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Hi guys I’m starting a new thread away from my journal as I’m getting desperate for help. My amano are dying off most are now gone my cherries are also dying yet my ottos and bamboo shrimp so far seem unaffected. The tank is a 750l low tec 50% water change once a week. The sick shrimp look odd...

Hi guys, thought I’d start a journal for the refurbishment of my 7’ tank. Bit of back story. Many years ago I tried this tank as a high tec due to various reasons I failed and took a break from planted tanks and this one was ignored. About a year ago I set up a 2.5’ high tec which about 6 months...

hi guys, been a long time since i posted gave up for a bit but having more success now :) Does anyone have any experience building tanks? is there a ratio between glass thickness/ tank size to achieve minimalist mastic my current mastic looks like bellow and i'm moving/revamping the tank so...

Thought I would share this with UKAPS it is not a planted tank or even a fish tank, but I some who keep other reptiles might like to see the build photos. The stage im at now is filling and emptying with water to leach out the chemicals from the cement. Once this process is complete my yellow...

hi guys I've spent a fortune over the years trying to get hc to grow, and for the life of me can't work out why. I'm doing everything by the book. you can see the flow patten in the video you can also see how dead the plant is. my co2 comes on two hours before the lights my drop checkers...

hi guys i know there's some tecky guys out there so ukaps seems as good a place as any to ask. i updated to 409 Mbps a week ago and do a lot of *cough* downloading and watching of videos but now my internet speed' is up my pc seems to struggle doing what it did in the past. do i just need a new...

I was wondering, but probably wont build it, not any time soon anyway. if you had an fx5 with its 25mm hoses, and the pump died could you plumb a 20000 lph pump in line and get super flow out of it. using some thing like the pump in the link.it does say its usable in-line not sure how but that's...

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first of guys sorry no picture the little b*%£^*d lost his tail when I tried to grab him, next time I'm going for the head. Best I can describe it was part shrimp part praying mantis, green like a common mantis to. Any ideas as to what it might be. I've done a quick search and only marine stuff...

i've got a "big" tank, no journal though (dog @@@@) not worth it. I do like to read all the big tank journals theses guys go in to massive detail about the plumbing electrics everything, then once its running thats it no updates seems a shame. in the next couple of years i'm starting again. i'd...

just a quick poll for those of you using a spray bar configuration. where do you put your filter intake. back wall, side wall, high in the water low in the water. even on the front when no ones around. i tried the back conner but every plant in front of them got full of crap. now trying the...

anyone git any ideas where i can get the above, or if they even still make it?

Hi guys, I started up my 120l tank 2 weeks ago using the high tec method. this will be the last time i try before i cancel my BOC account. I'm trying to do it right this time, by the book with patiences. the set up is I'm using normal sand as substrate, with 6 MTS to turn it over. Ive got co2...

Can one of you guys just cast your eye over my dosing measurements for my 120l tank, and tell me if they seem right. As this is my last attempt at a planted tank just want to make sure I'm coved. over the week divide in to 7 equal daily doses. 1 t spoon potassium phosphate 2 t spoons kno3 3 tea...

The wife wants a new compact camera for Christmas so i better start looking soon. Any of you guys know a good place to start. I've a budget of about £200.

I've decided I'm going to go low tec with my large tank 7'x2'x2'. reason for going low tec are 3 hours of maintenance every Saturday are getting a bit much, the cost of gas just went up again the thing causes me more stress than i can be bothered with. and even doing every thing by the the book...

hope you guys might be able to help. my mate wants to set up a low tec jewel 190 corner tank. does anyone know any good articles or threads on ukaps i can point him to. thanks.

so my big tank has had a small bit of BBA algae in for a while now. mainly due to the fact i never stooped fiddling. it only seems to be on plants that have been in since it started and on the gravel. so now ive stooped fiddling i want to get rid of it for good. part of the method i want to use...

hi guys just seen the above fish on the internet. think id like some in my 120l has any one keep these fish and is it true they only grow to 20mm. does anyone know if they are plant friendly or will they use them to make nests. also would they be ok to keep with Red Cherry Shrimp. look like nice...

hi guys hope you can clear some thing up for me. ive had a hunt around and come up with different information regarding how often too water change a new set up. the set up is a 120l high tec with plain cat litter as the substrate and an old filter light is hard to gauge im using a 50w 40 degree...

hi guys need a bit more advice. ive had some BGA problems for a bit now. i think through process of elimination ive worked out the problem was the kno3 i was using. i got some from a sponsor at the weekend and its yellow and smells, the ebay i had was white and didn't smell. so now im dosing the...

hi guys just wondering if anyone has experience of the above. its no big deal but the bubbles from my atomizers only seem to come out of 2 places on the spray bar. my power heads catch them and blow them round so it doesn't matter but i was wondering if anyone knew the cause and if it was a...

hi guys after a bit of reassurance ive read loads of times plants grow fine in hard water but my waters silly hard 32dgh. is anyone haveing success in water this hard ive been trying to grow plant for ages now and ive tried every thing more ferts more flow and better flow pattens different was...

hi guys im hopeful someone keeps frogs and knows the answer to this. I've a couple of Madagascan borrowing frogs in a planted terrarium. the plants are looking as bit sick. i was wondering if the frogs would be ok if i used fish tank water to water the plants. ill still keep their water bowl...

hi guys im having a few problems dissolving co2 in my 750l. by problems i mean the methods i use never seem to fully dissolve the gas, and i end up with bubbles coming out from my spray bar.ive just fitted a sera Flore Co2 Active Reactor 1000. before that i tried a Fluidized Bed with out the...

