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    Rio 125 Rebooted Dutch Style.

    Hi gang. I've been absent for a few years during which the tank got slightly neglected, no ferts, no Co2 and overrun with needle leaf java fern. The old journal is here. http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/rio-125-orphans-island-5-week-update-plenty-of-pics.18020/ Anyway, onwards and upwards. I...
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    P&H 30cm cube emersed Iwagumi attempt.

    Or sort of. :lol: Been busy for the last few hours. I'm not one known for my rock and wood placement, so decided to try a little Iwagumi in a cube but keeping it as an emersed project. As I'm itching to plant a tank I decided an emersed one will be cheaper to setup up and keep running...
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    Emersed Staurogyne.

    As I had some small trimmings over from the brutal hacking, I decided to try growing this emersed. I put and inch or so of OK soil into an empty ice cream tub, dropped in trimmings, most are just resting on the substrate they are so short. 15-4-2012 Well I thought my parents who were tank...
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    Broken down or having a picnic

    Me n the Mrs have just got back from 10 days in Spain. Pulled off the airport carpark and the nearside suspension popped. As we are still on the airport service roads the police keep stopping and asking us if we have broke down. The first few times it's yeah, RAC said 3 hours. Now I just laugh...
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    60l RCS tank.

    On with another journal. I've had this tank running for the past few months with some random fish in there, now they have been re homed I'm going for a 3rd attempt with red cherry shrimp. Wish me luck. :thumbup: The tank is a 60l Arcadia Arc, along with internal filter, light, and heater that...
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    How to approach a LFS about their lack of plants?

    I've been thinking about this for a while. One of my larger LFS's, (stuck in a garden centre), is not really moving with the times. This means for me, a good 2-3 hour round trip to visit places that stock Aquafleur and Tropica pots. The LFS in question stocks Cabomba, twisted vallis, Elodea and...
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    Cyprus Helferi - Trimming.

    So what is the best method of trimming. I'm getting bright light green new growth at a fair rate but as the leaves sway on the surface in the flow they get covered in BBA. I've been trimming individual leaves for weeks but the following week it is back. Could I hack them back just above the...
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    Drop checker still green?

    I have noticed on my new setup that my drop checker is an emerald green right now, the following day just before the gas kicks in again. Am I wrong assuming it should be blue or close to blue? I'm using an UP inline with Eheim 2075 on a Rio 125. Drop checker is around 4" from the substrate...
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    Ordered UP inline item looks different.

    Ok so I ordered this a while back for my 125 in 16/22mm although I've been sent a 12/16mm version it looks different to the inline UP atomisers i've seen. The listing showed the usual style of UP atomiser. Has anyone seen/used this version? I plan to get an Eheim for my 60l in the new year so...
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    Rio 125 - Orphans Island. 5 Week update, plenty of pics!

    After a false start with this tank and a recent house move it's time to start putting this one together. Tank - Juwel Rio 125l Filter. Internal removed. Eheim Pro 3 600 (2075) Rated 1250 lph. Stock media for now. Waiting for extra length of spraybar and clips etc. Lighting - Stock Juwel twin...
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    Holes in new leaves.

    I have a 28l nano that has been running since February. The latest batch of new leaves coming through on my Cryptocoryne Wedntii Green have small holes in them. I've checked on James Planted tank for the list of deficiencies but couldn't find anything about holes in new leaves, only old leaves...
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    Another P@H Cube. "3 rocks and a chunk of wood"

    I've decided to have a play with a P@H cube. My recent tanks have been a learning curve and now I feel the time is right to put this one out there so all can see it it flourish, (with staghorn) :mrgreen: So, learning what I have around here I avoided small stones and tried to give the...
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    Tanks for fish house.

    Still waiting on solicitors for the move but when I move I have a 19' garage to play with. I will be part converting to a fish house starting next year to embark on my angel fish breeeding projects as well as a few other species. I've started researching around for plain glass tanks for a good...
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    Assassin Snail & Reproduction.

    I aquired 2 of these fellas a couple of months locally with a batch of cherry shrimp although I think 1 was bagged as an empty shell so only 1 snail when I got them home. I recently aquired another 4 from a board member around 10 days ago. When introduced, my original snail hung onto 1 on the...
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    Glosso Bowl.

    Walking around Asda the wekend I found a nice little glass bowl for a fiver and a nice dish for £3 for a future Wabi. I decided to try some spare glosso clippings. Bowl is small maybe just under 1 litre. Not sure how glosso will cope with no flow when it's flooded but 3 days in and I see slight...
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    60l EI Dosing. Check please.

    After using the calculator I came up with the following. 5/32 Tsp Kno3 1/16 Tsp KH2Po4 3/8 Tsp Mgso4 Multiplying these by 12 for 4 week dosing gives aprox, 2 tsp Kno3, 1 Tsp Kh2po4 and around 5.5-6 tsp of Mgso4. I plan to use 300 ml of water to keep the dosing to a simple 25ml per dose. Trace...
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    EU/USA Reg fittings.

    Ok, maybe a silly question but would like to make sure before I call this company up. Thanks to anyone who confirms my logic. :oops: I ordered a TMC V2 Pro reg from a UK based aquatics company. They only had 1 version of this reg listed as EU Din 477 type and suitable to fit FE's. The reg...
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    Has anyone used this reg? TMC V2 Pro.

    Ok scraping the bits together now in preperation of firing up my Rio 125 project. I've been looking at this reg and was curious to if anyone has used/is using this. Looked around for best price. http://www.h2oaquatics.co.uk/saltwater- ... ulator-pro I was going to use an inline UP atomizer and...
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    Co2 + External. Which route?

    I'm grabbing a Fluval 305 for my 125 tank and was going with an in tank glass diffuser but now I'm pondering over an inline reactor. Apart from keeping more "bits" out of the tank does the inline reactor method have any other benefits over other injection methods? As all this is kinda new to me...
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    1st Journal Rio 125 - High Tech.

    So I snatched up a new Rio 125 a while back, new all boxed for a bargain price of £150. I was going to reluctantly use the internal filter to save on setup costs but it seems Juwel packed the wrong powerhead to fit into the filter box so it got ripped out. The extra space in the aquarium is very...
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    Got the bug after 20+ years.

    So I've been out of fishkeeping for over 20 years. Co2 was just surfacing, but with unlimited access to information and new products to play with I am back. It started with the new girlfriend who had a Biorb 30l boxed up in the garage. She never got a heater as her ex told her "Tropicals are...
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