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sorry to hijack post, what are the actual dimensions of the 2075, is the width 234mm or 290mm, different sites list different sizes, sorry again about hijacking

hello, does anyone own this filter, i want to know the correct dimensions, on some sites it says 234 x 244mm & on others 290x 244mm, i need to knos cos if its 290 then it wont fit into my cabinet, any help gratefully received

hello, does anyone know which would be the best ext filter to fit into a juwel rio 180 cabinet, the cabinet has 2 doors on either side & a shelved centre section, anyone with same tank cabinet, what filters do you use? any help greatfully received thanks

hello, i have juwel rio 180, which is currenty going through algea out break. i am going to redo the tank in a few weeks, equiptment for the new set up is: eheim ext filter = 1025 lph eheim ecco 300 = 700 lph 2 x 45w t5, 1 juwel nature & 1 arcadia plant pro j5 presurized co2 with solinoid &...

i was thinking of changing 60-70% every other day, cos theres no fish this should be ok, the filter i used is of my other tank & has been running for 3 months on that tank, the only fish in there at the mo are 12 wild green neons, 5 otos & 2 german blue rams, once this tank is cycled i will move...

thanks for the reply, excuse my stupidity but when you say low boi mass what do you mean?

Hello, this my first journal, yesterday i was given this tank & being my day off had to set it up, after a trip to TGM a few £££ later is was back home & eager to go, so i clean the tank & put in inside then i added tropica subsrate then sorted out my new plants, HC, Sturgoyne SP...

co2 at 2 bubbles per second, inlet waters first contact are eheim bio balls (like reactor balls) im hoping that this will disperse the co2 better aswell, i was going to drill the hole just above filter inlet basket thingy

thanks for the reply, tank is 180ltrs running at 2 bubbles for second, i have filler lower section of filter with eheim plastic balls so co2 should hit these first & diffuse properly i hope, do u think this will b ok

hello, i want to know if i can drill a small hole in ext filter inlet pipe & put co2 airline into it for better co2 distribution, im sick of cleaning dirty diffusers, lol thanks

tank stats juwel rio 180 2 x 45w t5 on for 8 hours standard 600lph & tetra tech ext 1200 eco complete 60 - 65 % planted dosing 5ml easy carbo & 5ml tropica standard daily feed fish once a day pressurised co2 set to 30ppm (drop check on green) ph = 7.2 gh= 8 kh = 10 i am having algae issses, i...

i am using co2, pressurised, set to 2 bpm & drop checker allways green. dosing with 5ml easy carbo & 5ml tropica standard daily was using tropica+ but algea was worse when using this, changing 50lts every week

hello, i have a few Staurogyne sp plants in my tank & all of them have a almost black susbtance on the leaves, the new plants that come through are ok untill they reach a certain size then bam "black death", this does not affect other plants. i have tried to scrape it off but its in the leaf not...

not sure what the 1 in the first scape is i just planted a load of stems, the 1 in the second scape is hygro polysperma, it grows fast but when trimed it ok, my fish love to hide in it because its so thick at the back, its an ok plant if you dont mind trimming every week at least

can anyone tell me the best combination for the juwel rio 180, it has strange 895mm T5 tubes thanks

I want to plant a few more mid ground plants to hide the stem growth from the hygro & iv tried carpet plants like cuba hc & glosso but with no joy, they dont seem to stay in the subtrate.

finally did it, got my pictures uploaded, i know its not perfect but im learning lots all the time :roll:

loaded them with image shack & used the guide on this forum, dont know what iv done wrong

why dont my pics load up ?

here's how it looked when i first set it up, a bit of a jungle i know but i planted lots of stem plants to try & combat algae (worked for a while) & this is what it looked like after i moved stuff araound (still has miles to go but this is my first tank) sorry about the reflection from the...

my juwel tank has a strange size tube, they are T5's but are 895mm in length, i can only see either juwel tubes or the arcadio plant pro with do this size, any ideas ?

i will start to change 80l this week end, just bought 2 new containers so will not be a problem, as for feeding i only fed them every other day, on the other day i just put a sero "o'nop" pill on the glass, this helps me count the fish & make sure none are missing in action & too see if they all...

Thanks for the relpy’s Right here goes, the tropica is the standard type, the easy carbo is more like 10ml every 2-3 days cos I forget sometimes. Will up water changes to 75l until I get a new 25l container. I have just removed all but 2 of bio filters from ext filter & replaced with sera...

i have a juwel rio 180 been set up now for 8 months, had a problem cyno bacteria when i first set up the tank but thats gone now, im having problems with a brown dirt / algae on my plants, not sure if it is algae even, in its first stage (day 1) it looks like dirt the after time is starts to...

Does anyone know if Eco complete substrate affects GH ? I have used 80lb of eco complete as a substrate with no other gravel & my GH reads 13. has anyone else had this? my ph is 7 & kh 12, i have backed off a bit on c02 to get KH to 8-10. tank been running now for 6 weeks, will i be ok to add...

hello to all, this is my first post, i need your help i have had a small tank now for over 12 months (65 litres) & wish to upgrade to a rio 180, i have had some sucsess with plants but only baisc ones like java & amazon swords, i have not used c02 before, nor high lites. here are my questions ...