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Read somewhere that distilled water is an ideal type as a 4dkh for drop checker purposes and "got" some and tested it prior to using it in the drop checker. however dkh was zero. As i can't find a 4dkh solution at the moment, is it better to use the distilled water rather than aquarium water in...

I installed the Aquatic Nature Co2 system last monday and i'm dosing around 2-3 bubbles per second in my 240 ltr tank. Todate i still haven;t noticed any particular growth :( I witnessed some slight pearling in the Heteranthera Zosterifolia and even in an Anubia barberi, but am disappointed as...

A simple question..... Which plants pearl most than others and why? Should the pearling be proportional to the growth rate? I mean, do fast growing stem plants pearl more than slow growing anubias?

Hi I have a Juwel Rio 240 tank equipped with the standard light-unit which is the Juwel Hi-Lite 2x 54W T5s which come with a "Day" light set at 9000K and the other "Nature" light set at 4100K. I am experiencing very slow plant growth even though i have switched to pressurized Co2 this week...

I just set-up my Aquatic nature Professional Co2 system. Co2 is visible as it leaves the glass diffusor, but i'd like to ask if its normal to see micro co2 bubbles floating around the tank (thanks also to the circulation Newave Pump). I beleive this is a good sign but i also like to ask if this...

This is driving me nuts! I have a Juwel Rio 240 aquarium which is planted. I have noticed some stunted growth in plants and was reading everywhere including here, regarding how to set-up correctly a planted tank. I have read about the must of 10x water circulation. In my aquarium's case, the...

My tank is a Juwel 240ltr tank which has an internal filter with a pump of just 600l/h. Since my tank is planted i have read UKAPS article on setting a high-tech planted tank, and read the emphasis on filtering/circulate the water at 10 times the volume per hour. In my case this is 2400l/h...

I am tempted to make my first shy steps into Co2. I have a 240l tank, 2x 54W T5 lighting 8hrs a day, and daily dosage of Ocean nutristion fertil+, Trace+ and iron+. So it seems that my system lacks only Co2, with good fertilization and also a good amount of lighting. As i am quite afraid to try...

I dose 6ml daily of Ocean Nutrition Fertil+, Trace+ and Iron+ at aroun 7am in the morning while the lights are still off. Is it more advisable to dose the fertilizer during the photo period? Or is this irrelevant?

I have tried Java moss to cover a big piece of moor wood but ended up eaten by two siames algae eaters which i love and wouldn't like to get rid off since they are also great against algae issues. I'd like to know if Siamese algae eaters tend also to eat Riccia Fluitans. In case not, i'll try...

Hi, I am quite new in this hobby, having started just one year ago. But couldn't resist the temptation of starting the hard way, toward creating a beautiful planted tank. My tank is a 240ltr Juwel Rio aquarium, and is equipped with 2x T5 54W tubes with added reflectors. No pressurized Co2. I...

Hi, I have a 240ltr planted tank with a non-Co2 set-up. Lighting is 2x 54W T5s, and Aquamedic Volcanit substrate. I currently dose Seachem Fluorish as a liquid fert fortnightly. Plants in are Vallisneria Asiatica, Echinodorus Bleheri, and crypto species. Coming up is a group of Pogotemon...

Hi, Just received my order i placed from Java-Plants UK. All plants seem fine, apart rom the moss which is half green, and half brown. I tried to get rid of most of the brown parts, but i still got a fair amount of it tied onto my tank's moor-wood piece. As i have no experience of mosses, i'd...

I am about to start buying plants for my 240ltr aquarium. As for stemplants such as Hgrophila Polysperma is it better to buy it leaded underneath so that it will not float up? Or it is easily plantable without lead weight?

I have just set-up my Juwel Rio 240 aquarium which is equipped with 2x 54W T5 "Hi-Lite" tubes (1 "Nature" 4100K and other "Day" 9000K). Is this light ok for growing plants successfully? I mean is it a low-light set-up or medium-light set-up? I am new into the hobby so need some advice prior to...