I started double dosing EI values about 2 or so weeks ago on my 750l tank. I knew my co2 uses would go up so I turned my dennerle reg from 6.5 turns to 7.5 turns (cant count bubbles and I cant remember out how to convert to percentages) I've been increasing slowly and am now on 9 turns and still...

just another quick question guys. if a drop checkers a bit pale using an all in one shop brought solution, is it possible to jut add extra Bromothymol blue to make it easier to see. or will that give incorrect readings.

hi guys does any one know if the above two can be kept together or will the fish eat the plant. might give it a go instead of moss or moving the fish. thank

ive just set up a 120l tank to re home the SAEs from my high tec, so i can grow some moss. the tank has 2 x t8 tubes over it, both 2' like the tank. my nanos giving me the hump so if its worth braking it down and putting co2 in the 120 . to have a low light high tec set up.will the co2 make a...

got this from the garden centre the other day. i cant seem to find it on tropica or aquarium gardening's web site's and it seems to be melting a bit, so not sure if its even aquatic. if anyone knows what it is I'd be very grateful if they could let me know thanks.thanks guys sorry about the pic...

can anyone recommend me a super cheap nano power head, for my 26l. or even sell me one that would be shrimp safe. if i ever get round to getting them. thanks

my co2 has just run out cant get any till jan the 4th 12 days don't rally want to leave the lights of the whole time will 2 t5's running the length of the tank instead of all 4 be low enough light not to give me algae problem's. tanks 7'x2'x2' haven't got any plants that really need high light.

im going to have to build a diy reactor for my new fx5 the filter pipes are 1" what diameter pipe would be best to use as the body off the reactor should i stick near the 1.5" mark or should i try and go larger plan on makeing it about 500mm long co2 entering at the bottom water at the top its...

i been thinking about maybe one day getting an fx5. my sump is ok but makes a bit of noise and to be honest is a bit of a bodge. so i was wonder if i did go this route what would you guys do to get co2 in the tank whilst keeping the equipment out of the tank. its a 7'x2'x2' id probably go with a...

hi guys dont know if any one will have answer for me but here goes. my Staurogyne doesn't seem to be growing its been in the tank over 3 months now. when if first put it in most of it died back only leaving the very tops its been like this since. the stem below the head which is maybe 5-10mm...

at the moment to get more water through my sump and increase flow im running a DIY over flow box* with 3 X 1.5" pipes on. this doesn't work as well as id like and is hard to clean.also i think a large source of lost co2. so i was thinking of ways to increase water in to the sump. i was thinking...

went to my local garden centre today. normally they only stock a few scabby looking plants, were as today they seem to have increased there range. still a bit scabby looking though, but a start. so whilst walking round i find they've set up a planted tank. im thinking wow a garden centre that's...

i know every one cleans out there filter regularly, it always seems to be to help with the flow. if im using a sump does it matter how much muck builds up. as long as its still flowing or will the dirt cause issues in the tank. my sump is full of alfagrog only.

i think i all ready know everyone's going to say no, but i was wondering and thought it was worth asking. if i overdose easycarb in a plant only tank @ say X6 +. Then add silly amounts of light and high ferts and good flow would i get fast growth or do i still need pressurised co2. Any thoughts...

any ideas why my Vallisneria spiralis just stopped it was spreading i thought the fish where eating it but its just done nothing for weeks the only change is better fertz link ex planes viewtopic.php?f=11&t=12151 and better co2 although i did have co2 instability for a week on and off...

just wondering when i feed my fish in my 750l the water goes cloudy after is it just the food im using, Or does something else cause it. to be honest it can only be noticed lengthways down the tank (7') so its not really a big deal. it just bugs me a bit. the filter is pulling about X5 the tank...

so i think my dosing is about right now in my 750l after problems with hard water and trace im putting it one t spoon of nitrate and 1/2 of phosphate a day and adding trace as per manufactures advice does the sound about right on salts thanks for any help

hi guys not really sure if this is fish or plants topic but some thing in my tank is eating my new growth is there a reliable list some where of fish that are/are not plant friendly goggle just comes up up yahoo answers which i dont really trust i would list my fish but theres a lot and im...

hi guy's im dosing EI on my 750l my trace is clouding my water i know its the phosphate and iron bonding and i know its because ive got very hard water and im using AE trace which uses EDTA as a chelator. so i was wondering if there's some thing i can do about it other than change product. as...

can i use normal air line hose if i use co2 hose near all the wet parts and use a non return valve between the to tubes thanks guys

does any one know where i can get a price list for them i phoned about a large cylinder but think ill have to get the smaller one 99kg is to big to pick up and when ive had it delivered i might as well keep using FEs thanks

ok i have a plan for my 26l nano i want to go low tec no water chances tank specs are w 35cm d 25cm h 35cm light 11w its 30 cm away from the water no reflector and 3 sides down to the tank are painted matt black so not as bright as it sounds. filter is a fluvl 205 using a diy spray bar there's...

what plant if any would you guys recommend as a tough carpeting plant. seems no mater what i try my pleco digs them up over night i dont want to give up but ive tried hc 3 times glosso hair grass now im on dwarf sword ( Lilaeopsis Novea-Zeelandiae) they just keep getting pulled up ive put loads...

