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You could get an extra powerhead to help circulate the water. Most filters have much lower flow rate for the recommended tank size than most planted tank people want unfortunately.

Do you use t5 or t8 lights?

Where your nanos high tech?

Hi, I have a fluval chi (5 gallon) aquarium and i want to have it as a shrimp tank however the lighting isn't very good at all. I want to use an arcadia ark 9W light, but I'm not sure if I would require co2 when using this light. I want to keep this tank low tech though. If i can use it then...

This is about windelov as well, I have a high tech tank now and the java fern windelov is growing much better, but I'm not adding nitrogen or any of that just carbon. So I think they just need a decent amount of light to grow quickly and my main tank is only 0.8 watts per gallon of t8 lighting.

Hi I have a super fish 40l cube with eclispe 11 watt compact t5 lighting and I want this tank to be high tech but I'm not sure about the addition of co2 or the plants to use. Currently I have some ludwigia (not sure what kind), crypt parva, crypt tropica and some sort of micro vallis. I'm...

Is there a how to attach another tube into your hood topic, because I'm not too sure how to do it?

I just thought they'd look great in the cube but obviously the bigger tank is usually better. I'd probably buy 6 or 7 then, I'm hoping for this cube to be high tech, the plants are still settling in though. I'll start a journal for it soon.

Hey guys, I want to get some celestial pearl danios but i don't know if they would be suitable for my 40l nano cube, I know there care but not what tank size they need. Help would be appreciated :D If they can't go in my 40l cube would they be able to go in my 70l tank?

I actually was thinking of upping the light a bit because the aquarium looks quite dark and I have another 2 tubes and a starter, so I can either keep the tank lighting as it is, use a 15w tube or a 20w tube. Any thoughts on this?

I dose micro nutrients but I don't dose much. And with regular java I've had it in a tub with no extra light or ferts and its grown :)

This is just regarding windelov, my windelov grows really well in low light with no added co2 or carbon. Obviously not as fast as in a high tech tank but it still has good growth.

I just bought 4 ottos from my lfs and these guys were very healthy, they'd been in the shop for 2 weeks and grown quite a bit because between 5 of them and a couple plecs they managed to get rid of ALL of the algae in the tank and there was so much algae the week before the tank looked hideous...

Thanks Clive you're very helpful, also heres a pic of the tank now lots of growth going on :D

Unfortunately I only have the one bulb so I can't mix and match. And with the runners that sprout several inches away, once they've grown roots can i cut the connecton between that and the orginal (mother?) plant?

Oh ok, the orange isn't the nicest colour and will probably look better with a whiter light. Also If my swords were growing any faster I'd almost have a carpet :D Also how do you make pygmy chain swords into to two seperate plants ? Cut straight down the middle?

I said that as well but was told that I'd need to use co2 if I did http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=20473 and so far I'm getting pretty good growth so I'm not bothered. The only thing is that its a bit dim so I'm going to change the bulb to a 7500k one or higher as the one I have now...

I have 1 T8 fluorescent tube, no co2 or liquid carbon and weekly dosing micro nutrients :) I think I actually have some ludwigia repens in there. I'll look out for all of the plants you guys mentioned

I keep a low tech planted tank with Echinodorus tenellus without co2 and its grown loads, it looks more grassy than when I originally bought it so it was probably previously grown emersed and it is growing like wildfire, if I had a high tech tank and the apparent 2500% growth increase I'd have a...

Does java moss actually look good? I want to attach some to some wood and maybe make a moss carpet but it seems that java moss grows uncontrollably and in a very random way, therefore making it look scruffy. I have a low light tank so I'm not sure whether it'll stay reletively neat or it'll...

Thanks for the reply I've posted several questions recently and a tank journal http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20624 :)

Would they eat hair algae? Also I have had an otto before and he/she ate green spot algae, and there were regular algae tabs thrown in because there were shrimp in the tank, also is diatoms the brown algae you get when you first set up a tank? Do you think they'd eat shrimp wafers as they have a...

I'm still quite confused, should I use an HMA filter? I'd really don't want to mess with RO water and I don't want to have to buy an RO unit and a HMA unit as this would be quite useless as I don't have enough tanks or big enough tanks to make it worth while.

