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Yeah, I didn't think I should get it either, however, sure enough, it is happening - lol

Cheers Matt. My 'pink' bulb is still working, but with my 'white' one, you can see waves of 'light' and 'dark' that seem to be flowing and rippling along the tube. It's also doesn't seem very bright, (probably been in around 2 yrs), hence looking to replace the tube. I might not fit the grolux...

My tank currently has an "AquaWhite" T5HO tube and an "AquaRed" T5HO tube, which give a very white light, and a pinkish light respectively. However as the tubes came with the tank and have now 'aged' I can't tell the manufacturer. I've looked on Lampspecs and intend to get an Osram Lumilux 880...

Yeah, sounds like that will work fine for you then. Unfortunately my hood only takes 2 tubes so I'm a bit stuffed on the that account, will have to be Lampspecs. Have you actually used the iQuatics reflectors? Just wondering if they are any good as they look like they could be a bit flimsy if...

Cheers, that was my worry... I don't want to 'overdo' the pink hue, so don't want 2x Tropical lamps, but there also doesn't seem to be anything at iQuatics that they could be paired with in the 8000k area :( Might have to be iQuatics for reflectors, and Lampspecs for the tubes in that case!

Thanks for the reply. Had a look at the tubes there too, but can't quite see what to get as equivalents. I'm guessing it would be a Tropical tube and a 14k tube. Just hoping that the 14k wouldn't be too blue/white?

So one of the tubes has packed up on my hood. The original tubes in the hood were 1x "AquaRed" (which gives a pinkish hue) and 1x "AquaWhite" (which is.. well, white :) ) Both are T5HO, 39W. I've been looking on the lampspecs website for getting new tubes and I think I'll get the following; 1x...

Cheers, although I've just seen (perhaps re-seen as it rings a bell!) the Aqua Essentials Aqua Carbon: http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.p ... ts_id=2988 Obviously price wise it seems better, but how does this compare to something like Excel?

I don't suppose anyone knows of anywhere that currently has liquid carbon products on offer, or soon to be on offer? I need to get some more shortly, and I thought I'd ask before spending the beer tokens, only to regret it just days later - lol Thanks :)

Hi, the 15W T8 tue over my 60L tank has gone in the last few days. I was originally running an Arcadia Original Tropical Lamp, but I wondered if there were any recommendations on particular tubes to go for, or where to buy? It's a fairly basic tank, with minimal live plants. I had been looking...

Please excuse the blurring of the fish, my 'point-n-click' Olympus doesn't do well with moving objects in the dark! So here you can see the pipe in the rear left that goes down to the intank, and also where the spray bar enters the tank and elbows. Basically it is all the area to the left of...

Thanks :) Just re-read it - lol Any recommendations on where the Koralia should be sited, and which direction it should 'blow' in then? I want to try and hide it really, but that would mean mounting it on the back wall as I think the Koralia have a part that mounts externally on the tank?

I was considering a Koralia to be honest. Would this be ok, as it wouldn't be filtering the water, merely circulating it? Any recomendations on what size I should get? One issue I think I currently have with the tank is this, and please bear with me, as it may take some 'imagination'! Ok, the...

It would seem I have a circulation problem then as well :( I am just running the external filter that came with the tank, which is an Aqua One CF1200. Rated at 1200 LPH, but I understand that this is likely to be doing around 800LPH allowing for head etc. So I am only hitting 2x, or 2.5x...

AE are currently doing a 3 piece one on special for £19.99: Aqua Essentials 3 Piece Tool Set

Maybe too late, but I found this worked for me. Make sure your sand is well rinsed first to remove the majority of rubbish and dust. Take a 2 litre coke bottle or similar and cut off the BOTTOM. put the lid on the bottle and fill it up with sand and tank water so that the sand is saturated...

Realise now that this might be relavant too :) 4ft 300L tank, 24" tall 2 x 39W T5 lighting. No CO2 injection. Daily doses of 12ml AE Liquid Carbon. AE Trace, KH2PO4 and KN03 dosed to EI.

Sorry, I wasn't sure what information would be relevant here :) Ok so; - The tank is an Aqua One Regency 120. It is a 300L 4ft tank, but is 24" deep, (I liked the additional depth compared to other 4ft tanks). - Built in the hood are 2 x 39W T5 lamps with reflectors. - I am currently double...

Kind of an open question this one, but here goes... At the moment I have Cabomba in my tank, which I have been using for 'height' without it being too wide, and also it grows and sprouts new shoots prolificly so I can propagate it around the tank, throw out old looking pieces, and not have to...

I've noticed recently that the leaves on my largest Amazon Sword seem to be going transparent. They are a very pale green, (but that could be due to the tranparency) If I place my finger behind a leaf, although you cannot 'see' my finger through the leaf, you can certainly tell that there is...

So "Trace Mix Plus" is just the old trace formula? Why is the 'Plus' / Old variety now recommended only for CO2 tanks, and not those that use Carbon liquid? I use AE's liquid carbon, and currently use their old trace mix, so wonder why it is now recommended that I should actually use the lower...

Probably need to buy some Trace mix soon, and would have normally gone to AE, but seems that fluidsensoronline is the place to get it now. Perhaps AE need to find a new supplier in order to not lose the business? :shifty: I like AE service, and prices, and would prefer to give them the...

Thanks all, I had actually been using a syringe to 'squirt' the spray bar of my filter with the liquid carbon to kill off any algae that was on it, but I never thought of doing the same thing to the affected bogwood or plant leaves, (I thought it might harm the plant leaves / roots ?) I shall...

Ok, so firstly I was wondering how / if you can compare the various Liquid Carbon products. At the moment I have only looked at the ones that Aqua Essentials Sells; Easy Life Easy Carbo 'Medium planted' dose is 1ml / 50L, (or 5ml for 250L for ease of comparisons) £19.99 per Litre Seachem...

All interesting replies, thanks :) I too keep mine seperate, not as an all-in-one mix, but have been dosing all daily as it saves the grey-matter from having to work out which day is which :lol: I previously made up my ferts using tap water, (hard water), and it made enough up for 20 days...

Thanks for another in-depth response, plenty of learning for me to do here! Out of interest, in your opinion where do I fall with regards to the lighting? As mentioned above I am currently running a lighting bar with 2x 39W HOT5 tubes on it, but I also have a lighting bar that I 'think' (its...

Hi, I have my own liquids mixed from dry ferts in 3 bottles of AE Traces, AE Potassium Nitrate, and AE Potassium Phosphate. I vaguely remember reading that the traces and the Phosphate (?) should be dosed on different days to avoid some kind of reaction between the Iron and the phosphate, but I...

Delete waterchanges? Also I did start to look at DIY CO2, but I was told that as the tank is 300L I would need a stupid amount of DIY CO2 bottles to actually make it work. I never looked at it any further than that, but if its possible with a tank this size perhaps I could try it? I notice you...

Oh dear, so in order to have the twisted Vallis in there its a case of either no carbon additive at all, or else full injected CO2 ? I was hoping the EasyCarbo would give me a 'middleground' before I see about getting into CO2 etc, but it seems not? I guess I'll just ahve to do without any...

Hi I am looking for a black substrate that will be good for corys, but also as I am changing my substrate I figured it would be worth me putting down some plant substrate as well. The combination I am thinking of to try and achieve the right look, with the right results, (and the right price!)...