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  1. J

    beginner needs advice please

    Greetings. this is my first attempt at plants, my queries ore twofold 1: In the collection of plants I bought were 3 lotus bulbs, instructions said plant with shoots at 45 degree, only 1 had visible shoot and these grew about 1 cm in the first 36 hours and a further 1 cm in the next 24 hours...
  2. J

    any info on this please

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TUNZE-CO2-DIFFUSE ... 2c5693a60a anyone used one and what do you think of it?
  3. J

    tube placement

    Ive just ordered some new t5 tubes 1x osram skylight 880 1x osram 840 1x sylvania growlux my housing is aluminium and I have lined it with plexiglass mirror for reflection, is there any advantage in placing the tubes in a particular order, front to back?
  4. J

    noisy co2 reactor

    greetings peeps, On the tank Im setting up Ive got a TMC1550 co2 reactor, with the turbo thingy to squish the gas bubbles . When I first got it the flow through was terrible, but after Iremoved all the moulding flash it was very good, however the turbo jobby is a noisy little mother. I removed...
  5. J

    fishless cycle advise

    Greetings peeps. Ive been cycling my 350 ltr tank for 20 days now, and nothing much has happened, as expected, but on Monday while talking to an old mate he said he kept cichlids and agreed to let me have ssome gunge from his filter. After water checks, we extracted about a quarter pint of thick...
  6. J

    help required in Glos

    greetings, anyone in gloucestershire willing to let me have/sell me some filter wool etc to kick start my fishless cycle, I am going away on sat August 21st so it will have to be before then. lfs seem to only want to sell starter culture stuff, tried it and zilch. thanks anyway
  7. J

    alternative to Kribensis?

    I want a pair of smallish cichlids for my community tank, was thinking of Kribensis, but have been told they are too aggressive for my small tetras, rasboras etc. anyone got a suitable alternative?
  8. J

    deep substrate

    where should I place my fertile layer of substrate when the overall depth is in excess of 7 inches, on the bottom as usual or just below the capping layer of gravel? soz for being a noobie
  9. J

    c02 and trickle filter

    greetings peep, My new tank comes with a trickle filter built into the hood, will this defeat my use of pressurised c02? I have a feeling it will.
  10. J

    flow rates for dummies

    greetings peeps please clarify the 10x rule for me and all other worm brains. does it mean that the water in the tank has to be moved at a rate equivilent to 10x its volume to achieve this aim? so a 100ltr tank would need to have a flow rate of 1000ltr per hour? where as the volume of water...
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