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  1. madlan

    Tds/ro tap water

    Hi Sam, He probably meant Kh should be 0 - 5, not Gh. Your tap water sounds excellent, you obviously can't test it for everything as Lindy says - My water company added something that killed a large number of my Neocaradina a few months ago... :( If it were me, I would add dechlorinator and...
  2. madlan

    Freshwater Shrimp

    I believe he is on holiday Doug - I'll contact him now for you.
  3. madlan

    Angels and Cardinals

    I added 6 leopoldi angels and 50 cardinals to a large tank 3 years ago - still swimming happily.
  4. madlan

    Dennerle Duo

    I think Piece-of-fish uses HMF with a power head behind the sponge, should be almost silent, fairly cheap to try if the sound if too much.
  5. madlan

    Interesting new water mover

    They had these at Interzoo - the amount of water they can shift is amazing.
  6. madlan

    Interzoo 2014 - Tropica Scapes

    Some closer shots:
  7. madlan

    Interzoo 2014 - Tropica Scapes

    They were all IHM MÜLLER Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
  8. madlan

    Interzoo 2014 - Tropica Scapes

    Alexander is correct:
  9. madlan

    Interzoo 2014, anybody going?

    I kept an eye out for anyone in a UKAPS shirt, the place was too big!
  10. madlan

    Interzoo 2014 - Tropica Scapes

    I took a few mobile phone (excuse the quality) snaps while at the Tropica stand - very nice scapes:
  11. madlan

    Sulawesi

    Yup! (I have 4 types at the moment, more to come soon)
  12. madlan

    Brown Hair Algae\Diatoms?

    It starting to go - seems shrimp love the stuff!
  13. madlan

    Brown Hair Algae\Diatoms?

    Hmm, it's a 3 month old eheim 2213 - I stripped the tank bare (except for the filter media) to get rid of this but back it comes! :( What do you think about no light? I have a 11w PC over it (30l), EI dosing plus high Co2 (drop checker almost yellow). Lighting is 6 hours a day at the moment...
  14. madlan

    Brown Hair Algae\Diatoms?

    Hi all, I've got a really annoying algae that starting to annoy me... I thought it was the usual diatoms as the tank is only a few weeks old but it's growing in threads rather than a film. It seems brittle as if rubbed it breaks up unto tiny needle like pieces. Anyway, here's a photo:
  15. madlan

    Heat/warmth for an emersed moss set-up?

    (Woops, just noticed the age of the thread!) - Any updates on the tank? How did it go? Almost all mosses enjoy cooler temperatures (15 - 25 seems ideal for almost all of the 50+ tropical mosses I grow). I find it initially grows fast in warmer conditions but then seems to stall, with poor...
  16. madlan

    Willow moss, Browning?

    I grow willow moss in the pond!
  17. madlan

    Online Shrimp Stores

    What about hobbyshrimp.co.uk?
  18. madlan

    Crushed Lava (Fuji Grit)

    I was going to use this neat in a shrimp tank (low tech, moss mainly) - Do you mean sharp as in fish damaging themselves on it?
  19. madlan

    Crushed Lava (Fuji Grit)

    I thought so, I might give it a go for some shrimp tanks :) The only question is will it float?!
  20. madlan

    Crushed Lava (Fuji Grit)

    Has anyone used crushed lava for substrate before? I wonder if it would have an effect on the water chemistry? Crushed Lava - 12 ltr Bag [CL-003] - £11.00 : British Bonsai, the UKs Top Online Bonsai Tree Shop
  21. madlan

    Lighting distance from water surface?

    Just ordered the lighting so I'll let you know how it goes.
  22. madlan

    Lighting distance from water surface?

    Have you ever used LED strips before? I use them on some dart frog setups, they seem to grow terrestrial plants quite well. Do you consider 4032 lumens over a 30cm deep 180 litre tank low lighting? I'm sticking the strips to some steel channelling, these can just sit across the tank without...
  23. madlan

    Lighting distance from water surface?

    Apparently the angle is 120' (I emailed the supplier linked above)
  24. madlan

    Lighting distance from water surface?

    Thanks Darrel :) Each meter has 120 x 14 Lumen Leds (1680 Lumens per meter), I will be having two strips across a 120cm tank. So 240cm = 4032 Lumens over the tank. The tank is only 30cm deep, (20 when water line and substrate are taken into account. I'll also be growing only mosses, what do...
  25. madlan

    Lighting distance from water surface?

    Are we talking a massive difference for 8" ?
  26. madlan

    Lighting distance from water surface?

