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I have had a 1200 for a few years now. Normally dead quiet it developed a knocking sound. Contacted Tetratec (by phone to Germany, no language skills required!) and they sent a new impellor which didn't help. Contacted them again and they sent a whole new pump unit and this for a filter which...

...is it knackered? When testing for leaks on a new FE my D&D regulator wouldn't go down below 1 bar even with the gas flow turned off and the reg itself emptied. When I sorted out the leak which I had and connected the unit to the tubing etc the pressure reading went up to 3 bar even with...

Hey guys. I've just ripped out a lot of my plants. I ran without CO2 following a technical hitch and things were getting a bit scraggy. Plus crypt wendtii and echindorus red diamond were taking over the tank! The tank is a Rio 180l with stock lighting, CO2 injection and EI ferts. Any way I'm...

That sounds like what is happening with mine. If I use the same timer for the lights then it seems to work fine. So unless the fault is very intermitent (sp?) then I can't help but think that something more expensive has gone wrong! I'll test a digital timer from work and see whether that...

That is what I was thinking. Do you have any experience with 24/7 injection? At the moment I'm running the CO2 agin at a level that stays blue/green on the drop checker and have been for 24 hours. Do you think this would be providing sufficient? Or should I still aim for green/yellow? I guess...

Recently my fish nearly died when my timer/soleniod combo failed to turn the supply off for the night. Luckily I only lost a tetra but all the fish were on on the bottom on the tank practically comatose including my beloved Kribs (who haven't spawned since). Thing is I don't understand why it...

Yep, got one of those. Does it not need a washer or is the seal tight enough as is?

Hi there. Does anyone know of a source of nitrile washers so that I can connect my D-D CO2 system to a fire extinguisher without the risk of a leak? Cheers

I thought about that since my tank is facing a window, though at the opposite end of the room. Trouble is that even in the best weather we don't get any direct sunlight in winter because the angle is all wrong. Nevertheless I'll be trying the frequent water changes and reduced photoperiod plan!

Cheers, I'll give those suggestions a try and see what happens. Never did get the CO2 kit. My computer died so the money went on that instead, much to my annoyance. I'll get one eventually though!

The tank lights are on for 8 hours everyday. I've changed nothing in the tank. I'll take some water readings later if that would help.

Most of that info can be found above, but I'll flesh it out. The tank is 180l, the filter has a stated flow of 1200lph. I dose 10ml of easycarbo per day. Dry ferts are 3 tsp mgso4, 3/8 tsp trace, 1 1/2 tsp kno3, 3/8 tsp kpo4 per week total. Lights are stock juwel t5s 90w total giving just over...

Hi. I've been running my tank for about 10 months now with no issues. 180l litre Juwel with stock lighting, tetratec ex1200, heavily planted. Dosing easycabo daily with dry ferts. Plant growth slow but steady and until now no problems. However recently a green film has developed on the water...

Hi there. I'm looking for advice about which tubes to use on my Juwel Rio 180 once the orginal ones run out of juice. The supplied bulbs are Nature and Day. I wonder whether it would be worth trying a arcadia plant pro J tube instead of one or both of there, and which combination provides the...

I'm using Easycarbo on my rio 180 and am pleased with the results. When I can afford the outlay I'll try a gas system, but in the meantime it is going well.

Thanks, I'll give it a go.

I have a fairly heavily planted Rio 180l tank with a 1200ex filter. I'm thinking of adding some extra movement using a koralia and am looking for advice on size and placement. The filter intake is in the back right corner where the juwel filter used to be, while the return is an extended spray...

I couldn't keep HC alive as a carpeting plant using Easycarbo in a Rio 180 with stock lighting. It is now thriving as a floating plant!

Thanks for the kind words and the link! I have other questions: Is it worth buying the plant pro versions of my juwel lights and as and when the current bulbs fade? I guess it won't make much difference at the moment, but if I get pressurized CO2 maybe? If I do go down the pressurized route...

Hi. I've finally got my 180l tank up to something like I want it: Sorry about the reflection! I'm dosing with EasyCarbo (6ml daily), and EI dry ferts (1/2tsp KNO3, 1/8tsp KPO4, 1/8tsp trace, 1tsp MgSO4 all three times a week). Does this sound about right? Filter is a Tetratec ex1200...

Looking for help with choosing a backdrop plant for a curtain style effect along the back of my tank. Currently have Vallis in there but it isn't doing too well. In fact I've never had much success with it. Running with about 2WPG. Currently using EasyCarbo with no injection (since I can't...