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Obviously pulled during the day when that lights are off, got curtains on the windows already, pulling those might cause an issue to the house plants, couldn't work that one out :rolleyes: Bye UKAPS and thanks for all the fish advice.

And thanks to whoever removed that jokers posts.

Those would probably look better on your tanks, but hey the grown up ones work for me.

In that case use a water based glycerol gel, flavoured so can lick fingers after application.

My e701 connector can be a little difficult to needs slight rocking to get it to come off, there is maybe less suction resistance being a smaller model though, it maybe just me but opening and closing the lock lever a few times appears to help. By contrast my eheim 2213 will refuse to come...

Since I added a couple of car rollers blinds to stop sunlight hitting the tank there has been a huge decrease in algae on the glass at least. I wonder if it also helps get the co2 and tank lights set correctly. Easy to fit too and the longer rear window ones work well depending on tank size.

30% reduction seems a lot, I might be coming at this the wrong way but will a layer of condensation under a cover be about the same as topping up the water level by that much. The light still needs to travel through just water. Or am I missing something relating to light diffusion?

I would like to know also having just added a 4mm perspex cover and was thinking of asking the same question so thanks.

Ref Staurogyne repens : http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/tips-on-the-perfect-staurogyne-repens-carpet.18388/ With mine I removed all but the top 4-6 leaves trimmed the stem to a length suitable for my substrate and pushed them in to so the lowest leaves were just above the substrate. Not...

Could you use an Eheim single tap or double if better, set the filter for max flow then turn it down by closing the tap a bit? If its mechanical/lever flow adjustment as mine is then it must be a loose lever so you could tape it up or fashion a insert to stop it moving.

Sorry to butt in, I use the ramp up/down option on my mini 400's, purely for the fishes benefit I hope. Should I stop using this feature?

I use it and unless you have a good couple of cm of root or stem to push in it can be a bit of a challenge to get the plant to stay in at first, pogostemon helferi and staurogyne repens in my case.

Catching the fish will be the most fun. In my experience a few weeks ago I removed all of the hardscape and plants, allowed the dust to settle then used 2 small nets to catch the neons and harlequins, you can corner the fish and encourage them to swim into 1 of the nets. I had to lower the...

On a 90l Fluval Roma I run the e701 and a Eheim 2213, not ideal but that's how things worked out, for me this size is not to small but still has a presence if you know what I mean although the current layout would be more suited to a shallower tank it still allows me other options. If I were...

Hi Lots of great advice here if you want to use CO2 to grow aquatic plants, if you want to make pizza dough then maybe this site would be of more interest http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/ Yes CO2 can be very harmful if you have enough of it in a confined space.

And how many people run inline and how many different types are there compared to people running reactors and almost daily, dont think so. Anyway horses for courses.

Just switched from a Fluval diffuser to this inline one unfortunately only 12/16 left http://www.co2art.co.uk/collections/sale/products/original-up-new-inline-co2-atomizer-diffuser-system-12-16mm-hose Have to say the bubbles are so much smaller than the Fluval and so far it working very well...

It has closed to the public now, I do like the choice given to the owner, you have to love illegally built 5 to 11 floors in the middle of BKK but as they say TIT (This is Thailand) http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/BMA-seals-off-New-World-Mall-fishpond-30237482.html

Are those types of hose connectors (Hozelock etc) water tight? They always seem to drip a bit when I have used them in the garden. For some reason I prefer this You Tube water change advise, Mmmmmm blue gravel.....

Hi Karl I tried a twin T5HO that was way to bright, I had to raise it quite high and didnt like the light spill into the room though I did like the colours it produced in the tank over the LED I now have, 2 Aquaray mini 400 LED tiles on a controller each running at only 35%. This is how it...

Hello Karl I have the Roma 90, don't use the original lights though. . If I started again from scratch knowing what I know now then I would try the original lights and stick with easy plants like anubus, java fern to make use of the Roma's height and crpyts then work my way up from there. You...

Fish probably, that's why its original flavour although there is most likely lots of Nam pla in there too there usually is and in my experience of Thai snacks the other flavours will be either sweet or hot or maybe both.

I use the same as Alastair, perfect fit for 12/16.

Hi Sacha I contacted Mr Fizz in October last year by email its not too far to go for me only difficulty is that his filling station is not open on Saturdays so it would mean 2 trips a week apart, the FE's need to be within test date. Not so bad if there are 2 or more to fill I suppose...

I am not so keen on the shimmer I get reflected on the ceiling and I am not 100% sure but I don't think the fish liked too much through the water either. I just reduced the surface agitation by turning the spray bar down a little, isn't that the cause of the effect?

