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I have in the past couple of months won a hard long battle in eliminating Cyanobacteria by using Ultralife Blue-Green Slime remover which I am thankful for, however I now have an explosion of Green Hair Algae and would just like to know how I can combat this ? Any helpful suggestions would be...

Having to repost because despite my best efforts this black slimey substance which I assume is algae is invasive to all parts of the tank from plants to hardscape to filters / glass (Please see attached photos) I am still doing a 60 litre (33%) water change every week and clean both internal...

Hi, I apologise if this is posted in the wrong forum but it might be considered Algae and/or Lighting I have recently had an eruption of BBA which I treated with H202 both within the tank and plant dipping outside the tank. I seem to have won the war with BBA but now I am troubled by brown...

Hi, I hope somebody can help with the current issue I have with my tank. In January I drained my tank, removed all livestock and plants prior to moving home on 4th Feb. Everything appeared to be fine with the move and I didnt lose any fish. I had transported the plants in original aquarium...

Hi, I hope someone can help. I am in the process of moving house (some 70 miles away) and so will be draining down my tank. I have livestock and it is quite heavily planted. I spoke to a guy at Aquatic Design Centre and he said if I tried to reintroduce the fish once I had made the move I...

I currently have normal black gravel as my substrate which has not been replaced for approx 12 years. Would it be possible to leave the gravel in situ and add another layer of substrate on top such as CaribSea Eco-Complete Planted or something else or should I remove the original gravel and...

Hi, I am hoping somebody can help me with this problem {Please see photos) I have struggled to grow plants for quite a long time now and have never got them to look like you see in 'show' tanks either on here or in retailers shops. I am not quite sure what type of algae this is or what I am...

Hi, Hope someone can help. I have a Juwel Helialux 920 LED light unit with the optional controller and am having horrendous problems with brown algae noticeably on my Anubias. If anyone has one of these Helialux units with the optional controller please could you let me know what lighting...

I'm not sure if I'm posting in the correct thread but does Potassium Nitrate dosing affect Nitrate / Nitrite levels in the aquarium. I dose macro / micro ferts on alternate days of the week with a days rest before a water change but I have been having regular unexplained fish deaths and whether...

I have a Juwel Vision 180 which uses the standard Juwel 2 x 35w T5 Light Unit. I am considering upgrading and have been looking at the Aqualumi Lighting System from Iquatics or the Zetlight Lancia ZP4000 LED Lighting from AllPondSolutions and would just like thoughts on which one would be more...

I was hoping someone could give more suggestions on combating the algae I have present in my tank (pics attached) The tank is a Juwel Vision 180 and uses twin 35w T5 tropical lamps which are on 7.5 hours a day from 2-10 pm. I then have a Blue LED strip which provides a moonlight effect and is on...

Hi, Can anybody provide some suggestions for hardy plants that fish do not tend to eat. I know that Java Fern and Anubias are very hardy and I have had differing successes with Amazon Swords but I did not know if there were any suitable smaller varieties (excl Anubias Nana) that I could try to...

Hi, I have a TMC Grobeam which currently is attached to brackets on my Juwel Korall 54l tank but because the tank is in the garage outside (she who must be obeyed wont let me have another tank indoors) it gets rather cold at present and I was wondering whether any members had ever attached one...

Hi, Not sure this in the correct forum but here goes I have a Juwel 54l tank but I don't use the hood it came with (primarily because there is not enough space to run the pipes from my external filter) and I also at the moment am using a clip on LED light soon to be replaced by a TMC Grobeam...

Hi, I have one of these tanks which has its own hood and comes with a 15w T8 lamp both of which I do not use. I am trying to grow live plants with CO2 injection and dry ferts but have not had much success even with the UP LED clip on light I'm using. I need to have an open top tank because the...

Hi I bought the following Blue LED Aluminium Rigid Bar Aquarium Set IP65 (50cm / 30 x 5050 LED's) from a company named Brightlightz 16 months ago and they have failed. The proprieter informed me via email that they had 24 months warranty but later said that the terms and conditions on his...

Hi, I have a Juwel Korall Tropical 54l tank which was originally supplied with a T8 Monulux hood however because I use an external filter and CO2 the 'cut out' at the back of the hood where most pipework / cables would go is not large enough to accommodate the filter pipes so I have had a...

I have a 2kg FE running on a 54 litre tank at 1bps for approx 6 hours. Does anybody know roughly how long this will last ?...and should I have it on for a longer period and increase the bps ? Cheers Trev

Hi, I own a planted Juwel Korall 60l which was filtered initially with the standard Juwel filter which I removed and then bought an APS Corner filter but this did not appear to give enough flow but because I am now injecting CO2 so I decided to buy a more powerful filter which is a JBL...