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hi guys at the moment im using the pmdd method on my 750l tank. ive been looking at the result everyone has with ei and it seems the way to go. the question i have is im using a trickle` water change system on the tank. so no weekly 50% change. well there is just takes the whole week. so do you...

hi guys really like this forum and am looking for a similar friendly helpful one for reptiles. i know some of you keep frogs and things so i was wondering if any one knows somewhere i could go. i plan on building my own viv. and as ive learnt from here forums are a great place to learn. i wish...

hi guys ive set up a trickle change water system on mu 750l it seems to be working fine. now the time has come to "hoover" the gravel. i was just going to syphon the water back in to the sump through some filter sponges but i was thinking would the water contain high levels of ammonia and cause...

hi ukaps so ive started to suffer algae on my 750l tank different strands. ive done a couple of thinks to try and combat it. 1. lowered light from 342w t5ho on for 8 hours down to 186w for 2 hours 342w for 2 hours then back down to 186w for 2 hours. 2.increased co2 and in now comes on 3 hours be...

hi guys i want to set up a small aquarium i have in my kitchen its about 5l. the problem is it gets colds in there at night all the nano heaters do is raise the water temp by 2 or 3 degrees c i really don't want a full size heater in there as the tanks so small any ideas. i only want to put...

hi i need help with a dosing plan my tanks about 700l water volume with water flow that moves all the plants co2 injected light green checker with 342w of t5ho lighting ive tried ei could never remember what i was meant to dose. and doing water change on the same day every week was hard. i...

i have an ro unit im not using. im wondering if i run it straight in to my aquarium continually would that be ok. if its on all the time it would change %50 of the water or there a bouts in a week. would i still need to do a water change i know i would have to add the salts ever day. would it...

hi guys hope you can help. i found a black shrimp in my aquarium today. sorry he got away before i could get a pic. hes jet black with a gold/yellow strip down the length of his body and tail. ive had a look around but cant seem find them anywhere. very cool looking shrimp.just dont know where...

hi ukaps just out of curiosity does anyone know if the above is possible

hi ukaps me again one thing after another i know. so heres is the problem this time. ive got my self a 10000 sequence pump for my 750l tank. at the moment im running a draper 9000 through a 22 mm pipe (i drilled after a pint or two). this seems to be giving me good flow round tank. leaves are...

was just looking through the links found they snail shop. thought id have a look but it seems the have no stock. are they still open

hi iv decided i need Purigen my water is a bit cloudy/brown. so ive read up about it but, im not realy sure how much i need.seachems web site says "Each 1 L treats up to 4,000 L " other web sites say you need more. their actually selling it so i guess they would.so going buy the manufactures...

hi so here is the problem. i hope you guys can help again, im still setting up my 750 tank. im using a sump filter its got a lid the water surface isn't broken all the other rules are followed. so im wondering if i put my co2 reactor before the filter media will it cause problems. ie kill my...

hi ive just read Java moss doesn't like high light high tec tanks, thought it would grow anywhere. is there a moss i could use that over time will attach its self to my bog woods. iv got some Riccia on order, but i really want some thing that does not always need to be tied. thanks for any ideas

hi all just wondering what you all thought about water flow what's better for fert distribution.would it be the wter in the tank to go round in a loop, as in come out near the filter in let do a lap then go back in the filter or would a more random water patten be better. im hoping it doesn't...

hi me again im slowly getting there more light bulbs are here just waiting on ballasts, brought pump off e bay then was told of a cheaper one aint it always the way lid built just needs painting. ei dosing but halfed the dose to does every day easier to remember im guessing shouldn't cause any...

hi ive read that 2# t5HO lights running the length of my 750l(200x60x60cm) tank will grow anything but and iv also read it wont be enough and its still in the low light range. if using the wpg rule i still need .75 watts per gal but is my tank large enough for that to be useless anyway im...

hi every one just mixed up my first batch of ferts in to di water the salts didnt desolve like i thought they would is this normal or should i have used warm water thanks or your help

hi all ive just found out/worked out that the pump im useing in my sump a hoze lock easy clear 9000 http://www.hozelockpondproducts.co.uk/H ... r_Pump.htm isnt pulling enough water through my media as in x 10 tank vol its a 750l tank this is also meaning i have very little water movement in...

hi first post so id just like to say thank you to everyone, been on here reading and learning loads over last couple of days. one of the many things ive learnt is i need better water movement i have a 750l tank 200 x 60x 60cm co2 injected and will start ei ferts when they get here (see...