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  1. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    Co2 & ferts?? Alastair ive just received my EI starter kiti have 4 shiny foil bags and two bottles!! For some reason PM not working I've sent few messages now over last couple of days and none have come up in sent folder!! Weird!!
  2. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    Co2 & ferts?? No point doing things by half lol I Defo have dead spots even with with large power head running
  3. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    relatively small? like 3-4mm? and what colour tubeing did you use/find!! good to know there enough preasure from the FX5 shame it didnt work in the bow front am i getting carried away now lol
  4. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    Co2 & ferts?? i notice quite a few people use a spray bar!! Would a spray bar work 5ft long from a fluval FX5 any one do this???
  5. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    Co2 & ferts?? So dosing at 6 is no good!! 2 hours after photo period starts!! Or I can dose at 8am but then it be running out 4 hours before photo period stops!! What you guys recommend??
  6. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    hmmmm i wonder where that spare valve is!! i allways done buckets :crazy: thank you :thumbup: :thumbup:
  7. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    Thanks for the quick replys guys!! :thumbup: i keep using plant gro for time being with the excel, 50% water change is a lot how you guys go about that on the larger tanks? been sat here reading for far to long my eyes hurt lol there a lot to understand about EI!! but sounds like it to good...
  8. Dave2a

    Co2 & ferts??

    Hi topic I don't know much about but learning (slowly)  Im injecting co2 and been useing nutrafin plant gro and just got hold of some flourish excel which I done my first dose of last night! My question is, do I still add the plant gro or now just stick with the excel!! But what I find...
  9. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    Last night I took the co2 off the timer with lights and now has its own timer so comes on before lights do, as drop checker was blue when lights came on and done my first dose of excel!! I also shortened the photo period from 9 hours to 8 not sure if that was a good idea or not but give it a...
  10. Dave2a

    DIY Project Co2 reactor build for Fluval FX5

    Looking good!! Let's hope it does the trick and with no leaks lol
  11. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    It worked!! You need the app "tapatalk" £1.99 works really well with lots of differant forums including UKAPS!! Wonder what the pic looks like on a pc thou
  12. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    Thanks!! Just tried pic from iphone above
  13. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    What does that canister come from and where do you take for a refill? I have large canister which think is from a pub that I acquired thought I could use it as a spear for the welder but no one wants to fill it unless I pay for it to be pressure tested! I can get the boc bottle filled but that...
  14. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    Very neat idea!! How you going to join and seal the corrugated hose on the FX5?? Can I ask how quick you go through co2 bottles as you have similar sized tank!! I use a 500g and also have a 2kg but not run the 2kg yet!! And had bad sealing problems when putting the 500g which I've changed twice...
  15. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    Yep the plastic spiral and is as long as I can go lots of excess at top which then feeds down a pipe to the inlet of the power head!! So how you planning on using the FX5??
  16. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    Hi alastair Yep useing drop checker and is green 2 hours into photo period!! As for filtration I ripped out that hideous internal filter and running a fluval FX5 and also have power head running to help circulate the co2 as got the excess bubbles from the spiral diffuser running thought it to...
  17. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    Thanks! Been useing nutrafin plant gro!! But have orderd some flourish excel as read that's good for the plants and BBA don't like it but there still a underlying problem as to why it coming back!!
  18. Dave2a

    Helloooo!!!!

    Hello I'm Dave, and from Surrey :thumbup: been reading UKAPS quite a lot recently so thought I'd best sign up and become a member!! There is a lot of helpfull and usefull information here thank you! I started with my first aqurium about 10 years ago think is was only about 20l and just had...
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