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Thankyou for your reply. I guess i'll just have to try it. I think i'll keep the co2 though to be on the safe side.

Hello, Quick question regarding glosso. I have a glosso carpet established in my 60 litre that has grown fairly well with co2 liquid carbon and about 36 watts of t8. I would like to reduce the lighting down to a single tube 18W t8, due to available space in the new hood. My plan was to either...

No, my question was. I am also implying by this. Is there anyone who does not use one at all and gets by fine. I do appreciate that the current use of a drop checker with known values is the most economical indication available now. I am however very interested in finding a better method...

I've read them thankyou, they are very well written and informative. That has no relevance to my question though, so I really dont see the need for such a patronising response.

Thanks very much, Was about to abuse the plastic money again! I might wait a bit. So far I havnt noticed any strange behaviour from the fauna. What are the typical indications of co2 overdose? Obviously I dont want to run my co2 till the fish are uncomfortable,just so I can grow plants, that...

Hi, Co2 cylinders frost up at the top when vented. This would require a high rate of flow though, condensation would form if it was leaking substantially but not enough to cause the frosting. As for non return valves, they are mostly rubbish. Ive had two neither of which actually prevented...

I think I have everything apart from the drop checker that is. Pressurised co2 is up and running now. My question really is, how important is a drop checker? The only reason I ask is to get other peoples opinion before I shell out more money. does everyone use one/advocate using one? If not...

Thanks, In that case ill keep on top of the roots. Ive changed things around quite a bit since those photos and it all looks a bit healthier although my aquascaping skills havn't improved at all!The Rotala sp green or rotundiflora has gone. I presume you meant this one? starting to get...

Thanks, yes your right on all acounts. Untill today have been running yeast diy co2, Had no Macro's either. Light was also a touch on the low side. I do have some crinkly leaves and the colour of the alternanthera is a bit off still. Algae has moved on. Its a waiting game now I suppose just...

Your right. I'm sure that is D diandra. Thanks a lot. I think ive got em all nailed down now. Tank has changed now. Didnt help with id the fact that everything was covered in algae! All gone now thankfully. Bacopa monnieri Micranthemum umbrosum (Only know this because I just picked up B...

Thanks. For a minute their I thought I was being silly with the light levels but it does seem to work. With a photo period of 9 hours I'm not getting any algae. Ferts came today, so should with any luck see a bit more luxurious growth. Unfortunately co2 reg turned up wrong. So thats got to go...

Ive had a look and cant see anyone posting a question with the same size tank, but excuse me if I missed it. I have a 45 litre approx 10 gallon tank, 50cm*30*30. What light is good for optimum light? Stupid question? Well some say you need more some say you need less. Getting confused. At the...

I'm afraid the full frontal shot has been misplaced but I found this one. Was never really happy with the big rock on the left. Struggling with the rescape now. thanks a lot, I find your comments very encouraging, hopefully I'll learn a bit more on the next one.

Thank you very much. :D

Have been using yeast till I can scavenge parts to make a regulator up. But Do have some co2 hose on order. untill today I had the tiny el aqua int filter supplied with the tank. I found the best way to feed in co2 from yeast was put the outlet straight on the venturi. Wasn't a problem cos the...

thanks. Ive just been reading everything I could and tried everything all at once! The big rock had to go. Still some changes to make tho. Thanks again.

This is the last tank shot of my 45 litre before I rescaped it all this afternoon. Not my first tank but first attempt at actually growing anything. I was reasonably pleased, but there's always something wrong isn't there. Running One month. Exactly. Thanks

Hi, I'm not getting huge feedback so guessing my attempts must be a bit embarrasing. Ahem. So like most people I guess i'm learning by my mistakes. So with that in mind, have done a small rescape. I hope this grows in as well as the last. Here is the rescape, final tank shot is in finished...

Being an ex catfish enthusiast, I tend to find myself looking at the dark corners of lfs tanks, without really realizing it. Anyway spotted these lovely examples at Maidenhead aquatics St Albans. Hyalobagrus sp possibly flavus. Grow to about 1.5 inches, Shoaling fish, prefer slightly acidic...

