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Hi all, I have been out of the hobby for around 2 years whilst my little one was learning to walk and being nosy on anything around the house. Im looking to start another scape again as sold everything before. I want to get a custom tank built, nothing different just the usual 120 x 45 x 45. The...

Hi peeps I'm after a 120cm hanging light unit. I did have my eye on the arcadia stretch but due to positioning of lily pipes etc I have decided against them (hence the hanging). I was looking to get a 2nd hand Arcadia ot2, the reason behind this is because Arcadia is what I have always used and...

Hi all I'm just setting up a 120, I was looking to get the arcadia stretch but after a lot of umming and arring have decide to keep with the arcadia ot2. On my last set up I made an ada style light hanger which turned out fine. After doing a bit of searching I come across this. Just wondered if...

Hi guys Just setting up a 240 litre, am planning on running a jbl e1500 and a koralia powerhead 1600 lph. I am looking to put the glass co2 diffuser under the powerhead which will also be below the outlet. Could I put the powerhead on a timer with the co2? Or should I have x10 rule running...

Hi guys just up sizing tanks from a 60p to a 240 litre. I have a jbl cristalprofi e1500. So was looking to add a koralia powerhead to up the flow. For the x10 rule is just a simple as buying a koralia with whatever lph I need? I will be putting the co2 diffuser under the powerhead to distribute...

Hi guys Im just setting up a discus tank which will be hardscape only. I've been looking for a light and have come across an arcadia led freshwater unit. I'm not planning on growing any plants just wondered if anyone has any experience with this as I can't find much on the Web. I'm a little out...

Hi guys, I have been out of the planted tank scene for a bit. Just getting the bug back for the hobby. I have had a set up for just under a year but have run it low tech for the last 6 months with only crypts. I have just started to inject co2 again and have had a rescape with several new...

Hi guys, I have been out of the planted tank scene for around 8 months. (Pregnant other half and a baby boy). I give my ADA 60p a full going over as nothing had been touched for months. Filled up after a good scrub and clean of everything. I now have a leak coming from my filter where the...

Hi guys When visiting different stores and looking at there Cardinal Tetra, some stores seem to make there colours stand out alot more than others. Is this down to what lighting is used? As some people say it's the health of the fish that make the colour stand out! I'd like to buy some cardinals...

As the title says guys on the home page of UKAPS just to the left of join us free is a gold and black striped fish, iv'e seen these before and can't remember for the life of me what it is:banghead: . Can somebody put me out ofmy misery please?? I am looking to stock my 60cm, not just aking a...

Hi guys Since doing a scape with seiryu stone, my water is silly hard, with it having no hood it evaporates a lot. But the hard water seems to leave water staining on the glass, how is the best way to clear this of without scratching the glass?? Thanks

Hi guys, i have just set up a 60p. It has been cycling for a few weeks now, so am looking at getting some small fish in there. I was looking at getting Galaxy Rasboras but see a few pics of Clown Killifish which look awesome. Has anyone kept these in a tank without a hood? As i have read...

Hi peeps, just set up a new tank. It's the 1st time i have used plants from new as before now i bought from here when they are already submersed. I have planted some Rotala Rotundifolia a week ago and the leaves seem to be turning brown and look unhealthy. Is this just a transition period from...

I was going through one of my favourite journals by which is by George Farmer, and have come across a plant which i don't think is mentioned. Can anybody tell me what the plant is in the 2nd pic, it is at the front mixed in with the Eleocharis acicularis and has slight jagged leaves as if its a...

Hi guys. Just a quicky! As the title says, what is the best way to treat seiryu stone, before starting a new scape? The stone is fresh and never used! Thanks

Hi guys Just a quicky, just setting up a 60p. I want quite a bit of height at the rear of the tank. Is there anything people use to raise the height at the back og the tank? Just seems a waste of good substrate and very expensive to use around 7 inches of amazonia at the rear of a tank!!! Any...

Hi guys Can anyone recommend a glass in tank diffuser and bubble counter? All what i seemed to have looked at seem too big, ive always used reactors so don't know much about these... Thanks

Hi guys. I was planning on getting a new set up, but after checking the funds and the price of new cabinets have found that i can get a new optiwhite tank but can't afford the cabinet. I was planning on getting a 90cm, i currently have a fluval 100cm tank and cabinet, due to funds have decided...

