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Slowing down the flow hasn't been something that I have aimed to do but if I wanted to, I could add more media (my canister isn't completely filled) which would definitely give a reduction on flow.

I reckon if you fill the canister tightly with media, it would reduce the flow sufficiently. I use a 2211 on my 14l cube nano and it isn't overpowered at all. I also made my own inlet/outlet using clear acrylic pipe as I couldn't be bothered with the fragility and expense of glassware, here's...

Ah, nice one. I'll need to go take a look at the weekend, cheers!

@hijac Which shop did you get yours from? I was in the Corstorphine branch the other day looking for one and had no joy...

It's potentially unsafe to mess with files in the winsxs folder, here's a an explanation http://www.ghacks.net/2010/07/24/the-wi ... explained/

Good effort, there's also the nutricalc program that does a similar thing, even translating the dosage into teaspoons if you don't want to mix the powders into a solution. http://www.cherniaksoftware.com/homepag ... riCalc.exe

http://www.swelluk.com/aquarium/aquariu ... 80623.html That's the one.

20,000l?? :shock:

That made me chuckle, looks like he's stuck! Cracking pic!

A JBL reg and solenoid would set you back anywhere north of £140 brand new as they are vastly overpriced. At that price though it's a bit of a bargain...

Found this on aquarist classifieds... http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/p ... 125863.php Might be worth a go if it's still for sale as it's a known reg and it's a decent price.

Also, the seller states that the cylinders will be emptied for delivery (unless you can collect) so it'll work out more expensive in the end than a 2kg extinguisher (which would be delivered full) once you factor in a refill.

Good to know, as you say, it's a bit strange that no retailers mention this seeing as it's possibly the biggest stumbling block to anyone using filters with 16/22mm piping.

Also, isn't the AM1000 12/16mm hosetails? You'd have to buy extra parts to step down from 16/22mm hoses and I'm assuming there would be a slight impact on flow as well. Then again, you could probably just build the hosetails up with PTFE tape or something I suppose, but either way I still...

Awesome, cheers for the comprehensive breakdown of what's needed, think I'll start gathering bits to make one soon. Expect some posts regarding assembly when I do!

It's definitely of interest to me, I was keeping an eye on Ed's reactor a while back. How much do you reckon it hast cost to build in total?

Re: Re: Been meaning to get a refill off them for a while now, not exactly cheap though. Can't seem to find anywhere else in the Edinburgh area unfortunately.

2x39w is more than enough. My tank has the same base dimensions, but with a little more height and I use 2x39w which has allowed me to grow pretty much anything. 4x39W would just be overkill.

Sweet, geeky but awesome!

I agree about it being more fun than MW2, destructible environments and vehicles prevent the massive amount of campers that you get on MW2. That and there seems to be less whining brats playing BC2...

But it does, larger holed versions were used to transport eggs in. in crates. Hence the name.

Eggcrate should do the job. http://www.firststopaquatics.co.uk/acat ... Crate.html

The standard jbl ones are 12mm in diameter, the gecko that Flyfisherman suggested looks like it could do the job, the suckers on it appear slightly larger than the standard JBL ones but there's a chance they may fit. A bit of trimming with a stanley knife may be needed to make them fit the...

I haven't checked any of the shops in Edinburgh recently, but Water Wonders in gorgie occasionally have cherry shrimp, the same with East Lothian aquatics in Tranent. Outside In Aquatics in Haddington may also have them if you're prepared to travel that far. I was selling them occasionally as...

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shark-love-hoax.shtml Turns out the story was just an April fools, however those are still some amazing photos! :shock:

Righto then, not updated this in ages... All was going fine up till about a month a go, when the entire hc carpet started to lift out of the substrate despite several vain attempts to keep it down it all went completely pete tong in the end so I ended up throwing most of it out. The blyxa and...

Oh joy. That's my second hand eth300 just bit the dust... Bang goes the cash I had saved for rescaping materials.

Hydor koralia nano is pretty small and gives 900lph, I use a koralia 1 (next model up, giving 1500lph) with a tetratec ex1200 in a 120l tank and it gives excellent circulation.

Yikes, I'm gonna have to take a trip out to the depot up here!

Just got back to find a box of wood waiting for me, I must say it's amazing stuff! A massive thanks to all involved in collecting/receiving/distributing, well done guys! Oh, and if there's gonna be more stick my name down please.

Cheers Ed, I really need to get out more... :lol: I would suggest sliding them on and off the end of the bar rather than forcing it over it's full diameter as they seem a lot more fragile as you said.

