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  1. kajaksurfa

    heavily planted tank and using light with halide and T5

    Hi, The nicest advantage with the metal halide is that it generates the light from a single small spot (the arc within the center of the bulb) which in turn creates a nature like "light rippel" through the water column, if there is turbidity on the water surface from the waterpump outlet...
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    400 W Metal Halide Bulb E40

    Hello, I am looking for a 400 W Metal Halide Bulb (bulb fixture E40) to my 100 gallon plant aquarium. I have tried some different bulbs and found them to give very different color rendition. For example some bulbs gives a yellow hue :oops: (the cheap ones for driveways etc) or very greenish...
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    Background made of paper!

    Hi there,, A few years ago I experimented with a background that came out quite nice and was very easy to make. :thumbup: Base material used was such brownish paper the painters use as to cover up the floors when painting. I got the "structure" by wrinkling the paper into a ball and then...
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    Difference between methods?

    Hello again and thanks for the responce :thumbup: My first goal is knowledge.....I belong to the people who find "reading the manual" is just as fun as using the product....... :geek: Second goal is to verify my knowledge in my aquariums and see what works for me and what doesn't. I have...
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    Difference between methods?

    What is the differences between the different methods (mixtures) like TPN+, PMDD, IE, CSM+B etc....... I am sure there are more..... I understand that some mixtures or methods needs to be complemented with others due to that the contained substances otherwise would react with each other in...
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    Can lime in gravel affect CO2 dosing?

    Hello, In my 500 liters aquaria i use "english pea gravel" in 2-5 mm size as a bottom substrate. (I know, it's terrible, but that's what I had handy at the moment) It was previously used as a substrate for Malawi chichlids and therefore have a few ponds of crushed limestone gravel in it to...
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    Low foreground covering plant for Sumatra biotope?

    Thanks for all the useful information :thumbup: . I will start looking for drysalts retailers now and I also found the info on the recommended plants at Tropica. I also posted a new technical question, -if it is possible to measure fertilizer levels electronically, but in a new thread...
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    Measuring added fertilizers electronically

    Hello, How is the level of fertilizer controlled electronically? I read in Tropicas site this info: "The nutrition content of the water is monitored and dosed electronically to ensure that the fertiliser balance remains constant." It would be interesting to be able to monitor this in a graph...
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    Terrestial plant fertilizer for planted aquarium use?

    Hello, My plantshop (terrestial plants) has a liquid fertlizer (Substral Iron+) 250 ml / 35 SEK= 3,5 £ containing per 100ml: N: 7.1g P: 1.5 g K: 5.9 g Mg: 0,2 g Fe: 35 mg Mn: 10mg B: 10mg Cu: 5mgr Zn: 2mg Mo: 1mg Could this be diluted with destilled water and be used as fertilizer for...
  10. kajaksurfa

    Low foreground covering plant for Sumatra biotope?

    Thanks for your advise :D I will check the Pogostemon helferi right away. Is there a plant description page in this site? Here in Sweden it's just about freezing outside. Inside, I prefer at least 23 celcius since I am used to the Florida climate as well. Lived 4 yrs in Clearwater just...
  11. kajaksurfa

    Low foreground covering plant for Sumatra biotope?

    Hi, any proposals for a low foreground "carpeting" or at least substrate covering plant for a Sumatra (Asia) planted biotope aquaria? My Crytocoynes grows a bit too tall to cover the substrate in some areas. Tank data: Lighting 10 hrs/day: 2x 36W Osram 77 Fluora new, 2x 36W Osram 830 Warm...
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    Tip of my Java Ferns fades.....

    Hi, the outermost tip (10%) of my Java Fern leaves have lost green color but instead turned milky or transparent . It has happened to almost all of my ferns in the aquarium recently :( . They are all tied with their rhizomes to roots and have grown quite nice for about a year in this tank of...
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