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That would have been just the right tool for an Amazon Sword I was trying to tame once. After further investigation I discovered various Echinodorus were called 'tank busters' lol

Any love for the Viv brand? https://viv.com.hk/maintenance-tools.html Seems to be the poor man's ADA but still a step up from usual junk I'm going to give some a try

Looks interesting thanks, I am waiting for this to come out https://www.fishingforcardinals.com TankTested dude certainly an inspiration

Can also spot injection Flourish Excel if you like as well to eradicate

Guess @Devon kt you need to weigh up how much trouble you are in for spending more money vs for causing a flood ;) You know you are going to be in the dog-box regardless

Have used this in the past, Eheim Silicon spray. No doubt expensive for what it is but def fish safe. Had a canister filter leak once (2075) due to seals and suddenly got me paying attention! Next time I think I will use food-grade silicon grease

I am far from an expert, and prob what you don't what to hear, but I would think you need at least one primary drain and one emergency drain. The flow on the primary drain can be adjusted with a tap allowing it to run at full siphon, not taking in any additional air into the sump, and ideally...

Stunning tank and amazing selection of fish - not often I have to google half of them :-) Great to have a local dealer who shares your interests too. I had question on how you deal with cyano on the substrate where it is exposed to direct sun? Has always been a problem for me. I have a love/...

What a cutie! Wouldn't have thought it but somehow his markings do make him more camouflaged on that substrate. Tank looks beautiful and algae free, what do you plan on feeding this sucker?

Definitely worth getting it done properly rather than doing a bodge job and stressing about it for the next few years. Good luck with the rest of the project - looks fantastic. Lucky fish.

I love the artwork above the tank in case you get sick of looking at the tank :p Must be your fish corner.

Oh wow good to hear thanks guys. Cheers @foxfish, good to know I'm not committing any egregious errors. Sumps and CO2 are often considered mutually exclusive and it has been great to hear from people who have been and done this for proper planted tanks. Yes, not looking for better plants, just...

Does anyone have any long-term feedback on their sumps for planted tanks? @Zak Rafik @zozo @Something Fishy . Still using them and happy? I am contemplating a 120g / 550L tank with a Herbie style overflow (Waterbox marine tank). I like the ability to have most everything out of the main tank...

I've had one for a couple of years with no trouble at all. Works really well and very happy compared to a DIY job or the atomizer I was using previously. I didnt need any PFTE tape but did put some jubilee (?) clips / clamps on the barbs. I found the internal media did clog after a while in my...

Hi Lindy I was using an Up inline atomizer on a 200l tank and while it provided good CO2 injection, I disliked the very light mist in the tank. The mist kept reminding me that the tank was in fact lightly carbonated! When the CO2 was off viewing was much more pleasant. I looked through reactor...

Cories are fantastic for a planted tank and a delight to watch. I have a dozen or so and are the most amusing fish to watch as they snuffle about together. I wouldn't call them destructive; they don't do any damage to plants, but they can uproot freshly planted stem plants (i.e. no roots) if you...

Hi there Was going to update this thread with my experiences ... I had excellent customer service from (New Zealand's) Eheim wholesale / distributor. They said it was a fault on some units and had replaced their stock some time ago. I got a full replacement head couriered to my door within...

Thanks for posting the updated review and other ppls feedback - has proved most useful in diagnosing the cause of the watery carpet around my tank + 12 month old eheim 2075 :-( Sounds like a pity a product recall wasnt ordered as this is a ticking timebomb.

Hi there I'd definitely agree with the above posts. I have the nano; very quiet device. Tho to start with I did have problems with some finer leaved plants getting caught in there which created undue noise.

Did you units arrive OK Zig? AE's distributor arent going to give them the new units until the old ones are sold =(

Update: These do seem to have landed on UK shores last week but of course searching for Nano 240 and 425s wasn’t correct as the name was stated in gph not lph. UK versions seem to be called Hydor Koralia Evolution Nano 900 and 1600. Waiting for AE to get them in, hopefully v soon!

Yeah the new versions do look much better, however I need to increase the CO2 flow around my tank before my glosso dies and I've only just learned how messy even a small pleco can be! Wow. :sick: Might just get the old version and be done with it. I wonder why there is such a delay on the 240v...

Oh great, NOW everyone says it’s a joke. Could’ve done with knowing this last week! My fish are finding it hard to swim after I put in a gallon of maple syrup. The tank is quite viscous now making fish propulsion difficult, tho I think the fish are happy, but perhaps this is just a sugar...

Thanks for your reply LD. Argh these guys say prob another 1-2 months!!! :-( Ah well.

Does anyone know if / when the Hydor Koralia Evolutions are to hit UK or EU shelves? Specifically the nano 240 and nano 425. Some of you might be in the know, otherwise, as always, feel free to speculate :) Cheers

Some nice looking tanks there! (altho I'm going to have nightmares about giant killer snails now). I agree with the gathering information thing and sitting back. That's me! In my defence tho it's because I feel I dont know enough about a topic to meaningfully / authoritatively comment. Heck...

Hi Neil I was definitely wishing I had bought a luminaire midway through my project. But as I had a spare light fitting, hacksaw and some holiday time to spare I thought it worthwhile. The lights are a contained double light fitting and have a perspex base so water shouldnt condense on the tubes...

Hi Nelson Yeah this is an Aqua One AR980 which had an in-built filter. I found it much too noisy and surplus to requirements as I already had an internal filter and very low stocking levels. This time round (version 2) I will be using an external filter and have hollowed out the trickle filter...

Thanks for your suggestions guys - exactly what I was after. It's often hard to say why you don't like something!I think Im trying to make it look nice now, without plants, and not planning for the future. I have tried to give the right a bit more height, allowing for plant growth and am...

Hi I've been lurking on your site while planning my new 215l tank and have been enjoying the plethora of good advice available here. I was hoping to get ideas about placement of my hardscape for my new tank, as Im not happy with what I've got so far. I've had a planted tank once before, but...