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please could anyone give a little advice. Everything seems to be running ok no major problems.The one thing that's niggling me is the co2 distribution I'm sure there is a better way of doing it than the one im doing now.At the moment ive plenty of flow the filter turns over a 1000lph and i have...

I have this space which i need to fill. Originally when the tank was set up i had a prob with bga on the substrate so i filled it with crypts and although they served a purpose they grew like mad and took over the front of the tank .Now with no bga, ive removed and given away most of the...

Re: jewel filtration oh that could be a problem i quite like the heater out of the way in the filter compartment may have to have a rethink or leave it at 600lph.Just seen they do a 1000lph can you fit the heater in with this model they could be smaller than the 1500 ?

Could anyone please tell me. I have a juwel trigon 190 the filtration is called compact i think. The pump that drives this is a 600lph would the 1500lph pump that is used in the larger juwel tanks fit my filtration many thanks.

thanks ever so much for your constructive comments ceg ill take your advice on board and hopefully bba will be a thing of the past cheers.

if they keep the bba down ill even supply them moss :)

I had a small problem with bba it really only grew on the anubias.ive been addressing this by increasing circulation and upping the c02 and by moving the diffuser into different locations within the tank to find the ideal spot for co2 distribution.Last week i also purchased 3 sae (already have...

thank you very much for that.

Just a quick question. I use the Ei method to dose my tank daily part of the solution is mgso4 which i buy online. im needing to purchase a new batch am i right in understanding that epsom salts is the same and safe to use in my tank .i have always associated this with something that went into...

sorry but im posting another pic resized to see if ive got the hang of putting my pics on :)

any ideas why my photos are on a link and not shown on the post ?

hi all sorry i dont post much. But i always take look and stay in touch whats happening .This is my first effort with a planted tank.After many years of keeping marines in a invert system i found it increasingly all time consuming which i didn't have.I gave up the hobby for a couple of years but...

im thinking maybe getting small pair will that be ok.

they probably aren't zero as im adding 1/2 tspoon of kn03 every other day the test kick says zero but we all know about test kits i very rarely test but did yesterday it may be months until i do it again.

hiya don't often post but i get all my info by reading the excellent info posted on the forum.just a quickie. my tank at the moment seems to be running ok (must get some photos on).i have a trigon 190 planted aquarium the tank contains 12 copper harlequins 10 cardinal tetra 3 ottos 4 corys im...

Still having a little problem with bba and bga.The bga is not a bad as it was its more or less confined to the substrate (any advice) where as before it was covering everything.Im getting more of the bba, i am using the ei method.I know that test kits aren`t very reliable but im adding 1/2...

hiya i was going to ask this question as well. ive just changed the carbon fiter pad in my juwel compac filter then started wondering if it would start stripping all the nutriants im adding any advice welcome.

ottos still wont take anything other than whats in the tank.Ive so far tried apple,alge flakes,lettuce and cucumber. Im going out for a mango and a courgette this morning to see if they like these. Although they seem fine on whats in the tank id just like them to have another food...

cheers ive got that little piece on ,ill try it without only put it on because i was concerned about fish swimming in and turning the tank to sushi :D

Has anyone had any probs with these powerheads, ive got two korolia 1 in my tank for circulation.One is fine but the other will be working with no probs then start getting noiser a irritating vibration sound.So i cut the electric switch it back on and it ok for hrs then returns checked the...

Never kept ottos before so i bought 4 a few days ago.And what a lovley little fish, settled in really well they seem well at home in the tank grazing on the rockwork, bog wood etc my question is ive been putting blanched cucumber in and alge flakes in. Which they seem to ignore, then i take them...

sorry to hijack the thred. im injecting co2 and have changed from the pps pro to the ei ,is ok to use excel with ei ? many thanks.

does anyone know where to get a co2 refill in west yorkshire? my bottle has just run out many thanks.

i would like to give the Ei dosing system ago and have read the sticky many times even printed it out but i cant really get my head around it thats why ive been sticking with the pps system of dosing.Can i ask what you add to your tap water for your changes think im going give the ro unit a miss...

Thanks ceg for the reply. i am injecting co2 dropchecker lime green/yellow and yes im using an api test kit to monitor nitrate levels my tank 190l around 43 gallons i guess. im adding 4mls of maco and micro solutions per day using the pps pro system also the 1/2 tspoon of kno3.I have an ro unit...

hi the only trouble with that is i use ro water so i suppose i will have to get a heater to heat the 15g of water i change thanks for the reply and hopefully someone can answer my other question :D

hiya: just a couple of questions. Tank is six weeks old now and apart from a couple of alge issuses so far so good.My first question is i want to start adding a few fish, my previous set ups were marine and didnt do 50% water changes which seems mainly the norm in planted aquaria do most people...

how much please.

hi my bga problem continues. my planted tank has been set up for 3 weeks now and im having a bga breakout its covering my mosses, patches on the bog wood, specks on the substrate. and now getting on to the leaves of other plants .Ive cranked up the co2, drop checker is either on lime green then...

sorry i was getting a bit confused for a moment i am adding nitrate in the solution i made up in a litre of ro water is 59g potass sulfate 65g potass nitrate 6g mono potass phosphate 41g magnesium sulfate 80g trace element mixed to a litre of ro water i am adding 4.5 mls of each a day an hour...

nitrate dosing ? sorry new to this .

sorry but struggling with photo never upload 1 before its in image shack and when i try i just get a long address instead of a photo ill try again :?

hiya i wonder if anyone could help me out. My planted tank has been set up for a week and a half now (im going to do a journal when i get chance) the problem im having is im getting some vivid green alge on my bog wood its mostly on some moss i have tied to the wood. The tank is at trigon 190...

hiya set my tank up 3 days ago added a few plants.Today i started with the co2 (been wating for bottle from ebay) unfortunatley im unable to use bubble counter on regulator just yet needs a rubber seal it leaks co2 so i bi passed this i wonder if anyone can help. i set drop checker up for first...

what threw me really was,there is a short video on youtube on setting up a pressurised system and they used "bubble counting solution" if they had just said water i wouldnt have needed to post many thanks. :)

im in the process of setting my first planted tank ive just got the various parts for a pressurised co2 system ive have just a simple question on my regulator there is a bubble counter could anyone please tell what solution do i put in this sorry if its a stupid question but i havent a clue and...

many thanks for the reply really interesting thred im sorted now i know exactly where to go from here! :D

please help im setting up my first planted tank ive more or less got all my equipment together. I have still to get my co2 cannister im going to try my local homebrew shop my question is, the co2 regulator connector i have is 2.2cm is this a standard measurment or will i have to shop about to...

hi i wonder if anyone could help i havent set my tank up yet i have a trigon 190 and will be using pressurised co2 and fertz i had the standard 2x28watt t8 tubes and have now upgraded to 2x28watt t5 will this be enough as i cant get another light unit under the hood and im now using more or less...