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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...