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  1. soton_dave

    looking for inspiration

    im soon going to be shutting down my reef tank and transfering any stock i'd like to keep to a smaller tank,doing this leaves me with a sizable tank to play with. the tanks 68"x28"x15" water depth,its a sumped tank and i'd like to utilise the sump for heaters,media etc. fishwise ive a soft...
  2. soton_dave

    going low tech,advice please :)

    ive closed down my marine tank and haven't had much luck selling it (to be honest I haven't really tried lol) so ive pretty much decided to run a low tech planted tank with it. the tanks 48"long 30"wide and 22"high its sumped and I'd like to carry on with the sump for ease of heater location...
  3. soton_dave

    aa few questions

    over the last few months ive been toying with the idea of closing down my marine tank and replacing it with a smaller planted tank,ive currently got a 600mm planted tank running so was going to get rid of that as well and replace it with a 900mm but after seeing Alistair & Big Toms tanks its...
  4. soton_dave

    what new phone????

    im due an upgrade on my mobile and really dont know what to get. at the moment im using a galaxy s2 so the natural way forward would be the s4 but with the new i-phone 5s just out im debating going for that. i was the same with the s2 it was between the s2 or the i-phone 4s. having always...
  5. soton_dave

    pure aqua,untitled as yet

    thought it was about time i started a journel about my new tank. i bought the tank complete as an ex-display from my local aquajardin as a full running system,as you can see it was a bit neglected but for the price i paid it was a bargain. heres the tank just after i got it home and...
  6. soton_dave

    licorice gourami's

    ive currently got loads of shrimp(cherry,sakura and rilli) 5 Pseudomugil gertrudae and will be adding another 6 or so soon but really like the look of the licorice gourami's,could i add a few to what ive already got,how many and what ratio male to females? my tanks 600x400x400,i'll get a photo...
  7. soton_dave

    life after dexter and breaking bad

    im gutted that there both coming to an end at the same time,anyone know anything else worth watching? dont mind older stuff,i'll just download it,watched weeds that i quite enjoyed. any recomendations cheers dave
  8. soton_dave

    biggest filter with 12-116mm pipe?

    im looking at getting a more powerfull filter than my tetratec EX700 but have got lily pipes,inline heater and a up attomiser,obviously both are for 12-16mm pipework so the question is,is there any filter with about 1000lph that uses this size? im pretty sure there isnt but thought i'd ask...
  9. soton_dave

    hc on wood?

    I've just bought a complete setup from a local shop and the surface has a big mat of hc growing most of it is submerged but the very surface is growing out of the water and looks very nice with the dense green leaves and the roots just hanging underneath. Is it possible to tie some to the wood...
  10. soton_dave

    new nano/pico dosing

    im just setting up a nano/pico tank at the mo,its a Do!aqua 18 litres. ive used ADA amazonia and am injecting co2,its lit by a 11w fluval clip on light and will be filtered by a jebo external once it arrives. its planted with individual stems of hc and small clumps of hair grass(unsure what...
  11. soton_dave

    1 or 2 filters

    im currently looking into filteration for my 48"x30"x21" tank that i'll be converting from marines. ive been offered a eihem professional 3 2080 with in-built heater and all media for £200. so my question is should i go for it or get 2 smaller filters and an in-line heater,ive got 2x vortech...
  12. soton_dave

    bulking substrate

    Im in the process of planning a conversion from marine to planted.the area I've got to play with is 48"x30" id love to be able to go straight in with ada but because of the area i have to cover i think its gonna cost a fortune i want a mound or two in the scape so could i bulk under them with...
  13. soton_dave

    coming back from marines

    hi all, thinking about converting my marine tank to planted,had a planted tank a few years ago that i had to break down and sell to help pay vet bills for my dog. since then ive built a couple of tanks for marines and my current tank im thinking about going back planted its 48"lx30"wx20"...
  14. soton_dave

    blyxa changing colour?flowering???

    ive been dosing EI in my tank for about 4 weeks now and everything is growing rapantly but the new growth on my blyxa is a pinky/golden colour(i'll get a pic up when me cameras charged) is this normal or should i up my dosing?everything else in the tank is growing and looking healthy. i dont...
  15. soton_dave

    how much of each to buy????

    im going to be starting EI because tpn+ is costing me a small fortune to dose. how much of each salt should i buy? i want to get enough for about 6 months for a 240l tank(have the salts got a shelf life?) but dont want to get 500g of this and 250g of that and find that im way under on one and...
  16. soton_dave

    how long without co2?

