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  1. Katfish

    Echinodorus Barthii v

    I am trying to find an online supplier for Echinodorus Barthii v ( Red Melon Sword) anybody know of any shop etc that keeps this in stock ? I have tried the sponsors on this forum.
  2. Katfish

    Sump layout advice

    I dont think I am getting the best from my sump and the way I have it set up so looking to change it around to get the max out of it. This is for a freshwater tank. and the sump is 48"x15"18" This is what I have come up with for my future set up of my sump. Hoping someone out there can...
  3. Katfish

    Anybody Close to me ?

    I was wondering if there was anybody that lives close to me as I like to meet up with fellow fish keepers etc and someone to help me that knows the ins and outs of a planted tank to come and give me some pointers for a rescape. The town is live in is rainy Tunbridge Wells.
  4. Katfish

    30" Deep Tank Lighting Advice needed

    I am trying to get more light to the bottom of my tank. My tank is 72"x24"x30" and at present I am running 4 x 54w T5's with reflectors. The lights are 4-5" above the water level which means from light to top of substrate is about 32" What are my options for getting more light to the bottom...
  5. Katfish

    Chelated Iron Powder

    Anybody know of a suppler that sells Chelated Iron Powder ?
  6. Katfish

    Bushy Plant Recommendations.

    I have a nice area in my tank which is about 2ft by 1ft which is looking a little empty. I am looking for a bushy plant to fill this spot and grow to about 18-24" high and not to fragile. I do not want Swords or vallisneria The spec of my tank is 850ltr plus sump 4x 54w t5 with reflectors...
  7. Katfish

    Auto Dry salts Dosing

    I am not very good at remembering to dose my EI salts every day and was looking for a auto dose for dry salts. I came across this http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/fish/tech ... HEA7A#more or this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fish-Mate-207-F ... 640&sr=8-5 I am thinking this could work
  8. Katfish

    Fast growing moss or plant for creeping up wood.

    I am after a fast growing moss (not Java) or plant that will creep This is what I want it for I have a large bit of hollow wood in my tank which is placed vertical I would like to place a bit of moss or a plant at the bottom of the wood and it would creep up the side of the wood.
  9. Katfish

    DIY Root tablets with Osmocote advice needed.

    It is time for me to to redose my root tablets and have been looking at Osmocote on other sites about making them myself with gel Capsules. Has anybody got experiencing with osmocote ? If so did it have any bad effects ? Which band did you use ? How much osmoncote do you recommend per...
  10. Katfish

    Whitespot advice for large tank with lots of scaleless fish.

    I have come home tonight to find my 4 western rainbow with white spots on them so to me its the dreaded whitespot. Due to the time I got home nowhere is open to get any meds from. I am in the process of raising the temp to 28c and looking to get some meds tomorrow the problem I have is that I...
  11. Katfish

    Auto Topup advice

    All my bits for a mains feed auto topup have turned up today so ready to install. But what I want to find out is can I just tap into my drinking water filter will that be good enough ? This is the filter I have for my drinking water. http://www.pozzani.co.uk/water-treatmen ... _info.html
  12. Katfish

    What size and how many holes on Spraybar.

    I am going to make a full length spray bar for my 6ft tank but unsure on how many holes I need and size to get a near even flow out of the holes. The pipe is 15mm internal dia that I am going to use for the spray bar. The pump supplying the spray bar is rated at 3400l/ph with a 16mm hose...
  13. Katfish

    Ehime 1262 leaking advice.

    Hi have a ehime 1262 pump which I am going to use external when I set it up the other day it had a slight leak from the motor cover and the screw in outlet/hose attachment. I have purchased some new seals for both parts which turned up today I fitted them and still the pump leaks i have...
  14. Katfish

    LED Lighting in a 32" deep tank ?

    I am looking in to the possibility of changing my lighting to LED but am unsure if it will do the job as my tank is 32" deep and the lights would be 4" above the water line so looking at 34-36" to the bottom of the tank. Is there any LED lights that would do this depth and give good lighting at...
  15. Katfish

    Plants getting holes and going brown at tips.

