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Take them off. Clean them. Then drop in a cup of hot water to refresh their pliability.

I've had a fair amount of crypt melt in the first week some regrowth starting to be seen not helped by me having to temporarily store them in a bucket for 10 days after my plans to commission the tank were thwarted by family life.

thanks. It's lower than I've ever had it before. Will it come closer to 6 over time?

This maybe a bit of a daft question so apologies in advance. Is it possible to add too much soil to a tank and it have a stronger than you'd like impact on the water Params?I have a 30*30 nano tank I added about 1-1.5" of Ada Amazonia to the tank and the ph is showing somewhere around 5-5.5...

new Additions to a mature tank. Will look at the water level thanks, good idea.

need some help guys I have an issue with jumping chocos. I've lost 3 to the floor in the last week :(. I put a piece of glass across the offending end today and Ones jumped out the other end. It's a heavily planted tank with floaters covering the entire surface and the tank is semi dark water...

I've done the mod and confirm it does fix the issue my pump is an newa pump 2200 I think. It's operating well within it's capacity, I had to add a valve on the return to throttle back flow..

Looking good.

Matt What makes you think it was an internal bacteria infection? Could be many things just wondering why you concluded that.

Welcome on board. Love a tidy cabinet. Shame I can never achieve it. :)

Looking good. Can you get and rocks under the branches that stick out from right to left do it looks like the root is growing over them?

Looking good. Like the use of the ikea lamp. Are you intending to drop in a specialist plant growth bulb?

Ha ha excellent.. Very Heath Robinson, does the job though right?

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Don't have plants near sump drain. But have made a diy cover after finding 15 ember tetras in the sump. I'll try and get a picture but essentially I cut up an old sieve and wrapped the mesh over the drain. Works a treat. :)

I have the same tank. also bought second hand as an ex marine tank, The sump gives massive over filtration. Mines low tech and doing well. :) Hardscape developing well.

Conditions look OK to me. They should breed in that water.

Agreed. Check the females they are normally the ones you grade cherries off as males can be quite pale.

Ok cheers guys. Managed to move the tank to the kitchen today. Been promising myself to do this for 12months. Study tank has arrived. Will have a Busy day over xmas....

And I subsequently cancelled the order following advice from paulo who directed me to this thread Have a look here: https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/cascade-hangon-filters.37843/ And I bought from here. http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/192038789317

I've settled on this given the availability of the liberty filter and the positive reviews this seems to get from various places. https://www.amazon.co.uk/US-03-ULTRA-AQUARIUM-FILTER-SKIMMER/dp/B00DI6OWYS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Will read through the seriously fishy guide it was not one I had seen and most put Choco temps much higher but that helps but doesn't put me off my plan for tank in the study though just don't tell the better half the temps are more compatible than I originally thought. ;). The kitchen tank will...

hello any suggestion on decent hob filter for a desktop tank (just bought one of the EA300hd cubes and need a decent quiet hob filter to go with it. It will be a shrimp only tank but do want decent over filtering. I know there is the eheim liberty are they any good and any ideas on UK sourcing?

Suspected so. Does mean I need to keep my 3 tank rule then with a desk tank in the study. Oh dear.

my xmas project is to sort my kitchen tank out and get some chocos (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides) . As the current tank in the kitchen hosts 40-50 high grade CRS/CBS / taiwan bee and given the chocos need 26/27c has anyone successfully kept the 2 together and bred both in the same tank? It will...

It's been a very long and tiring day and along time since I have done anything with these. You need to multiply by the 20 and 10 as you suggest. Then see page 16 of the guide you need to x by 0.056 for your dh. So gh is 320*0.056 =17.92 So Kh is 210*0.056 = 11.56 Are they numbers you'd...

Neil, what you feeding them? Managed to find some at one of my Lfs but didn't buy as not got the tank ready yet. .

Dropping the floss will help significantly with the flow. If you want to continue to polish the water then a small bag of Purigen may help.

Thus is exactly what I have been thinking of doing. My Xmas project is materialising before my eyes. Love these fish.

just two hrs? :-) I had it running for 4hrs on the drive in middle of Jan before it dawned on me that I was never going to get it running clear. that was a VERY cold day. to the OP - the fizzing is not unusual. I'd say its the water pushing air out of the porous clay. I wouldn't be concerned...

Consider this. Used it before with no issues http://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/genchem/157-genchem-no-planaria-50g.html

Cheers Darrel. Looks like next scape will be blackwater then.

Had some time to google last night general opinion is that cherry, alder and in fact any uk hardwood is likely to be ok. Just need to let it dry out to ensure sap has dried. Lots of advice in this forum and other well respected websites.

nelson, looking fantastic, 2 quick questions, can you use branches from any cherry tree in tanks I have one in the front garden that needs to come out. I also have an alder tree in the back garden so can you use their branches also?