I had the exact same idea last night as I was looking for something else in a box of stuff and came across the original clips from my t5 controller. I trimmed the small plastic legs on them and fitted them into a suction cup from a diffuser, seems to work a treat when tested on my ex700...

I wasn't having a go at all, just merely stating that they weren't what he was after. Sorry for any offence caused. And yes, those suckers look as if they would directly replace the OE ones, just pop the clip out and insert into the new ones.

I suspect he already has the black ones, he asked if anywhere sold clear ones. Clear suckers shouldn't be too hard to get hold of, however I reckon clips will be another story.

While eco complete is a pain to plant hc in due to the particle size, it grows absolutely fine in it in my experience.

Are you only using flourish excel as ferts?

If you're gonna go for a mustang, go classic mustang!

Re: lljdma06's New Nano Dutch! Loooong 1st post, sorry. :) CO2?? :jawdrop :jawdrop Sorry, just kidding! :lol:

5l of JBL aquabasis from zooplus is only £11ish delivered.

Thanks very much for the offer mate, doubt I'll be needing blyxa though, I'm pulling some out every few weeks with the rate it grows! Actually, come to think of it, I may have been offered some of it before if it's yourself that donated it to ELA! :lol:

Cheers mate, I usually go out to east lothian aquatics in tranent and outside in in haddington(good for live plants), occasionally I'll take a look at the shops within the city itself but tbh they aren't great imo... Most equipment is bought online just for the better prices.

Yeah mate, all the time, there's quite a few spilling over the rocks on the left which my godawful camera skills failed to capture.

I completely agree with this, I've never been one to ask questions much either and found the stickys and search function invaluable in broadening my knowledge. More stickys and an emphasis on proper research would be good, though that's not to say that questions shouldn't be asked at all, just...

Cheers for all the comments guys, much appreciated. The hardscape wasn't my own idea unfortunately but a blatant rip off of one I found on t'internet. As far as a stock list goes, there's 3 neons (possibly will be replaced), 4 otos, 3 liquorice gouramis (not honestly sure as they never come...

Me too, I can't wait to get hold of some of this stuff!

Righty, been meaning to do this for aaaages now, I acquired a 120l tank about a year and a half ago with the intention of just having a few fish in it, however plans changed as I started to look into planted tanks. I spent the next while collecting all the kit I thought I would need for a hight...

Someone on tff is selling kits to make moss walls, seems to include all the bits and pieces too. http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=296297

Ah I see, fair point, they aren't the sexiest bits of kit...

How about the Tetratec ex400 as an alternative?

Re: My Corner Tank - Venezia 190 Not usually into corner tanks myself, but I can honestly say that looks awesome, well done dude!

Both absolutely gorgeous, that E type is an inline 6 though not a V12 (car geek mode off)

Forgot to mention that I would require post on the next shipment. Just to say, we all really appreciate the effort you guys are going to in bringing this wood into the country and sending it out to us all, cheers guys!

Could you please take my name off the list and stick it on the one for the next batch, I'm absolutely skint at the mo and don't mind waiting for a new shipment.

Re: new scape attempts Definitely the last one for me, its got a nice triangular shape going on.

I only own tetratecs myself (2 ex1200s and 1 ex700) and cannot fault them at all, they haven't missed a beat. Not sure on the availability of them in your part of the world though. From the opinions I have heard, eheim filters are held in much higher regard than fluvals, though the eheim ecco...

Just a quick update, got the pump all connected up, even managed to get the speed controller into the circuit too, not bad for a total of £30.

Cracking photos! That last one reminds me of Florida when I was there visiting my grandparents as a kid, I'd never seen a sunset like it in my life!

Yikes, swiss moss emporium or what!

Sorry to drag this thread up again, but what is the best way to actually inject the CO2, i.e. what kind of part? Gonna have a stab at building one myself once college finishes up next week and this is the only part I'm unsure of. If anyone else has built their own, what did you use?

Re: Tonsers 200L Optiwhite ... now ft. floaters :( Ah well, these things are sent to test us... damned unlucky, but I'm sure you'll be able to make a proper job of sorting it!

Defo a schwartzii, I've got 4 of 'em.

Currently dosing TPN+ but switching to DIY ferts once the current bottle is empty due to costs and to allow me to make up a solution for autodosing.

My comment was poorly worded, I meant CO2 levels are critical, too much CO2 does not propagate algae as far as i am aware, quite the opposite.

It's not really masking the issue, CO2 is critical to whether a lot of forms of algae thrives or dies.