    Hi all, How much of an effect does having the lighting close to the water surface make on PAR? I'm using some LED strips that are waterproof - I could easily mount them 1" above the water, or attach them to the shelf above which is about 8" above the water surface...
  27. madlan

    Sulawesi Scape

    Oak is an excellent idea, there's load's of fallen branches here, did you seal it up with anything?
  28. madlan

    Sulawesi Scape

    Hi all, I'd like to scape a tank (70x50x30h) for some Sulawesi shrimp, similar to this: Has anyone seen wood similar to that (a fallen tree effect)? For the rocks, the closest thing I can find is the Caribsea Woodstone Rocks from AquaEssentials...
  29. madlan

    Replaced Fire Extinguisher, PSI Too High?

    Great! I took it to the end of the garden to pull the handle... I'm putting this on a 27l nano so it should last a few years hopefully! :)
  30. madlan

    Replaced Fire Extinguisher, PSI Too High?

    Hi all, Just replaced the fire extinguisher - I noticed the regulator is showing much higher values than when I connected the first extinguisher.... Is that a problem? Originally it was 900\70 (Pictured below) the new one is 1000\115!
  31. madlan

    Fire extinguisher CO2

    Is that a fish in the bubble counter? :lol:
  32. madlan

    Online Shrimp Stores

    The problem was apparently oxalic acid, they release this when cut (sap's full of it) - theory has it that a shrimps shell is somehow damaged by it... I had 6 30cm cubes packed with anubias and crypts, never had a problem. There was also a chap (on shrimpnow forum I think) who blended up an...
  33. madlan

    Online Shrimp Stores

    Arrived! All good shrimp, no DOA.
  34. madlan

    Online Shrimp Stores

    Should be here any minute. (Nothing yet... Waiting by the door!)
  35. madlan

    Online Shrimp Stores

    http://www.aquaticshrimp.co.uk - Have an order coming tomorrow.
  36. madlan

    inline bubble counters.

    You fill it up with RO water, Like this:
  37. madlan

    Smallest drop checker?

    Sounds good - where did you get it?
  38. madlan

    Smallest drop checker?

    Closed top unfortunately - It's a P@H cube, might be enough space to get it on, there's about 6mm gap?
  39. madlan

    Smallest drop checker?

    So what's the smallest drop checker people have seen\used? I have a small nano, my current one looks at bit daft :lol:
  40. madlan

    One way value no longer one way..

    Hi all, FE ran out a few days ago, just about to change it and noticed the one way valve is full of water. Do you think this would have affected the solenoid\regulator? I can't tell how far the water travelled. Thanks.
  41. madlan

    Akadama or Moler Clay?

    I just setup a shrimp cube for testing with the same substrate (fine grain):
  42. madlan

    Co2 with Air Powered Filtration

    Does gluteradehyde not cause problems with shrimp?
  43. madlan

    Co2 with Air Powered Filtration

    Hi all, Does anyone use Co2 with air powered sponge filters? I have a group of nano (27 l) shrimp tanks I'd like to use Co2 on, however they have sponge filters... Would the surface agitation make it pointless?
  44. madlan

    Cheap HO T5 fluorescent tubes - Update with photos

    What do you think a pair of Osram 865's and a pair of 840's would look like? (Deep, lots of wood and moss) Can't get much else in the size I need (39W 849mm)
  45. madlan

    neon tetra disease in cardinals?

    Sounds like physical damage and\or bacterial infection?
  46. madlan

    Some of my Shrimp...

    Black tigers are doing great :) I've just started with some paraguard too as I was losing a shrimp a day (after mixing shrimps I think - bacterial?)
  47. madlan

    Cardinal Tetras and Flow

    I have a shoal of 50 - They would hide in the plants all day for over a month, now they have settled they are out and about regardless of flow.
  48. madlan

    shallow\slim aquariums?

    Flow shouldn't be a problem, it's only 14l (12 us gal) - I'll be using it for a very minimal scape of mostly HC.
  49. madlan

    shallow\slim aquariums?

    Anyone seen any aquariums with these dimentions in the UK? 35.4 X 8.3 X 9.4 Inchs: http://www.aquariumtanksupply.com/mr_aq ... 413817.php
  50. madlan

    Red Rili berried

    Any update on the shrimp? They must have hatched by now? :lol:
  51. madlan

    Fluval Studio 900...'Dragons Crypt' Journal finished.

    Re: Fluval Studio 900. Made one a while ago: http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=17698
  52. madlan

    CO2 Refills...