How do you know you hit the one you were actually aiming at?

Hi Mike I would go with... 1 then 2 then 7 then 6 with timer switched to on rather than clock/timer to make sure the solenoid is open, or just omit the timer for the moment and connect it after its all set up. Make sure regulator valve and needle valve are closed then slowly push the handle on...

Mould or sap (although I would go for the former) I had the same looking stuff on some manzanita wood, scrubbed it off easily a couple of times before I took the wood out for a tank move around. When I eventually use it again I think I will try the vinegar treatment used for tannin reduction...

I run my fluval ceramic at only 1 bar, I guess it doesn't matter at 3 bar as you can adjust the bps at the needle valve but I would be concerned, maybe unnecessarily, with tubing possibly popping off.

Slightly cheaper but a grease rather than a spray (if that makes sense) Silicone Multi Purpose Plastic and Rubber Grease 20g [XSG020] Water Repellent | eBay Dont know how 20g compares to 400ml though. Not used it on my filter seal yet but will, got some for my daughters skateboard bearings...

Mine spread along some wood and spread out rather too much for me so I took it all out, not that I didn't like it but more I wanted to reduce the maintenance on the tank. What I took out has been happily growing slowly in a plastic takeaway tub on the kitchen window with just tap water. Your...

Dont think you can unless you reduce the BPS so the gas dissolves before it builds up in the filter, the gas will eventually dissolve but by then the lights will probably be off. I had the similar problem so now use a ceramic diffuser low in the tank and below the spray bar, might be worth a...

I start mine fully off (closed), if its fully open then there's going to be a rush of pressure to the system I would imagine especially if the reg is not limited to 1-2 bar.

Did I imagine reading something about if using a PH test kit in a drop checker that it needs to be either low or high range, one or the other. I cant remember.

Thanks, don't think there is an alternative inline?

If there has been a recall does that mean Hydor intend to repair or replace your heater or refund if repair/replace not possible? Cant see anything online except a recall of the Theo in 2010. Any more info, recall batch numbers/heater wattage or are they just failing and Hydor thinks tough buy...

Looks like a Palm organiser. Better start saving for printing ink they seem to get through quite a bit at that age in my experience.

*looks like you beat me to it. :) From what I can see the Hyor Theo has a PTC element and is shatter proof with a 2 year guarantee and the Visitherm looks easier to set the temperature in some ways but has old tech heating coils although a 5 year guarantee. The prices for each seem to be...

Hi Bertie. I have a Rena Smart Heater but stopped using it when I obtained a Hydor in-line, which incidental I have also stopped using due to flow dropping off in that it was a 200w with 16/22 connections (another bodge job*) The Rena is a nice heater but as I found out it needs the connection...

He would appear just as cute if he were a puppy, what a lot of fuss.

Thank you Lindy! :)

Only just seen your post and its funny you should ask that as I took one last night. Unfortunately I dont have any close ups but can take some if you need The angled support bar is from a discarded metal and cloth magazine rack that slots onto a slightly smaller dia tube that slots into a...

My Aquaray 2 channel controller which doesnt have the storm function works fine with both my 400 tiles plugged in. You dont need 2 controllers.

I run 2 with a controller over a fluval roma 90 at about 65%. The only downsides in my opinion is that I preferred the colour rendition and colour choices you get from T5 and that there is no option to turn 1 or both units on from the controller when working on the aquarium outside of the pre...

You've got me concerned here Ali, not seen any in my tank ever so I do hope the moss is not the culprit, wouldn't want to bring dread on any other member.

Used the T8s for a while and had good results from java ferns and crypts but also had hair algae then without knowing what I was doing got a second hand twin T5 that was far to powerful and I hated the light spill into the room as I had to have it about 10 inches above the tank so now have 2...

A Roma 90 would you believe although I got through 2kg co2 in just over 3 months although my drop checker was closer to yellowy green. Using a fluval bubble counter now that has a larger tube (= larger bubble) than the glass one I used before so bubble rate I think is really just a personal way...

Sounds like a Government IT project. Business travel for me right now, previously a couple of British airlines, I do miss working around LHR but to be honest I done so many different jobs yet always known that I have never found the right path.

That should have been Maidenhead Aquatics, getting helicopter shops mixed up with aquatic shops.:rolleyes:

Hi Using a fluval diffuser and having a spare disc means I can leave mine in bleach/water for a couple of days then a day with neat dechlorinate and its good for a approx a month.

