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Can anyone shed any light on Apistogramma Viejita rainbow? I am good friends with the manager of my lfs and they have these fish on there import list but i can find any pictures on the interweb cheers

Hi Would they be a problem in dosing on a weekly rather than daily basis? I currently dose micro and micro alternate days but find i regularly forget, what i wondered is could i dose a weeks worth of ferts after the weekly water change? cheers

Hi Does anyone keep African Red Eye Tetra? My local shop has got some in but what i would like to know is will they tolerate a high CO2 environment? cheers

Hi could someone I.D this Echinodorus for me? cheers

Hi I was wondering what other hobbies ukaps members are interested in? I seem to have a problem with hobbies, other that aquariums im also into fishing, mountain biking, building model aircraft and flying R/C aircraft. the obvious problem is they all cost money to my wifes dismay

hi what would be the cause of stems rotting at the base? can i cut the rotten part off and re-plant the stem? cheers

Hi I have just looked though some of the threads on here and quite fancy growing some java fern emersed as i have quite a few plantlets in my main tank but i have a few questions. would i be able to grow on the window sill of my bathroom which receives light though frosted glass? would i...

Hi I have a rather large Java Fern in one corner of my tank thats producing quite a few daughter plants from the leaves, the question is what do i do with them? do i just wait for them to fall off or do i pick off them? and as i dont really want any more java fern is there likely to be any...

Hi Does anyone know if this pump can be used amphibiously? cheers

Hi I planted about 10 bunches worth of this plant about 10 days ago and other than the new growth being green rather than red i seems to be growing well. The only problem is it is loosing a lot of the lower leaves, they are coming free of the stem and getting pushed round the tank and clogging...

Well i have finally managed to get the bits together to make my spray bar but i dont know if i should drill lots of small holes or fewer large holes. the spaybar will be around 6 foot long, 34mm ID and will need to flow around 4000 lph. i was thinking about 6mm hole but i would need about 32 in...

Hi I have managed to get rid of the brown algae that was plaguing my tank when i first set up but now im getting BBA on my sand at the front of the tank and staghorn and thread algae on the leaves of my plants, my tank is 6x2x1.6ft, 4000l pump, pressurized laguna 12000 pond filter and...

Hi has anyone experienced microgeophagus ramirezi attacking snails? one of mine has been having a good pop at one of my large rams horn snails which i think may be dead or at least to scared to move!!

what would be a good fish to add to a cold water aquarium to ear diatom and green algae? i was thinking maybe Gastromyzon borneensis or gara pingi pingi

i bought some fish from a not so local fish shop this afternoon, 6 corys and 2 rams, the corys and one ram were fine when i put them in my tank but 1 of the rams is right at the top of the tank head up tail down as if the tank is suffering low oxygen, all my other fish are ok, 10 ottos, 3 small...

Hi can someone help me convert 6 grams of chelated iron into teaspoons? cheers

hi Im getting brown algae growing in my tank, on the glass, rocks, sand and some of the plant leaves. the tank is: 6x2x1.6 580l pond filter with 4000lph pump 1000l power head running a co2 reactor pressurized co2 injection EI dosing 4x80w t5 tubes, 2 white, 1 pink and 1 blue i've had the tank...

Hi my neighbor has given me a little bottle of RO water which i thought i could use in my drop checker. the only thing is i dont have any way of checking the dKH which i know should be 4, i do have a PH reading of 6.6 and a TDS of 25. does anyone know if this will e suitable for use in my drop...

Hi Could someone identify this plant for me? i picked it up from my lfs yesterday but there was no tag in the pot it came in! cheers

Hi i finally got some plants in my tank today so had the first chance to get my CO2 running, its a pub cylinder and one of these regs, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Co2-Working-Pressure-Adjustable-Solenoid-Regulator-A165-/170636382159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bab88fcf i have it on a timer to...

Hi I currently have a pond pump and filter doing the filtration work on my tank, the pump pushes out 4000 lph and all this is done though 1.5 inch pipe work. what i would like to do is add a second normal external filter but using a reducing tee to plumb in the externals outlet pipework straight...

hi could anyone give me the positives and negatives with having a co2 reactor outlet on the inlet pipe of my external filter? cheers

hi What is the best way to test the hardness of the water coming from my tap? I have looked up my local drinking water report which states 21.44 degrees German but we have a water softener installed when the house was built so im guessing this should bring the value down.Also what affects will...

hi I have a simple question regarding the make up of an EI solution, what i would like to know is can i double the recommended levels per 500ml of water and dose half the 10ml per litre? or in other words, rather than using 1tsp of specified fert per 500ml at a dosing level of 10ml per 50l i...

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Hi Could someine recomend me a power head capable of running a tmc aquagro 1000 co2 reactor? Cheers

i found this on ebay earlier and wondered if 1)it would fit an FE and 2) is it likely to be any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CO2-Pressure-Regulator-Magnetic-Valve-plant-moss-/270705741508?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item3f0751cec4 cheers

hi i found some wood while out on A bike ride this afternoon, it looks pretty cool but im guessing its rotten although the wood is still pretty hard, i bought a small bit home and cleaned off the moss and dirt, just need to find a bucket to soak it in now. what do you think the suitability of...

hi i currently thinking of changing my pipework from flexi to solid, as i have mentioned before, i run a pond set up as i have a relatively large tank. what i wondered if this would work as an inline diffuser...

hi i have a local hydroponics shop which sells a range of canna soils, these are obviously not aquarium specific but wondered if any of the range would be suitable as a nutrient rich base? more can be seen here http://www.greensea-hydroponics.co.uk/shop/Growing_Media.html i thought this looked...

hi could anyone help me in sourcing wood similar to long trunks which can be seen in "1st" image on this page? http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2010/11/ada-international-aquatic-plants-layout.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AquaticEden+%28Aquatic+Eden%29 cheers, chris

hi i have been looking through old posts regarding this company and see there are mixed reviews, i also noticed there have been no recent posts so im wondering what the company are like these days, has anyone used them recently? cheers

hi i have mentioned in other threads that my 560l tank runs a pond filter and pump, the pump is rated at 4000lph and it all flows though 30mm ID pipe work. i have now been reading that a spray bar would give me goo circulation but what i would like to know is how to go about making a spray bar...

hi Although i have a thread running regarding T5 light units i am still exploring different lighting options. one thing i have come across is CFL light as used in hydroponics and im just wondering if anyone has experience in using them? cheers

hi Im looking for a little advise on my intended lighting set up for my future planted tank. the tank is 72x20x24 which makes it around 560l without substrate/decor. Im planning on 4 54w T5 tubes with reflectors. I wont be using pressurized CO2 but will be using soil substrate, ferts and excel...

hi This is my first post so i apologize if it is the wrong section. I currently have a 6 foot tank thats in need of a reboot so i have decided to go down the planted route, im doing a lot of research at the moment but have not found any information on UV sterilization. My tank is filtered by a...