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Just back from 12 days Hols away, tanks in good order except my 130l. All the crypts have melted, and there was a huge amount of them, covering about 30-40% of the substrate. Wondering what the cause could be? Before I went on Hols everything was in good order. I dosed enough liquid ferts for...

So, in my new setup I have soil capped with ada amazonia powder DHG was doing very well, tank doing well (used media from other tank) and ammonia, nitrite down to zero, so,time to ditch the kit Did a 70% WC two days ago. Some Dhg doing very well (on the side closest to the window) some not so...

So, this might end up being a journal, but I setting up my new tank this weekend It's a 40cm cube, the aquaone aquanano 55. I've placed my order with The Green Machine which is 1 xADA Aqua Soil Powder Amazonia (9 Litre) 4 xTropica 1-2-Grow Eleocharis sp. 'mini' 1 xSumatra Drift Root Wood...

Couldn't resist the temptation today, pets at home have the Aquaone Aquanano 40 (a 55 litre tank) one offer at £90 from £130 until 5th August so snapped up the chance using a £5 voucher I had received from them as well. It will be a low tech tank with a soil substrate capped with sand. The...

About a week ago my alternatha broke the surface and started shooting emersed leaves in my low tech, beautiful deep pink colours. Was getting very proud of my low tech jungle and was about ready to take 'show off' pics. Then all of a sudden the submersed leaves developed holes, changed colour...

Interesting article by Diana Walstad, growing more difficult plants in low tech using DSM. http://www.bookmasters.com/marktplc/00388Shrimp.pdf

Just read the chapter in Diana Walstads book on Alleopathy and wondered what the opinions / observations / experiences were? It seems from this chapter that algae can produce alleopathic chemicals that inhibit plant growth and that plants can do the same to algae. I know I'm preachng to the...

Can't remember where I got the link to this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LUSH-Max-Aquatic-Fertiliser-1-litre-Aquarium-Plant-Food-Fish-Tank-Fertilizer-/251500608645?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item3a8e9abc85 But a good find anyway....especially for low tech dosing (a fivers worth would last...

Any suggestions? Need one that would fit in a 25l water container Ta

Anyone keep these shrimp

Anyone know of uk suppliers for these guys?

Any experience of this plant in low tech, seems to have mixed / opinions when I googled?

In my 10 day old low tech setup Replanted at the weekend by cutting stems and replanting all the best bits, but a lot of the are now melting - any advice?

Was wondering about experience with hardiness of these guys? Would like to keep the. In a tank with cherries as I think the combination will look good in the same tank What's best to get in terms of hardiness? F1? Or f2 f3?

Completely bury? If so, how deep? Half way bury? Or sit on top of substrate and allow it to take root itself? Ta

How often do you you trim your stem plants in low tech? Do you replant often?

Hi, not been on here for a while! Thinking about setting up a low maintenance low tech tank and wanted to run it by... Here's the plans in my head so far Fluval Edge 46l...know it's not an ideal tank but my wife loves the look and struggling to find an alternate she like that wasn't open...

Whilst reading through a few posts recently it struck me that most on this forum have a level of expertise that is not found on most forums. Other specialist forums, such as Discus forum all have Newbie sections, designed to encourage and facilitate growth of this part of the Hobby. Would it...

So, I set up a planted 300 litre a few months about February and since then I seem to learnt an incredible amount, 50% thorugh trial (and most certainly error!) and 50% through forums... The reason for writing this is to find out if I'm going in the right direction The setup is Juwel 300l, co2...

Been looking at the Eheim Liqui Doser for Hols - is this decent or are there other ones on the market?

I've just fitted up my new external reactor and have another coming monday for my other tank i noticed the one i fitted has a bleed valve, how do i use this?

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So the setup is 300 litre tanks co2 injected heavily planted medium lighting, 2 x39W T8 for 8 hours + 2x39W for 2 hour sunburst 50 litre HMA water changed daily, 150l on a saturday currently dosing TPN+ growth is currently good, get some pearling, no real issues, why am i changing? i believe...

Hi all, There's a new Scottish Fishleeping Forum http://scotaquarist.11.forumer.com/index.php All are welcome - please pay a visit and, if it takes your fancy, join up! Thanks, Nick.

I often use root tabs for my mass of crypts, swords and stem plants however, the ferka ones that AE sell are out of stock and will be for a while - any suggestions on cost effective ones for regular use (i already have jbl balls and tpn+ tabs in the substrate, this is really for regular micros...

Scottish Discus Keepers will meet up on the first Saturday of June. Saturday will be at East Lothian Aquatics hosted by owner Phil who is also entertaining us with a BBQ (weather permitting...) Mark Evenden has very generously and kindly offered a £50 Voucher for Devotedly Discus which I...

Every day I have to remove a 1mm film of protein scum from the drop checker - what is this telling me about my tank?

So, on top the BGA now, added loads of hygro and starting to get good growth all round, the anubias are pearling, all the other plants are growing well now the co2 goes into a reactor at the right of the tank and the drop checker (i use 4dkh) is at the extreme opposite corner at the left, the...

So, have a 300l tank heavily planted with Crypts, Swords, Hygrphillia, Frogbit. Last Week I increased light from 1.4wpg to 2wpg TPN+ (contains micros and macros) from 1/4 recommended dose on bottle to 1/2 dose CO2 from just Excel at full dose to Excel at full dose + pressurised CO2 at...

Some questions on this 1. if I buy any play sand will it be suitable for aquatic life after washing? 2. what is the suitability for heavy root feeders? 3. will crypts be ok with it after adding root tabs?

What's the difference? What's your preference? And why?

I'm looking for a nutrient rich substrate thats light sand in colour and can be used on its own kind of like eco-complete, except sand in colour any suggestions?

What I did, step by step: emptied an old internal filter of all the foam media made a hole in the basket for an airline (i just pushed the plastic bars through) put a glass / ceramic diffuser in the basket and connected up to my co2 supply put bio media (any type will do) on top of the diffuser...

if you don't have the type of tap in this article: http://www.aquariumlife.net/projects/di ... ols/73.asp and have two distinct hot and cold taps without screw fittings, then how do you link it up?

I've been trying for about 6 months now to bring on Amazon Swords in my SA setup. I've done the following: changed the substrate to laterite (Eco-complete) introduced EI dosing regime additional light tube to get up to 1.8wpg added pressurised co2 system daily dosing excel to control any algae...

so, i've found a t8 to t5 converter. if i change what would be the benefits - do the really pump out more lumens per watt?

i'm interested in fiiting one of these as i'm about to do it today! i bought a Vectron UV15 second hand, bulb was fitted 2 months ago i'm told it doesn't have any cips or anything so have bought two hose clips to tighten to the fittings any advice on setting this up?

Discovered that my male Platy had a significant amount of fungus on top of his head yesterday. So, whipped him out and put him in qt, added salt + pimafix Discovered him dead this morning? Did I make matters worse?

I have Swords in two of my tanks and they look the same, i.e. a lot of the leaves are holy and dying away, tending to be the larger leaves they are fairly new to the tanks - 8 to 12 weeks old is this just a settling in period? or are they 'eating themselves' to regenerate new leaves? i'm...

Hi, I have a 180l SA setup which I've ordered a pressurised CO2 kit for. I run the tank at 32 degress C, which of course lowers dissolved O2, therefore I run air into the tank via the outlet of the powerhead. This causes a lot of surface agitation. I experimented with turning of the air pump...