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You could try an in-tank CO2 reactor and connect an Eheim internal pump 600l/h at the top with tubing. It will also give you more flow. MULTI DIRECTION CO2 Diffuser 135GAL UP tank - aquarium plants Atomizer Reactor...

I've actually watched my bladder snails rip tracks through it, I'd give them a go. I got mine from Ebay, martbrooksban-0.

I've had similar problems with floating plants. You could ditch all the floating plants, get a Juwel EccoSkim to improve gas exchange, direct the filter outflow to the back to create surface movement, locate a small internal filter on the left hand pane to create a circular water movement, fill...

Six months later and the cryptocorynes have really established. Life is good after your Juwel unit has failed.

My Rio 180 came with the Multilux LED light but it was a nightmare, I just couldn't control the algae, way too bright. I wound foil around the LED tube to cut the light intensity but after a month or so the light unit blew so that was that, it was only 3 months old - guess it overheated...

The tank goes well. Am now EI dosing at the recommended rate with NPK and MgSO4 from www.aquariumplantfood.co.uk and Flourish for the micros on alternate days. A 20% water change once a fortnight when I add some iron. Very little algae but I have very few fish of course.

I'm getting good results from using these together within inert gravel. This is 6 weeks after setting the tank up. First, using a hammer, smash up the 30 Power Tabs in a plastic bag. Then take out the existing gravel leaving about an inch. Important to drain as much water out of the gravel...

Thanks very much, just watched it, inspirational. If I let my family take care of my tank, I'd give it a fortnight before the whole thing was trashed! Just the layout I want to do next. Amazing it's run with no CO2 and no regular ferts, I'd be afraid of melting. I guess if you had any fast...

He's new to me, I'll let you know how I get on! With flow, I think it all depends on how bright your lights are. You can get away with poor circulation if your light intensity is low. Reducing the light intensity can actually make the plants happier. With my tank as it is now, it's great not to...

Thanks. Here are the instructions: Before I had a RO system, I used to buy remineralised RO from my local shop who were strong on planted tanks. They used Dennerle GH/KH to make it. The TDS of that was always about 100 so I took that as the way to go and it's always worked well but I...

Thanks The substrate is inert plastic sand grade 1mm to 2mm or so. There's no fertiliser balls in the substrate. The only N and P the tank gets is from fish food. The plant in there is Ludwigia repens Red from Ebay (supplier plymstarr, recommended for high quality plants). Here's a photo of...

For the last few months I've only been doing fortnightly 20% water changes and I have a sparkling tank at all times, strong healthy plant growth, very little algae and happy fish. The nutrient regime is potassium and iron on alternate days and micros twice a week. No nitrate or phosphate except...

I read this thread six weeks ago and was totally inspired to give it a try. Now have a tank full of it. What a brilliant plant.

I've got one of those Eheim skimmers and did think about doing that but my fish are small enough to get through the filter intake grill so the coarse filter is a physical barrier to them really. I will check out the kit you mention. Forgot to say that you can also make a plastic "cap" to sit...

I had to make a few improvements to my AquaNano 40 (55 litres) before it was great for growing plants. I replaced the intake polypad that came with the tank with a coarse AquaNano filter media block cut to size to keep the filter turnover high as shown in the photo below: When the filter...