Re: Packing it in "NO I'm Back boys and Girls" I'd maybe reduce the burst of all 4 tubes to try and help with your algae problems, otherwise though that's a nice looking tank you have!

Well of course it will slow it down to a degree, as to how much I honestly couldn't tell you but I don't think it's hugely restrictive as the surface movement from the spraybar is still good and that's running 4 sections of pipe rather than the usual 3. The Koralia is in there to take care of...

My ex1200 is running the diffuser and external heater and it seems fine, though I do use a Koralia 1 in the tank for circulation as well.

I fitted mine to my EX1200 yesterday, there was no need to cut the hosetails, but I did use a couple of hose clips to secure the pipe to the diffuser seeing as any large movement of the pipes could easily pull them off the hosetails.

Having seen your other posts, am I right in assuming it's for a 125l tank? If so, that's the same size my 300w version is on and you've got nothing to worry about, it works a treat.

TBH the chances of it going wrong and cooking your tank are minimal, according to Hydor it has some form of built in protection for this, though it's proving difficult to find any form of elaboration on how it works specifically.

Should just be a case of hitching up a 12V dc adapter I think, the irony is that I'm an electronic engineering dropout :lol:

Think I'll probably go for it, the only other thing is that it'll need a new hose, shouldn't be a big issue though. Will need to get dry ferts ordered at some point as I'm still using TPN+ at the mo too.

I've found a seller on ebay selling these peristaltic pumps, they seem to be reasonable value what with the variable speed function and would only need a 12v adapter (someone correct me if I'm wrong!), does anyone see any potential stumbling blocks with it...

Re: Tonsers 200L Optiwhite (now featuring hardscape !) Really liking that hardscape, I long for the day I can treat myself to an optiwhite tank!

Hi all Seeing as I've been lurking on here for almost a year, I thought I better introduce myself. I'm Gavin, I'm 26 and live in Edinburgh (originally from further North though). I'm currently studying Computer aided draughting and design and work part time as well. I first got into fish a...

Absolutely stunning mate, all of them!

I'm waiting on one arriving, couldn't argue for a fiver.

Are you injecting any form of CO2?

They can survive inside the filter, only last week I opened mine up for cleaning and there must've been at least 30 odd of the little critters living in there.

Did you use transparent pipe for your reactors?

Mine occasionally gets noisy, I just switch it off then back on, usually accompanied by a load of CO2 bubbles being released which seems to be the cause of the noise, at least in mine that is.

I've got those diffusers, thy're fine for diffusion but I would recommend keeping the koralia for better distribution of CO2.

I'm in Edinburgh too, I'll happily chip in for some!

The 12V Koralias are designed to be used with a wavemaker controller so its the standard Koralia you want.

Cheers buddy, seems like the main issue is finding the piping itself then, at least in lengths under 5m that is...

Ahh, never thought of that! Also, if you don't mind me asking, where did you order all the other bits from?

Would this stuff be any good for the main body of the reactor? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50mm-x-3mm-Clear- ... .m14.l1262 Quite fancy building my own and these guys sell it in 500 and 1000mm lengths.

Sounds like a plan, I've got a half tube of silicon in the cupboard which should do the trick.

Looks like I'll be getting a new jet nj800 if all goes to plan. Much as I would love to just put the water out my window, being on the third floor kind of puts that idea out of the aforementioned :lol: . I need a hose to refill the tank anyway so the pump will just pump through that to the...

Any idea what would be best to patch it? My filter has the same problem.

I'm about to go for a blackout in an attempt to get rid of the spyrogyra in my tank, thing is, the idea of using buckets and a syphon to change the water each day doesn't exactly fill me with joy, can anyone recommend a cheap pump that would be fine for a water changer? It doesn't have to be...

Submerge the bubble counter in water (orientation in that pic above), the water will force the air out of it and it'll be full.

Sounds like a check valve to me, not a bubble counter.

Cheers for that, will go with a few cm of aquabasis and however much gravel I've got left in the cupboard.

I'm in the process of gathering bits to set up a 35l tank, I'm planning on using JBL aquabasis plus capped with gravel, thing is I'm not sure what depth of aquabasis to go with, any recommendations?

They've gone up to the £69.99 mark since I bought mine from living seas.

Well if all goes to plan, and if there is enough interest from others, put me down for one please.

Will there be a second batch at all if there's enough interest?

I'm using the JBL kit as well, can someone point me in the direction of the reg adaptor so I can use it on FE's?

Really, for a 2 foot tank? would it not produce too much of a current?