Hi I am currently running an Allpondsolutions 450lph internal corner filter in my tank and am injecting CO2 but My plants are not growing very well and I suspect the flow is not adequate enough. Would appreciate advice and recommendations on what size filter I should be buying and feel it...

Hi, I have a 54litre tank and started injecting CO2 with a reusable 500g JBL cylinder on the 29th June using 1-2 bubbles per second. I have just returned from a weeks holiday and the cylinder is now empty. Before I left the cylinder pressure was 50 bar and it is now zero. The regulator is a JBL...

Morning, Just wanted to know how many bps should I be aiming for in a 54litre tank ? Also my lighting period is 5.30pm to 11.00pm and currently my CO2 comes on at 3.30pm and goes off at 11.30pm...Is this sufficient or too much ?...drop checker showing constantly lime green bordering on green

Hi, Just after a bit of advice from any knowledgable folks out there the best way of planting Hydrocotyle Tripartita Thanks Trev

Hi everyone, This is my first attempt at aquascaping and I realise I have a lot to learn after seeing some of the creations from members on here. I know I could have done better so I would value members opinion on how it could be improved, hardscape and equipent wise and whether anyone could...

Morning, Am about to aquascape my 60l tank...Have bought some cracking Dragon Stone and some really nice plants from Aquaessentials but have a couple of questions that might seem obvious to most but not to an old fella like me. My substrate is Tetra Complete topped with black limpopo fine sand...

Hi Peeps, I have a 60 litre tank which I am going to attempt to aquascape and wondered... if I were to buy a disposable 500gm JBL or D-D cylinder and use a solenoid to shut it off at night how long it would last roughly ? Cheers Trev

Juwel Vision 180l 2 x 35w T5 bulbs from 2pm - 8pm Water change 30 litres weekly JBL CrystalProfi E1501 700 l/h Dose APF All in One / EasyCarbo 6 days week Below are photos of the plants and this is how most of my plants end up :arghh: Have just invested in some EI salts from APF but...

Hi, I have a 60 litre tank planted with Elodea Densa, Java Fern (on bogwood), a couple of Crypts and Anubias on stone. I have about 2" of 2-4mm quartz gravel as a substrate . My tank includes Penguin tetras, Danios and 4 Corydoras but I have heard Corys prefer a much finer substrate and I am...

These are a couple of specimens I retrieved from my tank and would appreciate help on identifying themo_O

Hi, I have a 54 litre tank consisting of 4 Corys, 1 Krib, 3 Danios, 3 Penguin Tetras and am plagued with snails for which I bought 8 Assassin Snails to eradicate however I fear some of the Assassins have died. The flora includes Anubias on rocks / wood, Crypts, Elodea and Java Fern. These...

Hi, Can anyone shed light on the best way to stop Manzanita wood from floating and also is it better to use fishing line or superglue to attach xmas moss to the manzanita Thanks Trev

Hi, I currently run my lights on a timer between 3.30pm and 11pm and have been dosing the aquarium with Easycarbo and APF fertiliser which I add around 10pm. I read somewhere that I really should be dosing with fertilisers in the morning as dosing that late at night is of no benefit to the...

Hi, I have a pair ofKribs in my 180l tank and they have now spawned 3 times but although the parents do a good job of warding off predators on each occasion after 1 week all the fry have disappeared which is quite disheartening. I do have a lot of inhabitants in my tank which must make it very...

Hi, I have quite a densely planted Juwel Vision 180 tank and I know I have overstocked my tank with fish to the extent that the the bioload is having a noticeable effect on my plants having been informed that I have an algal film growing on the plant leaves causing a build up of carbonate...

Hi everyone, I own a 180litre planted tank which houses approx 30 community fish and my flora consistes of Java Ferns, Amazon Swords, Anubias and a varity of mosses. I do use use fertiliser along with EasyCarbo on a daily basis but am interested in the pressurised CO2 systems. A couple of...

Hi, I am thinking of taking the plunge and buying a CO2 pressurised setup but need some guidance as what to get. I have a Juwel Vision 180 planted tank and have only been using ferts from AquariumPlantFood together with EasyCarbo and although I have been reasonably pleased with the results I...

Hi, I bought 2 x Echinodoros Bleheris (Tropica) from my local Pets at Home store just 4 days ago and the attached pics are how they look today. :x :cry: I also thought I had bought a 3rd Bleheri but I think it had been wrongly labelled (pic 1) so I would be grateful if someone could identify...

Hi, I hope someone can help me with some well needed advice. I have a well stocked Juwel Vision 180 that uses 2 x 35w T5 lamps which are on from 2pm to 1am. The plants in my tank are 2 varieties of Anubias, Java Ferns and Crypts. The Anubias are not looking that great so I wondered what I might...