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Hi All,
My cherry shrimp seem to bread like rabbits, i've already given away several batches to friends and family, but the numbers are building up again.
Thought i would see if anyone on here in the Middlesex area would like some? No charge, just need to arrange a suitable time to come and...
Hi, great vid and photos, just wondered how you managed to get the background so black? Is it just in a dark room or have you wrapped black vinyl on the tank? Any tips on how to take the same style of photo would be great please ;)
Hi,
I purchased some Hemianthus (Micranthemum) Micranthemoides a few days ago, split it into bunches as advised with the aim of carpeting and it's looking a little brown and yellow at the bases of the plants.
Is that normal when the plant is so new to a tank and just takes time to recover from...
Phew, thanks. I thought my Assassin Snails may have a go at them, but they don't seem interested. If they don't do any harm then i'll leave them be. Thanks
Hi imak,
That certainly looks like them thanks, any ideas how to get rid of them? Any fish that would eat them? I currently only have Ottos and cherry shrimp in my tank. Was planning on adding Tetras only in a few months.
Hi All,
Not sure if this is the right category for this, but couldn't see anything else suitable. Basically, i have noticed today that i have some (1mm in size) white moving bug things in my tank. They seem to be walking around / on the driftwood, they're so small i don't think i'll be able to...
Thanks Ian, and for the PLC info... That is super cool and gone straight on the "to do" list!
Just a quick one regarding fertalisers, in my old tank i just berried some of those capsules in the substrate and relied on the Seachem substrate. I'm not using anything other than the Seachem...
Hi
I'm pretty new to the aquascape scene and just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to know whether or not i'm overdosing the tank using Liquid Carbon. The CO2 Gas type looked a bit "Pro" for my needs, but after much reading i may end up going down that route anyway.
For now, i have...
The DIY Build and Results
Hi all, sorry for the delay in getting the PAR results over. Had a few issues with online orders for the rest of the tank and has taken longer to setup. Also i decided to add 6 additional GU10 fixture spotlights to my DIY lighting Rig to give me a bit more flexability...
Here you go BarryH, although they look better when held above the tank, but I need another pair of hands to get a photo of that. Give's you an idea though...
FYI The tank isn't staying on the desk, I need to build a new bigger cabinet for this tank first. Then i can mount the final lighting...
Well the lights turned up today, so quickly tapped them to a bar, wired them up (temporary) and they actually look about right (from eye). Obviously i'll do all the PAR and lumens checks shortly and update you, but so far, so good. By eye, they're looking almost as bright as the lights in the...
Hi Delapool, yes it's the Reef version. I mainly used it for checking toxic levels in the water in my first tank. I've never needed the other features until now. I do wish i had gone for dimmable Light as you suggest, but these Floodlights were cheap enough that i can change later. I just...
Hi Kadoxu
That's interesting to know. I have gone and ordered the lights shown in the above image and will run a test as they were only £15 for two on eBay. I actually have a Seneye device, which is able to measure PAR so i will see what the lights output and will compare them against your data...
Hi Kadoxu
Thanks for your reply. Do you know how many lumens i should be aiming for with a Medium to High lit tank? Is there a similar Lumens/Gallon ratio as there is Watts/Gallon?
Thanks
Hi All,
I'm a bit of a newbie to the planted aquarium scene, I've recently read numerous articles and watched many YouTube videos on lighting as i am intending to create something myself with either CFL or LED (6500k).
When it comes to Watts per Gallon/Litre it seems common that a Medium to...
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