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Water surface movments always were the same, even when Koralia was running. Also Koralia was running only for 8h once co2 was swtiched on, apart of that time koralia wasnt working. Im not using air pump and other things, just 2 external filters. So I guess that really high flow rate cause that...

Hi guys I just noticed very intresting thing. In my rio 180 ive got 1 eheim 2217 and tetratex ex 1200 so flow rate is already good. There are 2 spray bars on the full lenght of back wall and one is just below the other. There is atomier connected to eheim pipe from which work im really happy...

Hi I want to try with small paladurium in my nano tank. And im confuse, will HC and moss grow emersed on the rock? What do I need else to keep it healthy? Light will be 11w for about 16litres, water level at about 5cm and some water will be coming on the rocks from the spray bar at the top...

Many thanks Ed, it doesnt look that easy as I thought, I thouth water movment and thats all add some plants and water will be clear :D Will check your DIY and try to find some good ideas. Thank once again. Dawid

Thanks Ed I will have a look on your DIY filter, but I think Im more likely to buy just a pump from a classifield or ebay. I dont want to keep many fish just few small ones as like you said koi etc will produce lots of waste and cause problems, and also this pond is not big enough to keep koi...

Hi guys In my gardner there was already a little ugly pond with green water, after very long time i decided to do something with this. These are the pictures: So firstly, I will need a pump, which pump should I look for that will suit this size pond? it isnt big, i just want to keep water...

Thank you for all these info, thats really helpful! I will stay with 2x39W as you are advising. Ceg4048- I was reading few if your posts in other topics, especially about the flow and EI, your knowledge is really impresing and you should think about writing a book about plants :D Thank you...

Hi guys Just quick questions. Ive got 2 filters eheim 2217 and tetratec ex 1200. From each of them there are seperate spray bars which are placedon the full lenght of the back side. Into 1 filter I connected atomizer so co2 is everywhere in my tank. As we know over the time flow strenght...

I thought 0.65W per litre will be good and not too much, at this moment Ive got 0.45W per litre. So make it up to 0.65W or like you are advising leave it like that? ceg4048, you said it will increase the growth but not inrease the plants health, so it might get worse or how should I understand...

To increase the plant growth, am i right?

Thanks Steve Will do it like you said :) hope everything will be fine

Hi guys Ive got question, at this moment ive got 2x39W, tank without algea 2 weeks after battle. Everything looks good and plants are growing nice. I wanted to add 1 more 39W light to make it 3x39W. What should I do else to avoid algea? Increase co2 to keep green colour on drop checker? Im...

There is about 56 days difference but tank without the algea and normal plants growth for 2 weeks. Also i added java fern, anubias and removed few rocks. Regards Dawid Ps Alastair on my iphone the pictures are big same like on laptop

Hi guys Thank you for all your comments, foreground is getting better and better each day, I order today 2 pots of hairgrass as it will take ages to cover the middle of the tank. Amazon swords are getting bigger quite quickly. some of their leaves which are floating now are touching front of...

Hi Finally, it is a right time for me to start my journal after a long way through problems such as co2, light, flow, alga, ferts. I decided to star this journal because I want to learn and improve my tank, and I know that with your help I will do it ;) Little be about my tank: Tank: Rio180...

Hi Thanks for your reply CO2 circulation seems doing good, Im using atomiers, and 2 spray bars are places whole lenght on the back side. Blyxa and hair grass are doing ok. But I will wait longer, as 1 week after blacout is not long, especially if my blyxa was really badly affected by cyhano...

Hello Its been a while i didnt write anything. 4 days blackout seems killed all algea. I cant see even the single algea of any type so thats the good news :) tank is working properly for 1 week without the algea so i think it is a good sign that everything is ok. I was thinking if I could add...

Hi Thanks for the link. I will have a try, Im going to make 50% water change today, and then for 4 days blackout, I hope it will help ;) Regards Dawid

Hi guys Will you be able to say which type of angels is it? Any wild blood? Regards Dawid

Hi Up to today I have sorted problem with flow and co2, and the last one is nutrients as by looking on my plants I can see there is a problem with that. Dosing method that Im using is EI, Macros mixed with 750ml of water and dose 3x week, each dose 90ml 23g Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) 8.6g...

Hello Lots of improvments had been made. From last time there are 2 filters which I wrote about before but each of their spray bar is extented for whole lenght of the tank and there are 2 of them , one above, one below. The atomiser is working from 2 days, the co2 drop checkers shows green...