    my FE has all but run out,think i may get through today but then im sure it'll be empty :( my new 5kg FE will be here tuesday so im going to be without co2 for 2 days maybe 3 if i dont get time to set up the new FE on tuesday.(i ordered it monday but the bloke said he's been ill so cant post...
  17. soton_dave

    tattoo's

    any one got any? what of? ive got a fair few,full back,chest,ribs,thigh and both arms i like the japanese style stuff and thats what ive got on me back,ribs and chest and on me thigh and fore arms ive got carp. i'll get some pics up when the missus decides she's gonna photo them for me...lol...
  18. soton_dave

    congo and ember tetras

    is it possible to mix the 2 or would i be asking for trouble? ive got 20 embers at the moment but every time i go in a fish shop i'm drawn towards the congo's,dont think theres much hope of catching the embers without stripping the tank which isnt an option. i would be looking at adding about...
  19. soton_dave

    tanins

    after adding a big piece of bogwood to my tank the weekend my water has taken on a brown/orange tinge,i personally like the tinge adds a bit of atmosphere to the tank but was wondering if the colour in the water would have a detrimental effect on the lighting at all. i wasnt able to soak the...
  20. soton_dave

    changing tanks

    if things all go according to plan i will hopefully be picking up my new tank tommorow :D ideally i want to strip down my old tank tonight so was wondering if i empty all the water into a bin and rig up the filter and heater would the fish be ok in there over night 20 embers,4 otto's and 4...
  21. soton_dave

    eco complete and sand?

    i might be getting a new tank the weekend,the bow front i have at the minute just isnt doing it for me so i may be getting a fluval roma 240,only looking because the tank has only been filled once and would be coming with some marine gear,skimmer etc.that ive found someone who would buy my old...
  22. soton_dave

    elastic band for attaching moss?

    thinking about getting some xmas moss to put on a large piece of wood in my tank but really dont want to remove it due to the planting around it,has anyone used elastic bands to hold the moss on till it gets a grip?or is there another way without removing the wood? how long does it normally take...
  23. soton_dave

    food for embers

    i bought 11 embers at the weekend that are a lovely metalic red/orange went to a lfs today to get a bottle of tpn+ and noticed they had some embers 6 for £4 so i just had to get some to keep my others company,they are smaller with little to no colour so was wondering what food is best to feed...
  24. soton_dave

    another hc question

    getting loads of new leaves growing on the stems the SAE's arent pulling up but there all looking like small stems rather than a carpet,how do i get it to spread across rather than grow up?the first lot i planted are growing low but the second lot i got was taken out of a tank and this is whats...
  25. soton_dave

    otto's

    not sure where i read it of even if i read it rite,but do otto's eat brown algae? ive got a few spots in my tank mainly on anubias leaves and was wondering if ott's would help clear it up.the algae comes off easily enough with a rub but thought it would be better for the plant/tank to get a fish...
  26. soton_dave

    overdosing TPN+

    would it be disastarous to od TPN+? ive been adding 3mil per day and plants have shown some growth but now ive put a fair few more plants in and was wondering weither to up the TPN+,what will happen if i over do it? was going to up it to 5mil a day and see how things go. should i be dosing...
  27. soton_dave

    will easycarbo or excel help?

    ive just finished planting my tank as in my journel my dc is light green and i dose 3m of tpn+ daily,all the plants are swaying in the flow from the filter but i was wondering if i was to dose easycarbo or excel would it help the plants to establish in my tank? all the original plants are...
  28. soton_dave

    best time to dose?

    im dosing 3m per day of tpn+,my lights come on at 2pm and off at 10pm and im dosing at about 5pm when i get in from work. would i be better off dosing before i go to work at about 7am so its in the tank for when the lights come on or doesnt it matter? any thoughts? cheers dave
  29. soton_dave

    HC help

    some of my hc(about 7-8%) has gone stringy if that makes sense,the stem between the leaves has gone limp and near transparent,the other 90 odd% is looking good with new leaves/growth.it was a bit ropey when i got it. i planted it mainly as single stems with tweezers,do you think i damaged it...
  30. soton_dave

    all planted,just hoping it grows.(need a name now)

    this is my first atempt at a planted tank having only really keeping marines and cichlids in the past but i felt up for a new challenge so here it is. i was up untill about 1:30am this morning trying to get things looking like i want them and so far im quite happy with the results :D the tanks...
  31. soton_dave

    dispersing co2

    the filter im going to be using in my 170 litre tank is an aqua one aquis 1250 with one long spray bar along the back of the tank spanning the width (1 metre) about 35mm bellow the water level,i know im going to need aditional circulation but ive got a fluval 204 sat doing nothing so will...
  32. soton_dave

    how many watts

    my tank is 170 litres,so i would guess maybe 150ish after adding the substrate and wood that im going to be using. at the moment the tank has 2 25w t8's that came fitted as standard(aqua star 10,000k and a grolux) co2 is going to be from a FE. got a bottle of flourish,but gonna be asking what...
  33. soton_dave

    bulking eco-complete

    put 3 bags in my tank the weekend,but ideally would need another 2-3 bags to get the slope im looking for(but at £25 a bag i just cant afford it). any opinions on using silica sand as a base to get the general slope then using a gravel tidy over the top(to stop the sand mixing) then the...
  34. soton_dave

    what else am i gonna need??

    just got a Rena panorama 100(bow fronted i know:( but the missus liked it and it was a bargain price) its got 2 25 watt T8's but i could easily fit another 2 in if needed fluval 205 i know im gonna need more flow so will get another canister to run alongside it when funds allow jbl co2 with...
  35. soton_dave

    here to learn.

    hi all,just joined the forum,not sure if this is the place to post or not(appologies if its not) ive had experience keeping tanks large reef,5'malawi,general tropicals but now im looking into a smaller planted tank,seen the tank i'll probably end up buying a 40cm cube but not sure which...
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