Thanks Darren I took a look at sundadanio axelrodii and it looks like a cool fish but my filtration is quite powerful so it may not like the tank although most areas are quite calm. I don't think the fish is very common though but I'll keep an eye out for it ;)

Hey guys, I was wondering what fish would look good with neon tetras in a planted tank http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20624. I was thinking of going with harlequin rasboras but I'm not sure of their favoured conditions and would like a fish that likes soft acidic...

Thanks Ceg I'll check them out. And I'm in England :)

Re: 100l Tank I'm not sure theres space for them unless they can be planted. Has anyone tried planting the roots of java fern in the substrate but keeping the rhizome above the substrate? Also my shops aren't the greatest for plants so theres no guarantee they'll have the common species let...

Re: 100l Tank I am dosing micro nutrients once a week and I now have some fish in there so they should provide some macro nutrients. I'll try and get a better picture but my camera doesn't like my tank so they don't turn out great. My water doesn;t have much in it so I think I need to dose...

Hey guys just wondering if ottos would be good in my tank viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20624 as I want an algae eater but its low tech and I'm going to have shrimp in there so I don't know if enough algae would be produced. I am growing algae on my windowsill in so bottles so I could put those in if I...

I thought cpd's still prefer 3 foot tanks? Also with a heater a betta should do fine, except I think no flow is a bad choice as even Walstad uses a good amount of flow, but for a betta I guess lower amount of flow would be acceptable. I would suggest getting a really small filter possibly with a...

I was actually going to use a HMA filter as someone who breeds quite a lot of shrimp uses HMA because it doesn't take out the minerals. Also I don't really know how to go about remineralising RO water. By RO or rainwater do you mean RO or rainwater or re-mineralising or rainwater? Is there a...

Well I wanted it for my inverts and possibly for my main tank viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20624. I thought this would be better as it removes the chlorine and chloramines but dechlorinater only binds them (correct me if I'm wrong). Also I wanted some quite sensitive shrimp and I don't want to take any...

Hey guys, I was thinking about getting a HMA filter but was wondering if anyone has actually used one of these and if they're any good. Also are they available in the U.K. Any help would be appreciated :D I'm not sure if this is in the right section but this is a filter so I...

Hello, this is my 100l tank. This is my first proper planted tank although I have kept plants before with great success It has a hydor prime 30 canister filter which provides good circulation (900lph but probably less) and has a massive 5(although mine appears to be 7) litre capacity...

Thanks I should be going out today to get some plants but I doubt the shop will know what they are :(. *** I went to the shop got some more pygmy chain sword (for other tanks and maybe a little extra for this one), some water wisteria (not sure if I spelt it right)because I have some in another...

Thanks what crypts would be best for a someone whos never had one, also does anubias actually let out toxins when damaged or is that a myth?

Hey guys, I was wondering what plants do well in low/medium lighting without co2 but with ferts? As I want some plants in my 100 litre tank (my tank description is in the new member introduction bit I think or in the lighting section) but I am unsure of what plants would really...

I'm using dirt but I don't want very slow growth, thats why I want the extra tube, also I know of people who have crypts in tanks with bright light and I was going to get some crypts and put them in a shaded area of my tank. If I got a 10 w tube would that be ok to use and keep down water changes?

I might forget the carbon then but i still want slightly better lighting at least 1-1.2 watts per gallon, also what is the definition of a high tech tank?

That is my tank, however I have a hydor prime 30(900lph) and I'm usingg it instead of the slim 20. I am also unsure about the use of liquid carbon with moss but I think I may dose the lower amount of carbon or do a test with some moss in glasses and see how they grow with or without carbon. I...

The tank is 100l it is a marina tank (hagen) im going to dose ferts and some easy life carbon (havent got any yet though) L80xD30xH40 I have some dwarf chain sword in there and 12 moss balls and some java fern hood is marina as well, I'm not really sure what plants i want in there apart from...

Hi guys, this is a question on lighting in case the title didn't give it away :). I want to upgrade my lighting on my 100l tank but i dont want to change/get rid of the hood is there a way to add an extra tube in or is there LED lighting that I could put in which is good but is a...

I am part of a shrimp forum and several people on there keep there crs at 28 degrees and they're SSS grade and they do fine but I'd also reckon in a discus tank your shrimp will be eaten as discus eat a lot of things shrimp and small fish included

Hi guys, I've currently have a few tanks (quite a few actually) and I keep tropical fish and shrimp and currently have 2 tanks for shrimp. I am currently setting up a 100 l tank and wanted some help with setting it up. The lighting in it is pretty bad actually only 20 watts (t8) so...