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Yea I’m ok doing the ferts it’s the glut I’m not sure about

Ok so I’m started a planted tank again and I’m about to mix up some dry ferts and glut, I have dug my ro-di unit out and had it running most of the day, but the TDS is 30 So my question is would it be ok to use this water to mix up my ferts (which I think it will) and the glut (this I’m not...

Thank you greenfinger2 getting there slowly

Time for a update me thinks, things are moving along slowly, just continuing water changes and dosing, and things are looking ok, can see runners from the HC and the gaps look to be closing between each clump, you can also see the improvement in the blyxa too i did move my amanos and assasins...

it sure is mate, slow and steady wins the race lol thank you ryan, yea the first scape was just sort of put together and the plant placement kept moving and i could get the stem plants how i wanted them, i then knew i was selling the plants so i let it all just grow in a bit to help with the...

i really need to invest in some lily pipe me thinks

thank you troels , yea i love all the green scape too, with my old scape the pics at the top i had the lights on 60% whites and 30% blues, but this gave it a very purpleish look to the eye but even more purple on picture, as my iwagumi is at the mo it is the same 60% white and 30% blue, but im...

thank you greenfinger2 that was my first proper scape but just let it fill in and it was a little overgrown when i sold the plants so give the buyer a bit more bang for buck lol. dunno what has happened to my pictures now,they are on as links but was only as images

So then, i think i should do a journal for this scape so this is the start of it, Ok so i have had a 24x15x15 optiwhite rimless braceless tank for a while now and have only had one scape in it and this is it But i have always wanted to do a iwagumi so guess what, last week i sold all plants...

forgive me if im off the mark here but, if you have a 30w T8 light unit and you have a 3ft 30w t8 bulb in it then you will get 30w of light but if you used these connectors in the 30w t8 light unit and then put in a 3ft T5 which is 39w the bulb will only still have 30w of power surely so you...

Well i think it is time for a update on this, So after lots of problems with hair algae the glosso and the hair grass had to be pulled out as it was getting just to bad to deal with and i could not get rid of it, so when i took out the glosso and hair grass i started dosing easy carbo at 20ml...

good stuff you will have to get a journal on the go,

Looking really good jen, i can wait to see how this progresses, and make sure you get loads of different mosses cuz i want some ;)

3/4" long is like 19mm that is a fairly good size for a RCS. can i just confirm the RCS is red cherry shrimp or do you mean CRS which is crystal red shrimp. as for the food i fed mine a mixture of algae wafers, tetra prima, ebi gold, and others but this is very sparingly as they feed on waste...

no problem , cheers clive, well last night i was removing the hair algae and ended up pulling out all the glosso and the hair grass that it had gone on as there was far to much algae, so im gonna clear this problem then replant some thing, i have also had a good trim of any leaves that didnt...

clive, thank you as always, i will crack onto all that today, at the moment my lights and co2 go off at 10pm, so if i dropped the co2 to go off at 8pm i could increase the ammount that is being add to the tank, even though the drop checkers are already in a light green sort of colour, i only...

Hi guys, I have a 180l tank, with just under 2wpg lighting for 6 hours a day, im injecting co2 for 8 hours a day this starts 2 hours before lights come on and goes off the same time as the lights, i have hair algae on all my glosso and hair grass, and tbh i think it come in on some plants i had...

cheers guys, yea i think it looks quite nice too, i just cant wait for the plants to fill in now

can the working pressure be adjusted on that one as i run a up atomiser, ill let you know how that reg works out anyways cuz i have just ordered one lol

yea i think they will be fine when this co2 issue is sorted hopefully wont be long for the new reg to come

ok guys so i have had a little change about with things the java fern has now gone from the rear left corner, also the stargrass has turned up and is now in, also my new drop checkers come from china and all is going well with them, im still having problems with co2 so tonight i have ordered a...

well it would appear im still having the same problem here , i can set it all up and it is fine and the bubbles and pressure i have set stay at what i set, but after a cycle when the solanoid turns the co2 back on the working pressure has dropped and the bubbles drop right the way down to like...

yea i understood what you was saying and that is how i would do it if my filters were bigger

hi guys , i have spoke with bigone on pm, and the way i would do it personally is to move the back panel all the way to the one side behind the cupboard that he intends on keeping, if there still is not enough room to fit the filter to the side of it i would take off a inch or 2 from that...

easy mod litrally to do guys take out 4 screws from either upright and add some magnet catches , ridgidity is held by the rear panel still being in place, i have modded a rio 180, a vision 180 and a rio 400, although when i done the vision and the rio 400 i removed both center up rights so i...

i use exactly the the 1ml = 1 drop, i also understand that 100ml would last a long time but would only last as long as 100ml 4dkh solution without the bromo blue, and im sure it must last long term as aquaessentials and other suppliers sell it pre mixed, so going buy our theory 100ml of 4dkh...