I will check it once again, because yesterday it didnt work in lower than 2 bar, but maybe i didnt wait enough time, so I will check it again and see if it works at 2 bar. Regards Dawid

Your discus are the first from that type I really liked :D and because of them I was looking for this type of colour and yesterday found that photo ;) Thanks guys, maybe in summer, I will hunt for them :D

If I'd knew that it will be that easy to do, I won't even bother you guys :oops: I used imbus key (is it correct name?) and increased the bar up to 2.5. Now it works without problems. Im runnig only 1, as 2 atomisers will be too much as 1 is doing great job. Thank you Dawid

Hello Ive got question What type of discus is it? They look beautful, I especially like the red fins. Thanks ;) Dawid

Hi The bar which are showed is 1,4. However, even if I will give it to max, still stays the same. For 20min my dad will be back so we will check it together and try to increase the pressure.

Hello One day it worked and on the second it didnt. There is definetely problem with pressure;/ as I dont think there are any leaks. Guys how can I increase the pressure? Im giving maximum on the regulator but it nothing changed. When it comes to normal glass diffuser then yes, but no with...

Hahaha it works :D I dont know how but it works ^^ I was trying to connect it so many times yesterday, I spent whole day on that, and it still didnt work. Today I tryed one more time, the left one worked, then I tryed on the right one, it also worked! However, I will leave just one of them as I...

OK then: Starting from the bottle: 1- splitter like this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0395832776 2- valves to regulate co2 like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0437570273 3- booble counter 4- atomizer but I also tryed from the FE bottle without any...

One more question, should I see a mist, small boobles are some times there isnt anything?

I will try all over again today or tomorrow morning. I was thinking about just 1 atomiser, but there are 2 spray bars at the back, next to each other. One of them could be even long enough to cover whole tank, but then what about the other which is quite short? The pressure was that high that...

Hi I recieved today 2 atomisers, I already set up everything, splitters, valves etc as ive got 2 of them for 2 pumps. And there are 2 things, 1 is diffusing but the other is not! then I was trying to change some things, regulate valves etc and both dont work! There isnt problem with pressure...

Thats what i did :D uk mail ;) im waiting for others replies, so i will let you know soon!

Im ;) I just bought 2x 2kg CO2 FE 10l each, and I want to get them in the same way as I did with you, by courier :D

Ok So how should I send them? On the package it cleary says FE so I wont hide it. I was trying to use parels2go but once I will put the item description it says I cannot send it. All ebay sellers are sending them by couriers, I recieved my also by courier so how should I send them?

I never heard about any accidents involving FE that went of in the back of royal mail. Im asking because we are buying FE on ebay, here on ukaps, other sites etc. Some of us are sending them by courier, so I just need some advice and that's all.

Hi In information it says it is illegal to send FE by courier. But did any of you sent it like that? Are they going to check the package etc? By courier it is much cheaper that Royal mail so I prefer that way. Regards Dawid

Hi Maybe is there any link with population in the wild? It is quite hard to breed them the same with siamnese fox which population in the wild went really down. So that might be a reason but not really sure. Regards Dawid

Hi there I know the reason for my algea problems, it is flow and wrong co2 distribution ;) I have recieved today second filter for which Im very thanksful. I placed spraybars at the back wall the flow looks good now. The reason I know it is about flow and wrong co2 distribution is once I...

Thanks guys ;) What I will do is instead of putting one above second below I will just place them on the whole back wall next to each other. Like in the link which Alastair you gave few posts above ;) viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1167&start=10 Look on the tank and the spray bar at the back. The only...

Hi there Unfortunetely, algea still progressing... I recieved today Koralia 2, well,very strong powerhead :D some of the glosso just though away from the substrate :D But I think once I will recieve a second filter from Alastair for which Im really thanksful, I will make 2 spray bars at the...

Hi there ! Thanks for the link, I will have a look and read it for a second, maybe I will think to put it on the back, but the second problem will be, the CO2 diffuser, in which place? I was thinking about the atomiser which I mention before but how should I make it once there will be 2...

Small upadate: Plants are doing better, amazons leaves are getting bigger some of the leaves are near the surface. Blyxa is doing really good, all of them are getting new leaves and growing quite fast, same with tiger lotus which is getting bigger . I can see new running from hair grass which...

I will just wait and see how it will works the best. I was looking for something like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Up-Aquarium-Co2-A ... 4cf625ac39 What do you think? Is it worth it?

Hi guys Some update: Firstly i just bought Koralia 2 with flow 600gph or 2400lph. Should recieve it maybe by saturday. Secondly i was removing algea manualy and trim glosso but the only way to do it was to take all glosso out remove algea and then cut it into small pieces. I started to plant...