    Anyone found a refiller in Hertfordshire?
  53. madlan

    Fluval Studio 900...'Dragons Crypt' Journal finished.

    Re: Fluval Studio 900. I do exactly that - I have a koralia in the corner with the pipes which disturbs the surface, I get excellent flow through the whole tank without any jet streams - the nozzles almost half the flow turning it into a jet! (i've got an FX5 so it was like a washing...
  54. madlan

    Fluval Studio 900...'Dragons Crypt' Journal finished.

    Re: Fluval Studio 900. Love the scape! Did you know the directional nozzles pull off? I get a much better flow without them.
  55. madlan

    Growing Mosses

    Are we still talking about moss here? :lol:
  56. madlan

    F1 altum angels

    Tempting if they are true altums... http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/p ... 229426.php
  57. madlan

    AM1000 Reactor Diffusion Question

    I want a lilly pipe outlet for my FX5 - although it needs to be upside down as my tank is drilled!
  58. madlan

    AM1000 Reactor Diffusion Question

    I posted some pics in my journal of the output from my FX5, it's spilt with a Y splitter to the reactor and heater which rejoin before connecting to the outlet. I hesitated for a week until Ceejay assured me it was meant to be cut, glad I did as flow would have been restricted.
  59. madlan

    New to shrimp with a few questions

    I took a picture of Marks but then got distracted so missed the rest :lol:
  60. madlan

    AM1000 Reactor Diffusion Question

    I run mine without media, I get a very lime green drop checker with no discharge. I found the key was controlling flow, by splitting the output from my filter to the reactor and external heater I have full control.
  61. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    I'll call them tomorrow - If it's just the clip then I'll pass. George mentioned it to me at the Aquatics Live show yesterday, he said something about the balast cannot hang on the side like it does? (I assume it's not waterpoof) All the other manufactures seem to stick a transformer plug on or...
  62. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    Any update mate? I've got 7 of these... Do I just take them all in and swap them over?
  63. madlan

    George Farmer

    While showing off the fire extinguisher it appears :jawdrop
  64. madlan

    Aquatics Live

    Re: Aquatics Life Did you mean Aquatics Live or did we go to different shows? :lol: Loved the shrimp talks by Chris Lukhaup too.
  65. madlan

    [CONTEST] UKAPS @ Aquatics Live, Olympia

    What times the aquascaping contest?
  66. madlan

    Some of my Shrimp...

    I used RO with akadama for a few months, no effect on pH. The Co2 plus remineralisation powder kept it faily stable (6.8) with hardly any swing at night with Co2 off. I kept the KH at 2 though as I was worried about a pH crash!
  67. madlan

    Selling Snow White Shrimp (Taiwan Hybrids)

    I thought the same mate but let it slip due to how long he's been registered, I think both points would be valid, 25+ posts or registered for X no of months. (Some people are just shy)
  68. madlan

    Selling Snow White Shrimp (Taiwan Hybrids)

    I've had shrimp from this chap in the past, he really knows his stuff and has some of the best shrimp on the UK.
  69. madlan

    Boosting GH for Shrimp

    Hi All, I'm currently using a comercial additive when making up RO for water changes, this gives (1g per 10l): K 10mg/l Ca 13mg/l Mg 3mg/l Cl 3mg/l TDS 75ppm gH 2.5° kH 0.0° Has anyone used a formula for mixing up their own? I've got quite a few salts for EI, could I use these?
  70. madlan

    Illegal Fish and LFS'

    I would have told them which store it was without question - If enough shops are doing this world wide it could directly lead to the extinction of that species, not something we really want to burden the hobby with! It's bad enough with marine\reef keeping and wild collected animals, I can see...
  71. madlan

    25L Nano

    I've tried UG several times in hard water, soft water, high light, low light, high Co2, low Co2... You get the idea :lol: It grows very well in pots of peat on the windowsill though :?
  72. madlan

    Deep Jungle

    I should have started this ages ago! After a poor start (3 damaged aquariums with a fight to replace them...) I've finally got something to start working with. Equipment list: Aquarium: Fluval Profile 1200 (323l) Lights 4 x 39W T5 (on 8 hours) Blue LEDs for evenings Substrate: Acadama (with...
  73. madlan

    Which one is which one- dry powders

    I purchased the KNO3 from eBay, was quite heavy for an empy bottle!
  74. madlan

    Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? inconclusive conslusion.

    Re: Plantsalive.co.uk ?? What about posting in the wanted section? I got some Blyxa and excellent mixed crypts quite cheap from another member :)
  75. madlan

    Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? inconclusive conslusion.

