrates aswell.
  24. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    OK, well i will start with the water changes. 50% water changes every day for a week, gradually reducing this down over the next 3-4 weeks. Ill keep an eye on my nitrates and nitrites to ensure everything is cycling correctly.
  25. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    Thankyou! ill start now!.... ive been looking into fishless cycles online, various sites, and i never came across any info regarding changing the water.... apart from the week before you intend to add fish, once everything is the right level! Glad i checked.
  26. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    Not yet, its only been filled for 2 weeks. Some people say leave it, some people dont and to let it cycle, so im not sure whats best to do.
  27. Kai McNeil

    New tank, leave it? or not?

    Hi All, Im after some advice. I am 2 weeks into cycling my tank, its heavily planted with C02... for the last week i have stopped dosing with Micro and Macro nutrients. The water is cloudy, nitrite is very low, nitrates are very high - the highest on the test chart. Ammonia, is low. Is...
  28. Kai McNeil

    High Par LED Light? - Dwarf hairgrass carpet....

    So, ive ended up going for 1 x TMC Grobeam 1500 Ultima Tile, working alongside my 2 Arcadia stretches. So far so good, I flooded my tank just under two weeks ago, and ive already have to trim down my dwarf hairgrass. Its spreading quickly! This includes, C02 at 2-3 bps and Micro and Macro...
  29. Kai McNeil

    C02 Newbie

    Hi All, I'm new to C02, but i have just set up my first c02 system. I have the Superior Intense regulator with solenoid which i bought from C02 and a good size C02 cylinder which i rent from BOC gases. But i have a question! everything is set up, and i have opened the cylinder and captured...
  30. Kai McNeil

    Where to buy in East Anglia.

    Kesgrave Tropicals 122 Main Rd, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 1BN Great little shop, its actually an extension on there own house, loads of tanks, loads of unusual fish. Staff extremely knowledgeable, also have a very successful ebay shop
  31. Kai McNeil

    Discount code

    Hi Anyone know of a discount code for C02 art? Looking at buying a intense C02 regulator this weekend? :-) Thanks
  32. Kai McNeil

    High Par LED Light? - Dwarf hairgrass carpet....

    Lol, im sorry, i forget i have a ordinary tank compared to some LED enthusiasts, your tank is amazing though. If i had the space........
  33. Kai McNeil

    High Par LED Light? - Dwarf hairgrass carpet....

    Thanks all, thats really helpful. The LED lights you have wont fit inside my fish tank hood, i wonder if you can buy slimline ones I have the aqua oak large cube from maidenhead aquatics... just incase my attempt to add a picture fails miserably you can check it out on the maidenhead aquatics...
  34. Kai McNeil

    High Par LED Light? - Dwarf hairgrass carpet....

    Hi All, Im after some advice. Im in the process of growing dwarf hairgrass emersed, its spreading slowly but thats what i expected, my lights simply arent strong enough. Being a lighting novice, i went a bought 2 x Arcadia Stretch a while ago before i had the idea of growing a hairgrass...
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