Just a quick one guy , i have 4dkh solution and i have bromothymol blue but i want them premixed, how much bromothymol blue should i put into lets say 100ml of 4dkh, do i just add enough to change the water to like a light blue colour, or is there a specific amount that needs to me added...

Well i think it is time for a picless update lol So i have now the eheim is long gone, and i have added the aps 1400ef plus i have also brought another aps 1400 ef this one is without the uv, they are both running on spray bars, and flow seems to be very good at the moment, I have also hooked...

well i did buy this reg as i was told it was adjustable and not fixed, so i knew there was a way but that know on the front was very tight i thought i was going to break the thing , with my big monkey hand lol im well chuffed i have sorted it now, i just hope all is still good tomorrow after a...

yea no problem, what i found was the allen key fitting on the side done nothing to help increase the pressure, it only let co2 out so im guessing that is just a bung for one of the holes, All i done was use a pipe spanner on the big nut on the front , it did take a bit of strengh to turn it...

some very stunning shrimp there, one can only dream of having shrimp like that

it is about 2.2bar now it has built up a bit, and it is 2 bar when the valve is open, cheers for your help hoggie,

ok yea i did read that thread, although that big know on the front of mine does now turn with a bit of man power in it, so i have now set it so that when the needle valve is shut the working pressure is just over 2 bar and when the needle valve is open it drops to just about 1.75 bar, this...

im confused lol i have this regulator http://rockncritters.co.uk/index.php?ma ... ts_id=1557, the only valave i have are the one on the co2 bottle, and the needle valve which goes to the co2 tubing , and then i have a allen key socket , there is a big knob on the fron of the reg but i have...

well the pressure when the needle valve is turned off is, 1.75bar but when i open the needle valve it drops to about 1bar, no i have a tmc regulator the one with the solanoid , it has a allen key socket on the side, when i try to alter the working pressure it wont og any higher than the 1.75bar...

Ok guys so here is the story, I currently have a 2kg co2 cylinder with a tmc reg and solanoid, i then have a check valve and into a bubble counter which then leads into a up atomiser which is connected to my 1400 lph external filter. so here is my problem, please remember that i have no fish...

I have seen on eBay a splitter which will allow you to split the co2 into 3 bubble counters for 3 diffusers, but they are expensive i want to run 2 up atomisers on my tank as i run 2 external filters both with spray bars, so i was thinking of putting a atomiser on each filter, now i have my co2...

Re: DIY dual peristaltic dosing pump. More Pics and more. perfert mate just what i was after cheers

Re: DIY dual peristaltic dosing pump. More Pics and more. good stuff i am still considering a set of these, can you tell me where the pins are on the time are they on the top or bottom as my plug faces are right up against the top of my cabinet and moving them will be a pita now, so i wanna...

join the juwel side dude, you wont be dissapointed

well mine has been running like this now for 12 months with no problems at all, it is only off center by about 6 in, yea i would want more 3 upright supports on a 3m tank anyways lol

not at all mate still have 3 uprights which if you look at the older rio 180 that didnt have the shelf in the middle, only had 3 uprights in the first place, only my middle upright is off centre

well i have done a few juwel mods but this one was by far the most simple, the upright piece which is on the right of the left door was just removed and then turned 90 degrees to make the front panel, i added some magnet catches to the piece that i removed and that piece just clips in and out...

thank you jen, yea i thought that rock looked a bit pants too that is why it aint stopping there, :thumbup: i will let you know, i have just this second put it on the tank and the eheim is no longer on the tank as im buying a 2nd aps 1400ef tomorrow, so that should be here on wednesday, A...

