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Hi Guys, I'm looking for a gravel cleaner that would work in my tank which is 60cm deep, however i want it to return the water to the tank. Ideally i'd like one that is air powered but i can't seem to find one that is long enough. There's the power gravel filters (pgr2000) but if i can find...

Hi Guys, I'm having some trouble with some of the stems on my plants melting. I have a large leafed (unidentified) crypt and my red tiger lotus that are having the issues. Both are growing near to each other in the tank on the left side. The other crypts don't really seem to be affected...

Hi Guys, Been a while since i've done anything to the tank so it's slightly overgrown! Not sure what i want to do with the tank now, so looking for some ideas. Tank is a Rena 450, 5'x1.5'x2' Lighting - 4x40w T8 Filtration - Fluval 405 and Fluval Fx5 CO2 - none. Ferts - none Fish - Angel...

Has anyone seen this? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... tions.html That's got to be some good promotion, shame that ukaps isn't mentioned.

Hi Guys, I'm needing around 10m of CO2 hose, so looking at some cheaper options (ebay). Any ideas which is better - nylon or polyurethane ? Also looking into a cheap inline pressure gauge - anyone know of any? Thanks.

Hi Guys, It's proving difficult to find a reasonably priced CO2 around here, so i'm considering using larger cylinders. However, rather than having the cylinder next to the tank i was wondering what my options for keeping it on the other side of the wall would be. It'd be in the outside shed...

Hi Guys, Could anyone id this crypt for me please? If i remember it should be c. becketti, but it's also looking very similar to the c. wendtii tropica that i have in the tank too. Thanks!

Hi Guys, Would someone be able to tell me the size of the washer that goes inside the FE please? Mine's rolled away in the garage somewhere so I need to order some more. I could measure up the diameter, but not sure about the thickness. Thanks!

I've recently purchased this plant, but no idea how i'm meant to plant it. It looks to have grown funny, but i don't want to bury the side shoots that appear to be growing from the bulb. The main plant is on the left end, yet there's 2 shoots growing at the top right. Any ideas how i can...

Hi Guys, I'm toying with the idea of adding CO2 to my 450L tank. I'm looking at getting a reactor to do this (guessing my rhinox 1000 won't be up to the job :D ). There used to be a place in Germany on ebay that would sell some (along with other CO2 equipment), but i can't find it. Does anyone...

Hi guys, Thinking of getting a new tank and just trying to weigh up the lighting possibilities. Looking to get a 5ft tank, comes with 4x 36W T8. Now, on larger tanks they say the wpg rule doesn't work so well. So i'm wondering just how good this is. I'm not wanting any carpeting plants, but...

Hi Guys, I know excel melts vallis plants, but does anyone know if it has any effect on blyxa? Also, what's the suggested dosing, per day? Thanks

Hi Guys, I have an external filter that is placed to the side of the tank (still below it). I find that the hose keeps kinking in certain places, so i was wondering if anyone had ideas on how to prevent this? thanks

I've just been looking for different trace mixes and then thought to check what was in the one i was currently using. I've been using the garden direct trace mix for some time, which i thought contained high copper levels. However, after checking through some threads i think i've been using a...

Hi Guys, Ever since changing my substrate to Ada Amazonia at the start of September this year i have been battling with Diatoms, so i thought i'd ask for your opinions as it's becoming too much now. My poor pogostemon helfri is covered in it at the end of each week, and the substrate amongst...

Just wondering, do many of you use moonlights on your tanks, and if so, how do you fix them to luminaires? Which have you found to be better - cold cathodes or leds? I've been using cold cathodes (those you put inside pc's), but this also lights up my room as there's no reflectors on it, and i...

With all these reports of Aquasoil Amazonia leaching ammonia, would i be able to soak it in a tub for a week or two before use, to minimise the ammonia spikes ? I have fish in the tank so didnt know if i could get away with soaking it for a while first, rather than having to do loads of water...

I'm thinking of getting one of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... NA:GB:1123 The filter i'm attaching it to (Tetratec Ex700), uses a pipe with 11.3mm internal diameter. However the glass is available in 10mm (too small), or 13mm. If i heated up the pipe, would it stretch to fit...

Has anyone modified a luminaire that has 2 switches, so that one switch at least can be controlled by a timer? Ie 1 timer would control the power supply and 1 set of lights. 2nd timer would control the switch and 2nd set of lights. I guess it could be a bit risky poking around with electrics...

One of my female amanos dropped its eggs a while ago. When i came home from work, i saw them all piling on top of the female - had to take a photo :lol: She was happily picking at the moss, whilst the males were climbing all over. Here, they're still after the female, who's managed to hide...

Hi. When trying to breed shrimps, i know it's recommended to use a foam filter. However, i'm wondering what do people use for larger tanks? I'm using a Tetratec EX700 on a 10g tank, modified to have foam over the end. It's only been running a couple of weeks, but i'm not too satisfied with it...

I've just started a shrimp only tank (well there's a few kuhli loaches in there too), and was just wondering how often should i be dropping pellets in for them to eat? The trouble with pellets is that one shrimp comes along and takes it, then there's none left for the others. I used to buy...

Hi All, I've recently changed the substrate in my tank, and opted for the Black Sand available from Maidenhead aquatics. Have to say, i'm quite disappointed in that it's not very black at all... more of a grey colour. Can anyone point me to some substrates that are black, preferably sand...