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  1. drjack

    Help...Low tech with EI dosing and the new IFC calculator

    Hi Clive and Zeus, thank you for the replies, I think I understand what I am doing now...... until the next time :) All the best, David
  2. drjack

    Help...Low tech with EI dosing and the new IFC calculator

    HI, looking for some guidance on the best approach to using the new IFC calculator, it looks fantastic. My tank is a Juwel Vision 180L. Lighting: Juwel MultiLux LED Light Unit with Day 19W - 2185 Lumens and Nature 19W - 2185 Lumens. Substrate: Caribsea Eco-Complete. Filtration: Juwel supplied...
  3. drjack

    K2SO4 solubility problem

    Hi, thanks for the reply. I tried heating and stirring and eventually I got it all to dissolve
  4. drjack

    Salts Solubility levels!

    Hi Darrel, thanks for the advice, much appreciated David
  5. drjack

    K2SO4 solubility problem

    Hi, I have a quick question. Before I read the solubility notes for Potassium Sulphate I tried based on the calculator to dissolve 100.28 grams (equivalent to 5 tbsp + 0 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp + 1/32 tsp ) of K2SO4 to your 500mL dosing container. As you will have guessed I now have a lot of...
  6. drjack

    Salts Solubility levels!

    Hi, I have a quick question. Before I read the solubility above for Potassium Sulphate I tried based on the calculator to dissolve 100.28 grams (equivalent to 5 tbsp + 0 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp + 1/32 tsp ) of K2SO4 to your 500mL dosing container. As you will have guessed I now have a lot of...
  7. drjack

    Chempak & Dosing Calculator

    Thanks Darrel for taking the time to explain. Who thought keeping fish would this complicated.:) All the best, David
  8. drjack

    Chempak & Dosing Calculator

    Thanks Darrel, much appreciated looks like I need 4.5g for my 180L tank. Just for my own education, as above, "if our fertiliser has 20,000 ppm of Fe. If we take 1g of "Chempak sequestered iron" and add it to 1 litre of water, we've divided 20,000/1000, so we have 20 ppm Fe" ..... why do we...
  9. drjack

    Chempak & Dosing Calculator

    Hi Zeus, thanks for the reply. If it is just a matter of being at the higher end of a recommended range that's fine. I was just curious as to why for KNO3 it was so different. Many Thanks, David
  10. drjack

    Chempak & Dosing Calculator

    Hi Darrel, Thank you for that, I thought I was having a senior moment:). Could you help me with what follows the RED line. If my tank is 180 litres then the above would read if it should be 200ppm. We want 0.5 ppm, which is equivalent to 1g in 400 litres (200/0.5 = 400). I have a 180 litre...
  11. drjack

    Chempak & Dosing Calculator

    Hi, I have two question both involving calculations, I must add I am not a chemist, but I really could use the help. I my tank is low tech/low light and I have very hard water living in Colchester. Question 1 - relates to a post in January this year on Help with all-in-one recipe, on how much...
  12. drjack

    Growth and algae problems

    Darrel thanks for the advice and guidance. I really appreciate it. Cheers, David
  13. drjack

    Growth and algae problems

    Darrel thanks very much for this. Spot on, that's what is happening to mine. If I get some of <"Chempak Sequestered Iron"> you mentioned do I need to add Potassium as well, I have Seachem Flourish Potassium and should I also add Magnesium, I have APF MgSO4. Or should I not add all 3 at 1 go...
  14. drjack

    Growth and algae problems

    Sorry missed the question on Limnobium laevigatum . The numbers are declining and reducing in size, they have really thinned out. If I increase the TNC complete dosing to 40ml/week they stage a comeback. But that is twice what I should be dosing.... so I am not sure I should do that on a...
  15. drjack

    Growth and algae problems

    Hi Darrel, Many of the plants are new, the previous plants degraded and had to be replaced. Tank shot attached... following monthly water change...
  16. drjack

    Growth and algae problems

    TANK: Juwel Vision 180L ; Lighting: Juwel MultiLux LED Light Unit 92 cm, Day 19W - 2185 Lumens - 9000K, Nature 19W - 2185 Lumens - 6500K; Substrate: Caribsea Eco-Complete; Filtration: Juwel supplied Bioflow 3 internal (1000 lph) plus Eheim Ecco Pro 300 external (750 lph) FISH 40: Panda...
  17. drjack

    Migration from T5 to Juwel Multilux LED

    Hi, thanks for the reply. No. no Co2 or liquid carbon.
  18. drjack

    Migration from T5 to Juwel Multilux LED

    HI, I have a low-tech Juwel Vision 180L planted tank. My lighting developed a fault so I am going to replace the 2 x T5s with a Juwel Multilux 2 x 19W unit. I currently run the T5s for 7 hours / day and the tank is doing fine. However, never having used LEDs before does anyone know if I should...
  19. drjack

    Carbon Filter to remove medication

    Thanks everyone for the information, really helpful. Cheers David
  20. drjack

    Carbon Filter to remove medication

    Hi Alto... thanks for the reply and especially the steer on marine grade carbon, I will check those out. Kind Regards, David
  21. drjack

    Carbon Filter to remove medication

    Hi, I have seen contradictory advice on this question. I now want to remove Cupramine medication from my 180L Juwel tank using a carbon filter pad which is fine. The filter turnover is 1000 litres/hour. How long should I keep the carbon filter pad in place to ensure it has removed all the...
  22. drjack

    Amazon Sword Problems

    okay, thank you, I will give that a try
  23. drjack

    Amazon Sword Problems

    Hi, I am not very experienced and I am having trouble with my Amazon Swords, Echinodorus Bleherae(i) (Paniculatus). They have been in the tank for 2 months+, they produce new shoots but will not gain any height and the real problem is they they begin to show necrosis, (SEE PHOTO NECROSIS). I...
  24. drjack

    Plants melting and no growth - help !