Well after much consideration i have decided to do another planted tank this time on a smaller scale, this in my journal and im open to all critism that you might have also for me to see progress of this tank flourish, hopefully. So for the setup TANK Juwel Rio 180 in dark wood. With a modified...

this tank has long gone mate, i had to break it down when i had to move house, i have a new tank which i have just started, i will post some pics up soon

they look like something that has come off my car engine, :jawdrop

Re: DIY dual peristaltic dosing pump. More Pics and more. so how come you are not using your homeeasy timers on this now

i thought i might be because without the colour difference there is nothing at all which state what size pipe work they are for, not even on the printed label with all the wattage info on

can some one tell me where about the pin are on the back of the switches, basically my plug sockets are right up against the top of my stand so i need to know if i would be able to plug them in before i buy some, moving the switches would be a right mission now so that is out of the question...

are you sure , i have one of each and the blue is for 12-16mm pipe and the red is 16-22mm pipe, i might be wrong of course

thanks to both for your replies due to a change of idea now i cant use the uv so i will be selling that one, but i do need to buy a new external filter so i will be buying a aps 1400 with the uv on it so i can use it then if i need it, cheers guys Ric p.s if any one is in need of a tmc v2 300...

cheers for the reply iain, does any one else have any views aswell

Hi guys, im about to set up my rio 180 as a high tech system , now i have a tmc v2 uv 300 unit which i have mounted in my stand but never used, and was wondering should i use it or should i just sell it, i dont mind looping it in and only using it when i need to, i also have a hydor heater and...

thank you for that mate, How often should i be misting them?

lol yea i know lol, cheers for ya help yesterday :thumbup:

thank you mate, i will do extra pics daily then if you think it grows that fast, and also about have the leaves to wet im guessing they still need to be moist but not dripping, this morning i have got up and the condensation as covered all the lid, will this effect the amount of light able to...

Well this is my start to a future project, I currently have a juwel rio 180 whihc im am about to strip down and redo as a high tech planted aquarium, so i thought with the amount of plants i would need to completely plant it out, it would be a good idea to try to grow as many as i can before...

Re: DIY dual peristaltic dosing pump. More Pics and more. i think ill wait for you to do that one and then ill have to copy ya lol , i might make a single one for now for a all in one solution

Re: DIY dual peristaltic dosing pump. More Pics and more. so you can set them up so they dont interfer cant you, is there a way of doing it so they can dose every 48 hours so that you could dose the ei method instead of the all in one solution, or do you have to have micro and macro dose at...

Re: DIY dual peristaltic dosing pump. More Pics and more. thank you for that mate, the timer plugs you are using are they the dimmerble type plug timers or are you using just a on/off timer Ric

Re: DIY dual peristaltic dosing pump. More Pics and more. hi ian , cracking project and somthing i might consider myself, im very interested in your wirless timer thingy majig, what is it and where did you get it, also can you set it to come on for like 3 mins every 48 hours, cheers Ric

thank yo for all the replies on this i have now brought my propagator i will take some pics and start a seperate thread, just so you know i found a heated one for a price i was happy with , if they heater is not needed then i just wont use it, at least i have the option now though. cheers Ric

my tank is a juwel rio 180, yea what you said makes sense what about on the right image, what about if i was to add a inline tap on the atomizer side shuting in a little to slow the flow that side as you said with the left image it doest need as much flow as the co2 bubbles will rise anyways

ok so i have had a bit of a thinking and have come up with 2 ideas and please let me know what you think ok so the image on the left this one just is as foxfish has said 20/25mm pipe coming in and then t`s off into 12/16mm and can then fit a up atomizer then t`s back into the 20/25mm pipework...

that seems a bit of a better option, just gotta figure out what i need to make that lol i will have a look at what pipe work is available, do you think that would work ok will the loop get enough flow as surely the main flow will take the route of least resistance which would be straight up so...

i think spliting the hose is a mint idea could i then put eack end of the 16mm onto either end of a spray bar and then just have the up atomizer on one of the 16mm i have had a look at a few diy thread but i think spliting might be a much better option Ric

could do but how? my dad in a plumber but what would i need to make one,

hi guys im looking at getting hold of a aps 2000l filter for my next project, now i will be injecting co2 into this project and the original plan was to use a up atomizer but after a bit of research i have found the filter has 22/26mm pipe and there isnt a up atomizer that is big enough, now...

that you for that info, i would still like to hear some more about the heated propagators though, i have thought about diy propagators using clear storage boxes and things like that and adding a light source, im not planning on using it as a DSM i want it to help me perpare for my planted...

