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I think it may be staghorn algae.

Thank you all for your advice, I'm going to replace the sponges with my current sponges from my all pond solutions cheapy canister filter that I currently have as I already have established bacteria there, also gives me a chance to purchase some cut yourself sponge ready while the bacteria...

I've recently acquired an aqua manta efx 200 filter from a friend who was clearing his shed, it's all in good working order as I've tested it by running it on a bucket of water. This has been in a friend's shed for around a year, how do I sterilise it to make it as safe as I can for use in my...

I've got one of the clones and to be honest it's better than a normal cheap glass diffuser, but after recently purchasing a genuine Rio diffuser, I can confirm its worth paying the extra money for the real thing. I wouldn't go as far as saying there a waste of money because that's not fair as...

I would cut the taller stems first and let the others get more established, the trimmings can be replanted to help fill out the empty areas and increase plant mass. Just bare in mind where you cut the plant is where it will create the new shoots, so I normally advise to cut as low as you can...

Thanks for the advice Darrel :thumbup:

Just wondered if someone could confirm my suspicion of the algae on my java fern and my bucephalandra? Any comments or advice is gratefully received, thanks in advance!

The new leaves being produced, do these also have holes?

It depends on the style you are looking to achieve, are you looking for a concave style layout or did you have something else in mind ?

This depends on the plants you are looking to keep whether you need to use co2 injection, if you want to keep a low tech tank you won't use co2 as its co2 injection that makes a tank high tech if i'm not mistaken. You will just be dosing ferts to keep plants free from deficiency's and have...

Whenever I plant dwarf hair grass I normally find some of it working lose with shrimp and fish exploring whats new in the tank, once the plant manages to get some roots down this will stop, try burying it deeper into the substrate to allow this to happen. I always thought that planting it to...

I've visited the thread a few times and noticed I hadn't commented on how much I like this tank :thumbup: such a great Layout :)

Thank you again Marcel for the advice and for taking the time providing a clear example, I've decided to leave the crypts the way they are after bringing them on I don't want to risk damaging them but its helpful to learn how this would be done if needed in the future. Thanks Sciencefiction for...

thanks for the advice zozo think I may attempt to trim the leaves back on just one the crypts and see what develops from that before attempting to trim the rest haha

Hey guys just a quick question regarding trimming or controlling crypts when they get large and start imposing on the other plants. I'm not sure whether it's worth moving the crypts in my tank to another location, rather than trimming a few leaves but I would rather not risk causing any damage...

Yes I think you may be right Fred, hope you find the effect you want

I suppose it depends on the effect you are looking for I think you may be wanting a fog effect more than the frosted effect?

This is a close up of the film to answer that

Here is the link to the product I used. Https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M3RT7MT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tPWyCbNPW9E0X

Here is the background on my tank

I purchased a frosted background from Amazon, it is glue free and was very easy to apply as you can simply remove it and put it back on as many times as you like. Will upload a photo shortly to show you the results as well as a link to the product I used. Hope it helps.

Thanks again Edvet for your quick response

Would you advise that I cut back the plants that are currently suffering with algae or just implement the above advice and the algae should slowly resolve itself ? Thank you again for taking the time to respond.

Thank you for your advice, I shall put what you say into effect from tomorrow and hopefully in a few weeks I shall be able to report back with some improved pictures

Hello all, I'm new to the forum but have been reading alot of the information available to try and assist me with my problem but nothing seems to be removing the algae issue that I'm experiencing. Would like to thank you in advance for any advice you may have to offer in hopefully getting my...