Check these out, they run very hot mind you and need a lot of power but then they are tiny and each one gives about 8 watts in one direction. Full info and drivers available here. http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Components/Optoelectronics/Power-LEDs/Linear-high-power-LEDs/81569 dont be...

Sorry if I sounded a bit abrupt in that last post. had my distracted head on! But seriously Ive seen plants in there emersed form commonly sold as small cuttings for a pound or so in tropical plant retailers. These same plants are being sold in their submerged form in your typical aquatic shop...

Just go to any decent garden centre or plant shop that sells indoor tropical plants. Most will work in that enviroment. creeping jenny works submerged as well. Incidentally you can buy hairgrass from pond aquatic suppliers for a quid a pop. Lots of alternatives if your skint like me. Which I...

Hi, So this is where it stands today. Im still not entirely happy though, as clearly I was intending a first class nature aquarium! :lol: I have so far loved every minute of it, and can sit and watch the plants and shrimp all night. Have had some issues with hair algae but that seems to have...

Ok, did some more research. So far I think we have; 1,Bacopa monnieri 2, Micranthemum umbrosum, 3, either Rotala sp?, Mayaca fluviatilis or Didplis diandra, 4, Lobelia cardinalis,? 5, Hygrophila corymbosa, 6, Rotala sp? Number 3 is difficult because its not doing very well. Its colour is darker...

Thanks, that helps a lot. I have somewhere to start looking now! Not sure whats worse shops that sell stuff they dont know anything about, or me buying it in the first place. Thanks a lot, ill do some more research.

Hi, Had a go IDing this lot could use some help tho. Got some info from plant geek, but the pics were not too good, fear mine arent much better. Other sites had conflicting names. Bacopa sp? (australis?) Micranthemum umbrosum ? Cant find this one, Cryptocoryne's. first is red under the...

Hi, title says it all. Would P Helferifor be suitable to use as a foreground carpet, for me as a beginer. I'm not having much luck with the glosso, obviously. I have a ten G tank with 45 W, soon to be 60W. Mish mash of plants! Cant say much about water quality, but our water is very hard, Ph...

Channel Catfish from N America, grow huge though. Lots of character. Always available at Wildwoods.

Thanks for the replies, I was going by the info on... http://www.planetinverts.com/ghost_glas ... hrimp.html Good site, May try sticking with cherries for now, as a begginer. I'm having more luck, and killing considerably less critters. Thanks

Hi, Has anyone had any luck keeping Grass Shrimp,(Ghost Shrimp) Palaemonetes paludosus? I found that they were voracious algae eaters, litterally stuffing themselves. Would have been very effective, and certainly interesting to watch. That is if they didnt die so quickly. Tried two lots both...

Bob has a harem now! He also has shirley shrimp to keep him company... Had 16 of these today within 2 hours only had 2! :(

Meet, Bob. Yeah, I know its not brilliant, but its fun to have a go. Also, he's the first inhabitant of my tank!

Hi, thanks for your comments they are very encouraging. I will be getting some shrimp as soon as I feel confident enough to identify the correct ones. As far as fish goes, I'm going to wait another couple of weeks before I start buying. I agree with you about the rocks though I wanted something...

So, Did think it looked a bit barren and its not really shaping up to be the aquascape I really imagined. So Ive added more plants and improved the diy co2 a bit. Pls let me know what you think especially if its rubbish. thanks

Made some changes, much happier with the results. Just have to wait and see how the plants get on. Presuming I dont kill them all. It just occurred to me that this is a bit like Xfactor. I may be like one of those delusional sociopaths! OMG! Have added co2, More Lighting, and changed most of...

Hi all, :) Not too shy of criticism, so here goes. This is my first attempt at aquascaping, and it didn't quite go as planned. anyway; 45 Litre, 50cm wide, 30cm deep, 30cm high. Substrate is Flourite mixed with lime free potting grit, with silica sand at the front. 2x 15W T8, 1 Daylight,1...

Hi all, I must admit to only recently becoming interested in planted aquariums. I have kept fish mostly catfish for about 20 years, they generally dont mix well with a planted setup, for obvious reasons. However, due to my current problems with accomodation I dont have room for an aquarium of...