    Over the last week or so my plants are getting holes in them and some of them are going brown at the ends. I am dosing EI and CO2 via injection CO2 is always in the bright green. Dosing at a rate of SUN,TUE,THUR 2 tsp Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) ¾ tsp Monopotassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) 5 ½ tsp...
  16. Katfish

    Pump making low grinding noise

    Today I have changed my sump pump over to a ocean runner 6500 and its making a low grinding noise. I have check it over and made sure there was noting at all in the chamber etc it is very clean not even a grain of sand in there. I have check with a diagram that the prop has all the washers in...
  17. Katfish

    My 850ltr Tank

    I thought it was about time to post up some pics of my 850ltr tank its still a work in progress and ironing out the problems one at a time and needing more plants. ur This is the specs of the tank 72x24x30 48x15x15 Sump Eheim Return Pump 3400ltr 2kg JBL co2 setup controlled by a sera co2...
  18. Katfish

    Ocean runner 3500 or Eheim Hobby 1262

    I am torn between two pumps I have and might change to the Eheime At the moment I am using the ocean runner 3500 as my return pump but at a 5.5ft head to my tank I think I am losing quite a bit of turn over. I have in my shed 2 x Eheim Hobby 1262 which has a high wattage use and the output...
  19. Katfish

    Book recommendations

    I was wondering what is the best book on aquatic plants.
  20. Katfish

    Chameleon Shrimp advice

    My LFS has just gotten a shipment of these in and they are nice an big. Some of them look evil due to the size of the pincers lol I know nothing about these shrimp in relation to going in a community tank with lots of bottom dwellers The reason I ask as my tank is run by a sump all the other...
  21. Katfish

    Large Moss wall mesh

    I am looking to do a large moss wall on my tank but finding it hard to find the sizes I need my tank is 72" long with water depth of 26" anybody know where I can buy mesh that will not cost a fortune that would do the job ?
  22. Katfish

    More light ?

    My tank is 6ft long by 2ft wide by 30" deep at the moment I am running 2 x 54w T5's with reflectors. I am thinking I might need to add more light I am thinking of another 2 54w lamps that would give me a total of 216w of lighting for this tank. I know about wpg but that was based on the T8...
  23. Katfish

    Recommendations of a hardy carpet plant.

    I am looking to do a carpet in my 6x2x3 tank and I think I will need something that is hardy or very fast growing. I have lots of bottom feeders corys,whiptails and plecs (3 bristle nose, 1 clown & 2 Royal Plecs) So far none of my plants I have already have been eaten. any suggestions or is...
  24. Katfish

    Ph droping but still blue

    Yesterday I got my co2 up and running. I am running 3bps and the co2 comes on 2 hours b 4 lights on. The drop checker is still blue but my ph has dropped from 7.45 to 7.05 in 5 hours but still no change in the drop checker. My KH is 8 in my tank if that is relevant I have a good turn over in...
  25. Katfish

    When to add co2 Times.

    HI I am in the process of adding co2 to my tank and wondered when during the day I should add co2. Is this right co2 on at 8am lights on at 10am co2 off 6pm lights off 8pm is this right giving co2 a 2 hour head start over lights? or is there a different time etc?
  26. Katfish

    850ltr Tank fert recomendation.

    I am just in the process of adding co2 to my tank and start adding ferts. I am stuck on the fert side of things as in I need an all in one solution as I would have to get the wife to dose tank when I am away. I currently have in the tank Java Moss, Xmas moss, crypts, Anubis, Amazon swords...
  27. Katfish

    Lights and penetration.

    HI all I am new hear so please take it easy on me lol. I am in the setting up stage of my tank and need some advice on my lighting I have for it My tank is 72" long 24" wide and 32" high (water lever will be 27") open top tank. Holding 170 gallons this is not including the water the sump will...
  28. Katfish

    Hi from Tunbridge Wells

    Hi all I am currently setting up a planted tank still in the buying stage of bits. Over the years I have had Marine & a cichlid tank but never a planted tank. I look forward to asking alot of questions for advice :-) The tank I have brought is 72x24x32 open top with a 4ft sump. Also would...
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