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Hi All, Re-filling FE canisters is proving very expensive over here so have made some enquiries about getting a pub CO2 cylinder. Managed to get my hands on one that I can get refilled for free when I need to but I'm unsure about the gas mix they use for refilling. The mix is 50% CO2/ 50%...

As I type, I know this is a dumb question but as I'm not stranger to making a fool of myself, I shall carry on regardless... :D Is 'melt' contagious? I had always assumed that it was 'plant-specific' (for want of a better term) but following a bout of melting Staurgyne a nearby and...

the latest in my sporadic posting career on UKAPS. :) Good to be back. As usual, when every other source fails me, I come here for advice. My latest order of plants arrived from Richard in AE yesterday and typically I realised that I hadn't fully thought through my planting plan. I had a...

I can't find a smiley that conveys *smacks self really hard on head* so here goes...... I've just realised that the MgSO4 solution that I've been dosing for 3 weeks was 6 times stronger than I had thought it was. I've been dosing to 30ppm every second day instead of my aimed-for 5ppm. As per...

Any advice greatly appreciated. The Bad Stuff: I have GSA on the glass since yesterday. Not loads but still..... I have short black algae on Hygro Siamensis/E. Tennellus/Anubias/Various Mosses/Various Crypts/Nessea Podicellata/Ludwigia Repens. All of the above plants are otherwise healthy...

So, finally I got to start my 'temporary' 3 foot tank at my new address in the west. This was supposed to be a holding tank for my fish for a few months until I get to set up the 5 foot tank in the living room. I think this tank may be a little more permanent than that, somehow. Anyway, what...