I have this too, I try and get the 2 spray bars to push as many bubbles around the tank as possible before they rise to the surface, one day will try to build a reactor and hope for complete diffusion of co2. Because I have a black background I wanted black tubing so purchased this: Aquarium...

1. I run a ceramic diffuser below the spray bars (because of number 2) 2. When I tried this to get the co2 high enough it would cause the filter to burp and also there was a lot of unused c02 left in the filter, it was tricky to use co2 economically. 3. I did run a yeast based system for a short...

I have used similar taps and they leaked, not a lot but enough for me to buy Eheim taps. I also tried pulling water from a bucket through an Eheim 2213 and into the tank and it didn't want to know. The bottom of the bucket was about 4 inches below the bottom of the filter probably would have...

There is a quite interesting article in PFK online about certain strains of bacteria. Think you know filter bacteria? Dream on… | Blog | Practical Fishkeeping

I thought about getting an UP inline but at the moment they appear to be a mixed bag of reliability. To get the right colour on my DC I had to increase the bubble count to a setting that also resulted in filter burp, no harm in trying repositioning the diffuser, leave the co2 setting as it is...

This last weekend I moved my diffuser from the same position as you to centrally at substrate level under the spray bar that is about 1 inch from the water surface. I was constantly getting burps from the filter before and information about the co2 mixing with the dirty side of the water flow...

So the only change is the solenoid closing and opening and then it doesn't work, is it possible the solenoid is not opening fully?

I run the Fluval diffuser at only 1 bar with no problems. You might try taking the solenoid out of the system and see if it makes any difference, likewise any one way valves just for the purpose of testing.

In a rented property the last thing you need is a fight to get the deposit back when you leave because of even the smallest blemish, and if its a letting agent doing the check out they will find it (even if it doesn't exist) then try and charge you for the whole room to have the laminate...

Re above here is a video of how they behave although you can see they need more room than the little tank this person has them in.

I used to have 6 emerald eye rasboras that under the right light look very nice, but may seem a little plain otherwise, down to only 2 now though. They may be too big for a large school in 80L, they do seem to like the higher margins of the tank though so are good for a layering effect.

£25.00 for 10 is good, I paid the same for 6 from MA several weeks ago and they had some today, a slightly paler variety at the same price. They are quite lively little fish and the only time I get to see most of them together is at feeding time, my experience is they tend not to shoal.

Depends what you planting it in. All I know is I tried to plant some in small batches into eco complete and it wouldn't stay put so had to place a little substrate on top of a larger clump. Needless to say it didn't do very well or survive very long for one reason and another.

Thanks wisiu

Will be looking for a reputable company near to me to refill the FE I have in the future may I ask how much it cost you?

I'm no expert but I think that is correct. I did briefly look for other dimmer options but could not find any on my short search and being impatient opted for the quick (and expensive) fix. I suppose you could run 1 at 100% and 2 dimmed at <50% with a 2 channel controler

My dc is yellow and the fish appear to be ok, I have read that some prefer to push it until there are signs of distress from the fish but I would rather not. On a 90l (45 cms deep) I am running 2 x 400 minis at about 8cms above the water, at 60% for 6hrs and although plant growth is slower...

You would be better off getting a all in one unit rather than separate controller with lamp holders if that is what you mean unless your upgrading a hood with T8's fitted. I would look on ebay/internet or here depends how quickly you want it, pet shops in my experience are always more expensive...

I was thinking just to test the atomiser, no need to connect the filter up to the spray bar, if the atomiser is working connect it back up to the filter if its not.....

Hi Bertie Could you not remove the atomiser from the filter tubes, leave the co2 connected and place the atomiser in the tank or a bucket of water, you should see bubbles coming out of one of the filter tube connectors if its working correctly?

Excellent! Snap, have family and friends there too and going back later this year after a 2 1/2 year absence. I know JJ market but wont be in BKK on a Saturday, can you tell me were those shops are, doesn't look like MBK. Shame I hadn't taken up this hobby before been back and forth for the last...

As in linked thread at the end of each month and to add high tech with I guess heading for a high bio mass.

Not sure if you were asking me but I clean the filters once a month, the JBL has the most media for bio filtration and the Eheim just has a small amount of Substratpro in a bag and has the co2 coming in via a diffuser and the filter intake. Having 2 filters definitely sorted out an issue with...

I have an Eheim 2213 and a JBL Crystalprofi E700 both filtering my 90l They are both good filters imo but with the classic Eheim I found the addition of 2 double taps a necessity for filter cleaning and maintenence the upside of this is an easy way to drain water from the tank and to prime the...