Ok guys so i have been doing a bit of research into propagators lately and have read a few threads on here, i have now hit a bit of a wall as to weather to use a heated one or not, are the people who are using them using any sort of heat source for the substrate, or just letting the light heat...

yep cheers matt that was my thinking aswell thanks for the confirmation jagz

oh right ok , yea i have di resin in mine aswell so im going to have a try and ill post up the results cheers jagz

so what are your 2 stages bud jagz

if you run it through DI resin that make di water so by using di resin in my ro unit i would be making di ro water jagz

arrr hoggie it would be 4 stage ro unit so it is prefilter > carbon > membrane > DI Resin so it is going through the di aswell matt do you get 4dk when you have made it mate cheers jagz

ok so that has just thrown the spanner in the works lol, i can do either but i want to make the correct stuff can anyone else confirm weather just DI water is needed or RO with DI cheers jagz

cheers mate , after a bit of looking about i think it might micro sword which i beleive it is part of that family you mention cheers jagz

cheers matt , so am i right in thinking that if i mix 3g of sodium bicarbonate with 2.5 litres of di ro i will still get the 40dkh cheers jagz

i have brought these 2 plants today but need some advice on what they are there is 2 i need id`ing if possible they are i think this is Hygrophila Difformis but i might be wrong and this one i have no idea i can only describe it as common garden grass thanks in advance Jagz

cheers matt , so i add 6g of Sodium Bicarbonate to 5 litre of di ro and that give me 40dkh i then take 100ml of this mix and mix it with 900ml of plain di ro and this should then give me 1 litre of 4dkh solution have i got that right cheers jagz

right iv been looking at making some 4dkh solution , now i know i need de-ionised water so i can either buy some water from halfords or i can make my own , so if i run water through my ro unit with di chamber will this make the water i need or do i need to run it only through the di chamber...

thanks guys im gonna give tmc a email now , who is replacing yours bud jagz

it didnt come with any instructions i brought it 2nd hand, if it is us it there some sort of convertor to make it fit our size thread, it is only 2mm max to small jagz

i dont know mate i aint got a disposable bottle lol , i brought this one because it was supposed to fit a FE but it doesnt lol jagz

i have brought a tmc regulator with built in solanoid and needle valve , but got it home and it doesnt fit on my FE , it appears to be the exact same as the one that aquaessentials sells and they state it does fit a FE but mine doesnt the thread appears to be about 1mm to small on the reg has...

cheers mate did the glosso grow over the riccia stones and you just trim around them jagz

cheers mate , does anybody else recomend cutting back the hair grass im up for doing it if it will help, cheers jagz

Update as promised ok so after i filled up the tank and it was clear i went out and brought a few plants, im only using tropica brand of plants in this tank as i like these alot more than other bunched plants, well after bringing them home i tryed planting them the key word in that last...

a little bit of a update i have now removed 1 of the diffusers and im going to just use the one for now and see if i can get it stable that way, im now just waiting to see the change in the drop checker jagz

yea it has all disoved why is mine yellow then jagz

ok so i have just made up a all in one fert using the recipe from james website , i have mad up 1 litre of the stuff can someone tell after it is made does it go off and also where chould it be stored does it have to be stored in the fridge or dont it matter where it is stored and also is it...

hi guys thanks for the input, i have used ro with di water i boilded it aswell (dont know if it made a difference other than the water being hot :D ) and then let it cool down i have now made up one litre of the all in one fert from james site i followed this recipe DIY TPN+ (3) 48g Potassium...

i have got these rhinox 2000s now so i might aswell put them to use i might just drop down to 1 though and see what sort of distribution i get also im using a fluval fx5 and the pipe is about 25mm would these inline diffusers work with piping this thick cheers jagz

cheers for that dave it was a typo it was supposed to say go off 1 hour before light go off yea i think im going to have to have a play over the next few weeks to see if i can get a stable reading one problem im haveing at the moment though is that i have 2 diffusers but one is makeing alot...

cheers for that mate so do you think i will be ok with ro with di then i can even boil it if that would help and leave it to cool down jagz

hi folks im about to make a mix of ferts using james all in one recipe it does include distilled water which is the only thing on the list i dont have, now it isnt a problem for me to go and get some but i was wondering can i use ro with di or just deionized water or does it have to be distilled...

Right lets bring this tank up todate Over the last few weeks i have been collecting all the things i needed for this setup so i could set it up all in one go well i now finally have everything i need so its all systems go. First i needed to set up the co2 and filter , the filter is the fluval...

hi simon thanks for the kinds words , as for the fx5 yes you are quite right about the flow for the discus but it is going to be trial and error at the moment to see if i can find that balance the fx5 turns my tank over 9x but i do have alot of powerheads on stand by if i need them , one thing i...

Hi all im fairly new to this forum so i thought i would start a journal, i used to keep discus a then i sold up and converted my tank to a reef tank which i regret so much but hey im back to the fresh water now :clap: Ok, so i have decided to go back to discus but this time for my tank i have...