Hi all I am just in the planning stages of my 2nd ever planted tank, i would like to go for a NA style set up. I have just purchased a Arcadia OT2, i would like to hang the light from the ceiling or a lighting arm. Can anyone tell me the maximum height this would be best hanging from the surface...

Hi all, I have just downsized my tank to 90x45x45, on my last tank i was running an external reactor. As i have just purchased an optiwhite and 2 sets of lily's i quite like the idea of getting aglass diffuser. I was contemplating on running the external reactor along with a glass diffuser...

Hi all I was just reading one of Viktor Lantos journals and he mentioned in there something about how too much CO2 can cause algae. I can't remember off the top of my head what it was...... Staghorn i think, i'm not saying i disagree with Viktor because i have seen the great work he scapes, and...

Hi Guys, Just a quick question as the title says, Is there a way to treat BGA without doing a blackout? I have a 55g which is quite heavily planted, i recently pulled out some Staurogyne to replace with some pygmy chain sword. I think this may have triggered the BGA as i pulled out the...

Hi guys, I'm about 14 weeks into my first attempt at a planted tank, the tank is doing really well. It is quite heavily planted (jungle style). The tank is 200l and running at around x15 turnover with spray bars along the back wall one on top of the other. My question is would this amount of...

Hi peeps, Not to sure if this is the right place to post?? Thought alot of people would be intrested, There is a t.v programme on tomorrow night called Pets for life which is all about the hobby of fishkeeping. The programme is on Sky channel 201 or Freesat channel 403 at 7.30, also repeated on...

Hi all I have a 200 litre tank with 2 filters running, total flow is around x15 turnover with a JBL e1500 lph, and Eheim that runs 1000lph. The Eheim has a reactor running through it with FE as CO2, My question is does both filters have to be running 24/7? Surely the x10 turnover is for when...

Hi peeps I have a newish set up, i am using ADA Amazonia so have got quite a bit of an ammonia spike. I have got a few diatoms appearing which i would expect, not too bothered about these atm. I have a some Limnophila Aromatica and some hair algae has just appeared on one of the stems. I am...

Hi Guys I have just setup a new tank using ADA Amazonia, i know alot of people on here use this substrate. Was just curious to how long individual peoples tank took to cycle using this?? I understand that every tank is different so there will be different times. Basically just a wonder how...

Hi all, Just a quickie, i'm setting up my first planted tank at the w'end. I am dosing EI as in Clives tutorial. Just wondering do i dose straight away from day 1as soon as the tank is filled?? Didn't know if there had to be some settling time for the plants before dosing? Many Thanks in...

Hi all, :wave: Just embarking on the new hobby, I've been floating around the forum for a while now trying to gather as much research and info as possible, so you'l have to excuse the mess I shall probably make of this journal and (hopefully not) the tank. I bought around 2 years ago a Fluval...

Hi Everyone :wave: Just setting up my first planted tank... Eventually! My set up is 200l tank, will be dosing EI and Co2 will be via external reactor and FE. Substrate is ADA Amazonia so will be doing every other day W/C for around 5 weeks, (not sure if this plays any part in lighting) My...

Hi everyone. I'm looking to tidy up the inside of my cabinet, I have seen on some tanks on the forum where people have clipped the tubing to the side of the cabinet to help guide and tidy the tubing. Does anyone have any links or know of anywhere I can ourchase these clips/clamps? Thanks in...

Hi all :wave: I'm just about to take the step into my 1st attempt at a planted tank,I will be running Co2, I have the lighting & substrte etc sorted, but the question I have is..... 200l Tank Filters - JBL e1500 & Eheim 2028 Hydor ETH 300 Aqumas Reactor I'm not sure what to attatch to...

Hi all :wave: I have just purchased a Eheim 2080 secondhand, the filter used to be used on a marine tank. What i'd like to know is would this be ok on a planted tank? It has no media and i have replaced the pipes from the filter, the intake and outtake as i wasn't a fan of the Eheim green. Was...

Hi all :wave: I'm just in the process of setting up my first planted tank, I have decided to go with pressurised co2. The tank is 200 litres, and would like to keep as much equiptment out of the tank as possible. I have seen that Aquamas is highly rated and see that they also do a complete...

Hi all, im very new too this. I recently purchased a fluval roma 200 which has x2 t8 30w tubes as standard. I have decided to add an additional ballast which is a hagen glo with x2 t5 39w. The t8 tubes are aqua glo and a power glo. Can anyone advise me on what t5 tubes i should add and should i...