Just an idea but what type of tubing are you using? If its normal air line it may be expanding/leaking, I am probably clutching at straws mind. I had a look and the ceramic plate and rubber seal only go in one way not either way as I said before.

Voices in my head...or was it a Google search about co2...shhhh I'm trying to type.

I would think that any laws would relate to the filling and servicing. So would a regulator flying off an FE be more powerful due to the tube inside than flying off a 2kg Co2 bottle sold for aquatic use? I cant see much of a difference.

I use the same diffuser and I purchased a spare ceramic plate to swap out when the one in use became grubby. I noticed that apart from it being difficult to unscrew the bottom of the diffuser that after I changed the disc over as with you I only had large bubbles coming out or forming around the...

I have a two chanel and it does not have the storm function. When I was looking for one on ebay I did see listed two chanel ones with the storm function but maybe only a couple. They did sell for a few pounds more.

Never seem to find the time to even charge the lipos let alone fly nowadays.

Welcome Kogre I will claim I do so thats a tenner you owe me :) Actually I do with the Eheim filter as that has the double taps (an added expense to make the filter easy to clean) but cant on the JBL Crystal profi as the taps lock closed when you remove that section.

If I ever get round to doing a "scape" my daughters set square is likely to go missing after watching that.

Used to run the same light on my Roma 90l and had to battle BBA even with the light up to a 10 inches above the water level . I managed to clear the problem eventually and not that long ago by increasing the flow by adding a second cannister filter and increasing Co2. From my experience with...

Think this covers actinic light. actinic lighting vs algae growth | UK Aquatic Plant Society

Should be ok as less than £15.00, the RM £8.00 charge if you have to pay duty is a joke. I have successfully claimed a charge back from HMRC when a seller in the US declared the retail price on the customs declaration and not the ebay price I paid so he could cover himself had the item got lost...

As your already using a disposable bottle I would think it will.

I was using a Hydor NRG green advanced reg that has a adaptor but changed to a DD reg and the adaptor fits that. I am pretty sure that all the disposable bottles have the same size threads. Doesnt the refillable bottle you have use the same thread size as an FE, from looking recently I think...

I was using, in fact I still use until I run out and switch to a 2kg FE, disposable 600 g bottles on a 90l that would last over a month and a half but it depends on how much you need in relation to the light you have etc, I am currently running 48w but about 10 inches above the water for 6-7...

Very nice - Thanks.

Good news you nipped the BGA in the bud and very helpful advice. One question if I may, on the 400 LED are you using the TMC controller or is there an (unofficial) alternative?

I get this on suction cups in my tank and its been set up for more than a year, also appears on areas of hose and on airline/co2 pipe under the water, basically any soft plastics/rubber but never on the hard plastics. Sometimes more sometimes less over time, gets cleaned off once a month with...

I too would like to replace the regulator I have. Already have a remote solenoid and needle valve so really only need a regulator Would this one be suitable? one problem is how would you connect the co2 line to it? For a 2 stage its seems a reasonable price compared to what appears to be quite a...

Thanks for reminding me to contact them again to make sure my subscription is not renewed, last time was by phone and was told I would receive a confirmation email but didnt so just sent them an email, will need to get online to the bank asap and cancel the DD too. Sorry you got caught out, dont...

Home Aquaponics Kit: Self-Cleaning Fish Tank That Grows Food by Nikhil & Alejandro — Kickstarter A slant on emersed growing or maybe these guys are getting their wires crossed?

Be nice to know how much you get in a bottle, not that I can afford their products and I see it contains sodium chlorate, that used to be used as a weed killer think its banned for use as such now. Used to mess around with the stuff many many years ago but that is another story.

I really must get one of these as currently using a home made one that works but is not great. Until I set up a second external filter for flow and co2 only I used to swap the tubing over with a clean lot then clean the dirty tubing ready to be swapped again but only every 2-3 months, the brush...

I got lucky with a local Ebay listing for those 2, starting price was £10.00, had one bid at that price then I jumped in with 5 secs to go. The first 2kg one cost £10.00 but with £11.00 P&P :rolleyes: There were a couple of different buy it now listings locally for other 2kg at £9.99 and...

Just picked up another 2 full 2kg FE with an use before date ;) of 2017 for the grand price of £10.50, I have now stockpiled enough for 2 years use at the current rate. :)

I think it would be the sellers responsibility to refund the buyer then claim the cost back from RM as its the seller that has the contract with them not the buyer at least thats how I understand it. I think RM will cover glass but has to be marked fragile.

All that co2 going to waste brings a tear to my eyes, does look like fun though, think I will put my tank on wheels then if anything does go wrong it will just roll around the floor a bit.