Marcel, thanks this is great, I hadn't yet seen a bell syphon will look into it a bit more. I will be starting out with some 2litre bottles as I can host in doors and are kid friendly to get them started I want to get a greenhouse in the back garden this spring so this is another reason to look...

Cheers, have you used any of the ones mentioned? I'll join a couple of the U.K. Focussed ones and see how we go.

Cheers Darrel, the cat litter is for the baskets . The guttering will be square down pipe so the baskets will suspend in holes the the pipe. Loads of us videos and guides using 4inch pipe but that's expensive here.

evening guys Can anyone recommend a decent uk hydroponics forum? Going to try chillies in 2litre bottles with the kids but thinking of trying a guttering system in the garden to try tomatoes and lettuce just after a support network as good as ukaps. :) If anyone has done hydroponics before...

I do this on my low tech, not seen any issues.

Not sure the mushing should happen, but others with experience might explain why. I think I have the same as the guys above, no mush in any of the tanks I have. Tescos cat litter another great very cheap source for it. Again , give it a good rinse to get rid of perfume and most of the dust.

lovely, great pic, superb colours

lindy, updates needed ;-) hope you are well. re-reading this thread has convinced me to try chocos given I have been allowed to keep my sig 600 for the dining room. journal on my new sig 900 sump low tech to go on over xmas if I get chance.

In a tank of 180 litres you can have hundreds.

So finally plucked up the courage to drill a hole in my down pipe, placed a 90degree airline connector in the hole and attached some airline as described in the link above and it's fixed the gurgling and got it to a very very much Improved position, tank level risen also to cover the outlet...

Some progress on the research today, had it running much quieter today but I've done something and it's reverted back to being very noisy. I went to cockfields in Oldham as I have seen a salty sig 900 running there. Spoke to the manager and it can be tricky to get right. The one in the shop is...

I've done this before too but also screwed the slate to the wood, make sure you use stainless steel screws though..

Ok thanks, I'm not keen on making massive mods to the tank but welcome any help. I may try the hole in the pipe first, I don't think I am supposed to fill over the outlet completely and create a full flow because when I switched off the pump the tank syphoned into the sump and there was a moment...

Yes isn't below water line as I'd turned off pump, it was 80% below waterline before hand however appears most salty tanks on YouTube run the same way.

Side of tank shows drain Drain from front Which drains into the sump. It falls in and isn't drawn in so its syphoned out.

Will try and do tomorrow, too late to be faffing with hosting pics. There is a pipe from the back of the tank into the sump and then a pipe back into the tank from the pump...

Cool thanks, anyone any idea what the logic is behind making the hole, I assume it reduces pressure and allows air to flow into pipe further down the stack and therefore removes sucking air from top of tank. I assume water won't flow out of the hole?

Yep good point, where the water comes out of the tank and back into the sump there is a pipe that takes the overflow out. The noise is from there. If I pull the return pipe out the sump it goes quiet ( except for the noise of the water hitting the sump surface) I am assuming it's air sucking in...

guys Quick help needed, got a signature 900 setup with the sump. It's my first sump system and its gurgling a lot. Any tips to help before the better half kills me? A journal will be following shortly, unless of course it gets thrown out the window.... Rich

Nelson, you checked tds levels? My tap water tds drops badly in Autumn, checked it again and it's down to sub 80 again was just chance I checked it else I'd have had the same issues as 3 yrs ago when I lost 400+ in 5 months.

hello all, about to start a new scape, have seen some nice images of unipac Senegal but can't seem to find any in stock anywhere, anyone aware if its discontinued or of an appropriate alternative. need it cat fish friendly and want it to work with redmoor wood, red, lava rock, dragonstone and...

Sorry for poor photos looked better on my phone than they have come out. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

It was looking like it needed a bit of tlc today. Looking sparse. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Mark great input thanks. I will take a look. not sure I need 4000 looks like the 2000 will do me just fine and its consumption is 13w less than the newajet and it pumps more. I like the idea of the controller but just another thing that could break?

foxfish - like the idea. I have a grundfos in the airing cupboard, think the missus will miss central heating for a few months? ;-)

Guys Any recommendations on a sump return pump for my sig 900? I want something as quiet as possible as its in the lounge. I've done some looking on the salty sites and they suggest a few and wondered if anyone has any experiences of them Eheim 3000 compact Newa new jet nj1700 or nj2300 Tmc...

Cheers edvet, I have loads of alfagrog in the garage somewhere which will be going in, good point on the bags. :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi jagillham where were you looking to get your sheets of foam from? Just starting up a sump system so want to get foam source without breaking the bank. Rich

Cheers guys. Bought a tank on eBay. Pick it up Friday. Will be a few weeks before I can get commissioned but I can feel a low tech sump signature journal coming on. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thin bleach normally what you need. Morrisons and Asda both have them. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

cheers edvet - have you used a sump yourself before? I get the additional turnover and filter media argument but its not common in the planted world and there must be a reason.

hi martin - will be low tech so no CO2. no experience of sumps thus the reach out to see if people have used the TMC 900 planted as is or have blanked off the overflow successfully.