Hi I looked on your journal and I feel jelous! Im not sure if my spray bar will be long enough as it is just normal size about 20cm? The flow in the bottom is quite good as all blyxa are moving like in windy day :D But I was looking also for some powerheads at ebay and the prices are not bad...

Ive got stray bar on the left top of the tank, the water is going like in a cricle from top to the bottom. Like on the picture: My filter is ehem 2217 so should be strong enough. There are no others pumps etc in the tank as I think flow is quite good now all plants are moving and I can...

Hi Will do that with glosso, maybe thats the good idea. I thought co2 is on the good level as it is all around the tank, Im just waiting for drop checker so I will be able to control co2. I thought that EI all in one mix together with traces will do very well, I was adding as on the...

Hello again! Alge seems still increasing there is more and more. CO2 is increased but situation is getting worse. Also some cyhano (not sure how to name it properly) brought on the rock from previous setup starts to grow in different parts of the tank as I tryed to remove it from the rock and...

Hi Chris Thank you for your reply. I will switch off the other light for now and wait about 2-3 more weeks. There are no fish at this moment but I was thinking about shrimps, good idea? At this moment co2 is about 3 boobles per sec. Up to how many should I increase? And for how long? Regards...

Hi My tank is now about 1 week old. Juwel Rio 180 2x36W for 6h CO2 from 2kg FE bottle EI all in one mix plus 3ml of easycarbo all daily. First water change made yesterday. Problems with algea started when for unknown reasons my timer swich stopped working and for whole night light was on...

Thats the word, pearling :D I thought it should be pearling all the time once light is on, because of co2. I was wrong. yes I noticed the same that at water changes plants are also pearling and mostly only at that day. Today is 3rd day since my tank is running, the plants are getting greener...

Ive got my from a friend from Poland. He has a very huge plantations of tomatoes, so I dont think it is a wrong one as he is using them in huge quantities in everyday. :)

So there should not be any problem :D 10 pound per 2-3 months is really nothing. To do not create another topic, CO2 is everywhere in my tank I can see small boobles everywhere. However, plants are not boobling, it happened only in day 1. Today very rarely. Is it normal in everyone tank with CO2?

Hi Ive got already co2 kit and my tank running from yesterday :) i ordered other dry powders as my mix will lasts for 10 more days. I thougth easycarbo will last for long as there is 1ml for 40-50ml so 3-4ml for my rio180 should last for about at least 3 months. Am I right? Regards Dawid

Ive got 1 more question. How about Easycarbo? Is it good? Should I buy it and use together with EI? Thanks Dawid :)

Yes you are right ;) I also checked some pictures on google on mono potassium phosphate and it looks the same, small sticks and like you said glassy. About the tests, I havent got any, as UKAPS members gave me advice it is just a waste of money :D

Hi Steve Yes one of them is like a powder and the other is like very small sticks.

Hi guys Ive also created another topic before, but this one include something different. Ive just found dry salts which I got from my friend, he gave me them like 1 year ago. However there is no name on the boxes in which are: Potassium Nitrate Potassium Phosphate How to see a difference...

Hehe yeah :D Well, I will order dry salts and make own mix, I thought there will be more at least for 1 month of use.... Thank you Dawid

Hi Ive just recieved the package, all in one mix which is: http://www.plantedtanks.co.uk/plantedta ... 1676-p.asp And it says mix it with 250ml of water and dose 5ml per 40-50l. Ive got rio 180, so it makes 20ml daily. So 250ml will last only for 12 days? On the packaging it is lasts up to...

Re: New pants in a bucket Hi there Yes they will be fine so no worries. Regards Dawid

Hi there! Sorry it took so long. I think that Tom advice for placing stones is the best one. What do you think guys? Regards Dawid

Hi there! I thought 2x36W will be really not enought to keep blyxa, I didnt know about that. Im just working on the best flow around the tank, to make sure CO2 will be everywhere, sounds easy but its quite hard to choce the best option as Ive got (not sure about English name) WATER-BUTT. Thank...

Hi George, thank you for your advices too! I can start with 2x36W. However, The plants Im going to recieve are mostly carpet plants such as glosso, hair grass. Also some blyxa japonica, some vallis and tiger lotus. Will glosso and blyxa be ok under that light? Thank you once again ;) Dawid

Thank you Matt for quick and helpful reply. Ive got rio180 and 6x36W light unit but im only using 3x36W. So I will start from 6h. And should I slowly inrease it up to 8h? Or just leave it at 6? Regards Dawid

Hi guys Ive got few questions as I want to avoid any problems such as algea in my first planted tank. My tank is already running from yesterday. There is only akadama substrate and some stones as it was hard to rinse akadama so i decided to do it in the tank by water changes etc. However, water...