    Troi... thanks for all the information and advice. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but I do appreciate your help and advice in terms I was able to understand. Cheers, David
  25. drjack

    How do you stop BBA with no CO2

    Great, thanks for the advice Brenmuk, really helpful.
  26. drjack

    How do you stop BBA with no CO2

    Hi, I am 2 months into a transition from a CO2 tank to a low tech no CO2 tank. I am now using Excel having not used it for the first month during the transition causing other problems. But my regime following advice in the forum and tank details are now as follows: Tank: Juwel Vision 180 with...
  27. drjack

    Plants melting and no growth - help !

    Clive, thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. I do have floating plants on one side of the tank, spray bars cause that unfortunatley. Strangely enough that's the best performing side also. I will start with the Excel but keep the reflectors and photo periond in mind also. Many Thanks, David
  28. drjack

    Plants melting and no growth - help !

    Clive, thanks for the advice, I read the link. Since I have already screwed up, could I ask 1 final question. Should I reduce my photoperiod now and by how much or after a month or so is it now too late and I will just have to wait for the tank to sort itself out. Thanks for help, David
  29. drjack

    Plants melting and no growth - help !

    This is my tank summay information, my problems are below: Tank: Juwel Vision 180 with 140 litres/ 36 US gallons water allowing for gravel etc. Lighting: Medium: 2x35W iQuatics T5 tubes 8 hours/day ~ 2 watts/US gal Substrate: Caribsea Eco-Complete Filtration: Juwel supplied Bioflow 3 internal...
  30. drjack

    Migration to EI dosing low tech

    Great, thanks for the correction, I will do that. Many Thanks, David
  31. drjack

    Migration to EI dosing low tech

    Hi, after struggling to succeed with CO2 I have migrated back to a low tech tank. I have read the articles on EI dosing for low tech tanks. I have Green Spot Algae starting to devlop so I wanted to deal with this quickly. My set up is as follows: Tank: Juwel Vision 180 with 140 litres/ 36 US...
  32. drjack

    Can I stop using RO water straight away?

    Great, thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Cheers, David
  33. drjack

    Can I stop using RO water straight away?

    Hi, When I started thinking about a heavily planted tank I read a lot of advice on the WEB (befoe joining UKAPS) and the recommendation seemed to be you needed RO water and a KH of 3 to 5. From what I read here, it seems I don't need RO water at all. So can I just go 100% tap water at the next...
  34. drjack

    Need to increase CO2 - advice

    Not sure how to do that. Would increasing the length of time the CO2 runs not achieve the same result? I used to run it from noon to 8pm at 120 bpm but now I run the CO2 from 8am to 8pm so effectively increasing the amount of CO2 injected by 50%. I am assuming this would be the equivalent of...
  35. drjack

    Need to increase CO2 - advice

    Hi, thaks for the feedback. I bought a Tunze nano pump, thought this might be the problem. My 2 filters only generate 600lph each. Right now I have it positioned between the 2 spraybars, third attempt to get the best position. I am hoping this will work. My CO2 comes out f the Eheim spraybar...
  36. drjack

    Need to increase CO2 - advice

    I have a heavily planted tank with a D-D CO2 system which operates at the specified 1 bar pressure maximum. To my cost I have found out that an atomiser I bought won't work unless the pressure is a lot higher (I tried it) so now I place the diffuser directly under my Eheim inflow pipe. A problem...
  37. drjack

    New to EI dosing, algae questions

    Thanks for the clarification, very useful. I agree. I decided to go the EI route to at least try to ensure I have enough of the right nutrients to elimate that possibility. I can't really do much more with the lights short of a major investment so that left CO2 as the last variable. I have a D-D...
  38. drjack

    New to EI dosing, algae questions

    Thanks for the feedback, I will adjust the dosage to 180l and see how we go.
  39. drjack

    New to EI dosing, algae questions

    Yes, it is a 180 litres empty, but I measured it as I filled it up after adding substrate and rocks etc and it contains 125 litres (approx) of water. So I based all calculations on 125 - hope this is correct.
  40. drjack

    New to EI dosing, algae questions

    Hi, I am new to EI dosing, started about 3 weeks ago. I had algae problems I thought would be corrected by EI. First here are the details of my tank: Tank: Juwel Vision 180 with 125 litres/33 US gallons water. Lighting: Medium - 2x35W iQuatics T5 tubes 8 hours/day = 0.6 watts/litre or 2.2...
  41. drjack

    Help Needed - Co2 and High Iron Problem

    Hi, Thanks you for the reply. I thought I had 1 problem but now .... Could I ask a few more questions for novice guidance please. Test Kits - If my JBL iron test kit seems consistent for example with RO water it says it contains zero iron (zero iron in RO water is correct) but in my tank it says...
  42. drjack

    Help Needed - Co2 and High Iron Problem

    Hi, I have a water chemisty problem, I think. I have only a year's experience with planted tanks so quite new to this. First here is a summary of my tank: Tank: Juwel Vision 180 with 125 litres/32 US gallons water. Lighting: Medium - 2x35W T5 tubes 8 hours/day = 0.6 watts/litre or 2.2...
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