    Re: Plantsalive.co.uk ?? I now spend a few minutes at the weekend checking out Pets @ Home. They stock Tropica plants (some rare ones too strangely, picked up a Hygrophila Pinnatifida for £3) and currenly have a deal on ( 3 for £10)
  76. madlan

    Any Fluval Profile 1000 owners?

    I got one form Seapets about 6 months ago (1200) Fluval FX5 output split to a 300w external heater and an AM1000 Co2 reactor. The box in the top left is a peristaltic pump for dosing James "All In One" solution. Having to use a Koralia 4000 in the corner as the flow is reduced somewhat by the Y...
  77. madlan

    Enough Light?

    I used to worry about excess nutrients etc causing algae as it had always been a problem in the past. With my current setup I followed advice from various people here and now have a High Tech fast growing setup that's algae free, I don’t even clean the glass :) Lots of nutrients, lots of Co2...
  78. madlan

    350 Gal manzy dsplay

    What is the crinkled plant to the right??
  79. madlan

    Blue Tigers Breeding

    Will do, I've heard bad things about the Fluval shrimp substrate and been told the shrimplets can be hard to raise past a few weeks... Fingers crossed! Could explain why they cost so much?
  80. madlan

    Blue Tigers Breeding

    Heres a video of the shrimplets: http://youtu.be/HXY85tUJq3U
  81. madlan

    What do you feed your shrimp?

    nettles also, I have 11 shrimp species, 9 love them! (The other two are filter feeders so I'll let them off :lol: )
  82. madlan

    Blue Tigers Breeding

    My blue tigers have been carrying eggs for some time, noticed a few babies last night :)
  83. madlan

    SENEYE minireview with pics and video

    Could you ask them about monitoring Co2?
  84. madlan

    Fluffy , Ugly . . . . Algae !

    Yup, shrimps love the stuff!
  85. madlan

    Zebra snails and waste

    I find they are very messy in smaller aquaria - although they are really just converting algae and left over food into waste that's easily picked up if you have a good turn over.
  86. madlan

    Auto dosing daily - some advice please

    I dose with an automatic system, works great. Here’s the mix I use: http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f= ... 10#p164347 Get yourself a peristaltic pump too, much more controllable than a submersible: http://www.williamson-shop.co.uk/aquado ... 5551-p.asp
  87. madlan

    Seneye USB parameter sensor

    I have a low power (atom mini-itx) server running in the cupboard also, found a 15 metre USB extension on eBay that works great!
  88. madlan

    Seneye USB parameter sensor

    They have the Reed\Planted tank version in stock too. Seneye reef product is aimed at reef aquarium keepers and planted aquarium owners. The device has a full light meter able to measure LUX, Kelvin and PAR. Easy to use Constantly monitoring reliable and accurate early warning...
  89. madlan

    Altum or not Altum?

    scalare mate, nice fish still!
  90. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    Exchange for existing customers?
  91. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    Only the smaller one if you subscribe - you can collect it from any P@H.
  92. madlan

    akadama questions

    I'm using akadama + EI (fairly new setup so still needs to grow out):
  93. madlan

    10 planted tank myths

    Something similar would be great for the articles section here - Most of the information in I slowly gathered from various threads, a basic thorough list like that would have been great!
  94. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    I've got 6 of these and they all have the same issue, hole for the wire is large allowing objects to be sucked in, bypassing the sponge. PFK have started giving the Coopet nano for subscribing - I hope they have fixed the issue on newer versions!
  95. madlan

    Larry's Glade

    Re: Lo-Tech nano - Filter Impeller Massacre I doubt it would be oxygen starvation. Reverse osmosis water has an increased oxygen concentration, as O2 has a small enough molecule to cross the membrane. Do you aerate\heat the water before changing? I would put my money on a massive pH swing...
  96. madlan

    10 planted tank myths

    Excellent article George :thumbup: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/c ... p?sid=4176
  97. madlan

    Problems finding Ottos - insider knowledge?

    Maidenhead in St Albans have got loads in now.
  98. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    We are in the minority by quite a large margin, most owners will see no reason to replace the filter wondering why they are losing live stock. Low quality is not the issue, killing fish/shrimp consistently and needlessly is.
  99. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    You wouldn’t buy a cheap vacuum cleaner and accept the fact it has sucked up your cats and dogs!
  100. madlan

    P@H/Coopet Nano cube

    I can see a class action against P@H for all the lost shrimp\fish developing :lol:
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