Guys Couple of Quick question but thinking of moving from a signature 600 to 900 but all seem to be reef systems. 1) has anyone used sumps reliably with planted tanks? It will be a low tech setup. 2) if I removed the sump does anyone know how best to blank off the holes in the back of the...

Is it not picking up gas exchange from the filter media?

Seal with couple of coats of pva glue (mixed with a bit of water to thin) then couple of thin coats of emulsion then final coats of whatever paint you want and water won't get to it. My cabinets are home built and have survived spillages and leaks.

+1 works 99% of the time.

Ignore, I'll pick out, collect on lettuce leaf or go for further assassins. Tbh probably all 3 need to be done. Google is my friend.

Darrel, determined now that it's definitely snails and likely the bladder snail any ideas on how to rid in the tank without impacting my shrimp population?

I've used water warmed and much lower temp than the tank water and never seen an issue. Yes declorinate if using tap but 10-20% water changes with cold water have triggered breeding in my tanks before now....

Hot glue gun is used by tgm on their scapes

hi may not be exactly the size you were looking for but meets budget..... http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/tmc-1500-controller-and-signature-tank.36481/#post-391731

Cheers guys. Returned yesterday no questions asked got the upgrade for free which is useful as want to move to 90cm tank in next 12 months. Acknowledge the advice on external thermostats. Started looking at them to give me some peace of mind. Thanks for the model names will add to the research list

cheers kirk - super timely :-) I have a packed weekend and if I don't get it tonight it will be another week at least so thanks. Will look at the thermos separately

my hydor inline 200w (16mm) gave up pre-xmas. I have been chasing the LFS I bought it from for stock update weekly since then. they have just got in stock 300w ones (16mm) so intend to drive down there in next 2hrs. my tank is a TMC sig 60cm so 110l (ish) what risks am I running in placing a...

Wow, great skills on the layout and photography. Subscribed.

Jose, Apols if you have already read this but this maybe worth a read if not. http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/a-guide-to-crystal-red-shrimp.19724/ Whilst it's crs specific the principles are the same.

Jose Think you may have called some of the reasons. Never had shrimp in water that hard but sure someone on here will have more experience than me in that department. Do you have a tds figure? I would try adding some food, blanched nettles, algae wafers or any sinking food. Do you really need...

Pedro, great photography lovely teasers but with ada on this one need the fts. Ps nice looking moss by the way.

What type of surface scum? Lindy, how are you getting the ph so low, had a quick look through last 5 pages of the journal and I think it's pond soil but can you confirm? Saw some choccos at the weekend and they looked fantastic....so tempted.

Is yours duckweed?

They are throwing out new leaves each day. Old leaves starting to deteriorate pleased with new growth.

Did you manage to get them to breed at ph7?

Lindy, is the ph holding out? What's it levelled at? I'd argue that the tetratec should be fine long term, so long as you constrain the outflow not the inflow. If you want to maintain turnover but reduce the turbulence then consider a lilly pipe or if really concerned a poppy pipe.

nice pic, i bought 3 massive floaters at the weekend from the abyss in stockport, not sure what type it is but its been shooting out new leaves in the last week I have transferred the sick plants to a tub on a window sill to see if they can recover/ recent changes include upping the ferts...

dear god its a hot tub.....

bloody ipad predictive txt kills me ......... :-)

lindy, do love this tank, its got depth and complexity to it. think the tank dimensions help but the woof placement is really good.

Been looking at same thing. Side by side on extension sockets are difficult. Closest I have got is the ones from maplin. They are 9.99 I think. And looking at other people's pics I think a lot of us use them. There are slight differences in the spaces between plugs on some extensions, these work...

Looks great, more photos need though to fully assess ;)

Like the wood, be interested to see how this develops. I have a similar scape In mind.

Lift, so sorry to hear, does sound like the corydoras brought something in though, steady changes in ph over time are normally ok, crashes in ph not normally good. Choccos are known to survive in ph 7 aren't they just not breed or be at their best.....

Does it have cut outs on side of cabinet btw? Lily pipe feeds.....

Looks nice, do they do custom orders do you know? Next tank I want is 90 wide by 60 deep and 45-50 high. Pricing from Tgm is circa 700 tank and cab so this looks great value

Had it for years in one low tech tank and used to give it away, just can't get it to grow in any of my current tanks......go figure.

Cheers darrell I don't do powders (not enough experience or time yet) :) , I have tropica specialised at the moment, have been keeping dosing right down as recovering from bad algae outbreak, now that's recovering I'll up the tropica closer to the recommended dosage. Thanks for the guidance.

When I checked last night no snails, checked this evening after this post and I found a bladder snail on there. No eggs spotted though. Will keep an eye on them thanks for the pointer Hoggie