Hi there Ive got question about good water tests. I already have tests for GH and KH, but I need all others. Would you recommend any? As I had 2 different type of tests before and only PH one was working all others were always showing 0. Regards Dawid

Thank you guys for quick reply! I will try each of your ideas and see how it looks the best. I will have a look at tutorial and get some advice too! :D Regards Dawid

Hi everyone! It took some time to collect all equipment etc, all I need is just water tests, dry powders already made mix (as from my powders there won't be any use) and plants. Ive started to set up my tank, at the bottom I put sphangum moss, then on the top akadama substrate. Once I will...

Ok no problem :D But what about maybe if instead of adding 5kg of Akadama I would add some of sphagnum moss or something different? Or it won't make any difference?

Hi there Ive got 1 question about the substrate for my Rio 180. From calculation (5cm thick) It should be about 20l of substrate, but Im going to have about 15 (14l Akadama 1l sphagnum moss ) And is it ok if I will leave 15l or is it better to buy 5l more? Regards Dawid PS sorry for stupid...

Im selling this lamp as it is not enough, i had to put it so high that I can forget to have any carpet plants. Instead Ive got 6x39W t5 light unit ;) but only 3 tubes inserted.

Ok thats good :D Is 50 pound for Arcadia 150W halidate a good price for it? I will probably change the bulb as it is 14K 3/4 months old but will see how it looks. Regards Dawid

Hi there Im just wondering if 150W light will cover enough the Rio 180? Maybe not all the sides but how do you think it will do? Worth a try? As I have quite good deal for halidate light 150W. Regards Dawid

I've got 10 of them in my tank and Im not recommend them. They are good if you want to breed fish as they won't eat spawn. They dont look attractive and they used to swim (very often) with rummy noses as a shaoling fish. Instead of them there are lots of very nice corys;) In the past I had panda...

I would add more corys as they look much better in bigger groups. I had 4 and they didnt look like I espect, so I add 8 more and they looked great together;)

yes, this one;)

Hi all;) I have a question about the tank which photos are in the EI article. Is any topic about this tank on this forum? So i can see more information and photos. Regards :D Dawid

I have 10 rummynoses in my tank, and never notice they are hiding. However whole day they are swimming all together in the middle of the tank. They are fantastic fish because of their colour and they always keep together. So I will recommend them to all. Also the thing is that is you want them...

There are just small community fish such as 10 neons and 9 red heads, plus some apistogrammas on the botton. So I will try with 8, and which proportion choose? 4 males and 4 females? Or maybe 5 males and 3 females? or any other? I will buy the small or medium size as the big one are very...

Glossolepis incisus Melanotaenia boesemani I really like these two, but i dont think they will look good together so i think i will choose one of them Regards Dawid

Hi I have a question about rainbow fish, I got 240l fish tank 120x40x50 (typical size) And how many of rainbowfish can I put there? What about 8 4 females, 4 males. And is it better to have one type of rainbow or maybe 2 or 3 or 4 pair of each type? Regards Dawid

yeah you are right:D my mistake;) Thanks;)

Hello;) Can you please guays tell me what is the full name of the MTS plant? Regards Dawid

I know Ruki from polish forum apisto.pl. I saw most of his tank and they are fantastic. His tanks are inspiration for many people.

Czesc:) I will buy CO2 system in few weeks time, i just reserved co2 buttle and I need other accessories to collect. I think the same second one was one of the best, but I decided to keep discus so I had to change my layout as there were to many sharp things so for safty reasons. Branches...

Hello I already set up my fish tank, but there were lots of changes, and there will be more. I will be happy if you can give me some advise;) The measurment for my fish tank are 120x50x40 240l Light: 4x36W (in the futhure there will be 2x36W more) Filtration: external Fluval 305 , internal...

Try to replace stones to make them look more natural.

Hi Did you think about oak leafes (you dont have to buy them, you can just find them in your area;) )? They look great in amazon biotope (i can show you how it looked in my previous tank). Also think about amazon swords and try to find better roots/wood to make your tank look more natural...

Hello Your tank looks good But, why is your light switch on only for 6h instead of 8-10h? One thing you could change is your background:P think about one colour like black-blue. Regards Dawid