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Bit of a long shot, but does anyone happen to know of a shop with some zebra otos currently in stock? Trying to get hold of a group but they seem to be rarer than a rare thing. I'm in Andover, but I'd travel a couple of hours for them. Anyone spotted any?

Hi I'm looking for a decent LED lighting solution for my 40cm cube tank (60l). I don't want it to be too bright, I just want the shimmer effect and enough light for a "low light" setup - to grow mosses, anubias etc I have considered (and still am) the TMC range - they have a small clip on...

Not strictly a planted tank, as such. But I thought folk might be interested to see my Tanganyika 350l, it's a little bit of a twist on the usual ocean rock/cobbles. The lighting is provided by 2 Aquarays and 2 AquaFX tubes. It could reasonably be called "low tech" :P No ferts, no CO2...

Hi I bought a 40x40x40 cm (60l) cube tank at the weekend in which I plan to keep shrimp. The seller provided with it a BiOrb "intelligent" LED light unit - this is the one with 4 bright white LEDs and a blue one, it operates on a 24 hour cycle. It's quite an elegant looking thing and sits...

Hello folks Looking for a bit of advice on my new setup. I've just bought a 60l cube tank on eBay. It's filtered by a Dennerle nano external, and lit by a BiOrb LED light unit. My plan is to turn it into a shrimp tank holding 2-3 colourful species. The substrate is inert dark sand, and the...

Hi all Looking for a bit of advice on a "very" low tech shrimp set-up. I've bought on ebay a 40cm cube tank (60l) in which I plan to keep a couple of species of shrimp. It is lit by one of those BiOrb "intelligent" LED lights, which gives a lovely effect to the tank but is by no means bright...

Hi I have a 2 month old planted tank (360l). Up until now I have been using the pre-mixed fertiliser from aquariumplantfood.co.uk but once my initial supply ran out last week I decided to switch to EI to save a bit of cash. I bought the starter kit from the same website, but now I am a bit...

Hi all I am having a few algae issues with my month-old tank. Nothing too serious at the moment, but I'm just trying to understand exactly what I have - any help would be great. My setup is a 350l tank with 150W of T5 lights, plus two "Aqua FX" LED tubes as supplementary lighting and for...

Hi. I've bought this reg: http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/tmc-v2-pressure-regulator-pro-with-solenoid-valve-p-3702.html It looks pretty well built, but there is nothing in the instructions about being able to alter the working pressure. Now, I have also ordered one of the UP atomizers from...

Edit: Cross posted on PFK, for info. Hi Well following a lot of reading and some great advice on this forum and over on PFK I am finally getting to the point that I can start my first planted tank build! It's a bit daunting to be honest... Hopefully if I can keep this thread updated you kind...

Hi I live near Andover Patio Centre who sell 81cm tall co2 cylinders on a rent-free basis for about £20. Really good deal, but the cylinders are apparently 81cm tall, which is too high for my cabinet. It "might" fit, if I was able to wedge the cylinder in on the diagonal at the back of the...

Hi. I'm just starting the set-up of a new tank (150 x 40 x 60) which will be planted and have pressurised CO2. I've been debating the substrate choices and am pretty much settled on play sand/silver sand (both for the low cost, but also for the look which I've always liked). I understand that...

Might be a slightly odd question but can someone with a DIY FE setup tell me how tall their FE/regulator combo is inside the cabinet? Trying to work out what size FE I'll be able to squeeze into the cupboard. I've found some 5kg FEs which are 66cm high, but I imagine the reg adds a fair bit? Thanks

Hi Quick question on the large water changes that are suggested for planted tanks. I understand the reasoning behind them, does anyone have any tips on how to go about doing them more easily? Currently I change about 25% per week on my 180l tank (not really "planted"). I use the good ol'...

Hello! Brand new member here, having found my way here from PFK. I am in the process of planning my first "planted" tank, and I'm just looking for some advice/reassurance about my choices so far. I've kept fish for a long time and my current setup has low light plants and is very low-tech (no...