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Can anyone tell me if the lead strips that sometimes come around bunched plants would be harmful to shrimp if they were left in the tank (i.e. sunk down in the substrate)?

Hi all I've never kept shrimp and was considering getting some cherry reds. I dose dry salts and My co2 comes on about 3 hrs before lights so after reading this on a website it worried me a bit. How do other people with high tech set ups manage with shrimps? Cheers Julia

Hi all I have a bunch of fissidens fontanus and lots of pellia both covered in spirogyra. Im setting up a new tank and wondering whether to try and remove it (and do black out) and use in new tank or to not risk introducing possible remains of algae into new set up. (Have tried double...

Hi all, Does anyone know if the Eheim Installation set 1 (intake pipe) just fits onto where the old original green intake pipe was? On one of the sites that was selling one, it says that 'if a tap is not present then one must be fitted'. I'm not sure what they mean. Would i need to buy...

Hi all Just wondered if anyone with open top tanks or tanks with pendants has problems with condensation on your windows. Didn't have this problem before I moved house, but in the winter I have condensation on all windows and also on the back of cold door handles, letterbox. I can only think...

hi all, Just received a breakdown from my water board, but it doesn't list magnesium. Could this come under something else?

Hi all, I want to make my own GH booster. So do I just use MgS04 and CaS04 and if so, in what ratio? Also I've always used Tropica Trace (as mixing my macro ferts is enough of a faff on for me without making up trace as well) but found a bargain on Flourish trace so bought a huge bottle. But...

Hi all I have heard that Rams dont like nitrates. Has anyone else heard this and what level becomes too high for them? Does this mean they are not suitable in a tank where ferts are added daily? Thanks Julia

Hi all I My Koralia 1, which has only been running for about 3weeks stopped working. It was running a bit noisy so I did the turn it off and back on again, which usually stops the noise, but this time it didnt turn back on again. i have tried changing the fuse but still not working. I...

Hi all, Just about redo my tank - this will be my first really planned out aquascape. Have always just tried things out and tweaked things here and there, but for this one ‘I have a plan!’ Never really done a journal either, but I’d really like to get people’s advice and opinions...

Hi all Im about to do a new scape and would like to have some carpeting plants filling in the foreground. Ive read a couple of posts where people were having trouble growing hc or glosso with eco-complete. Wondered if anyone with eco-complete has had any success with it. I got some...

Has anyone ever tried sharpening their curved scissors? Mine have got a few chips in them from trimming roots with bits of gravel still in. Wondered if you could do it in the same way you sharpen kitchen knives.

Hi all, AE seem to have a great deal on, on seachem products at the mo. Was wondering whether to go for some seachem trace while its cheap. Ive always used tropica for trace, but is there much difference? Julia

Hi all Just got a boyu diffuser and not sure whether the inlet pipe means the one that pumps the water back into tank or the one that pumps it into filter. This is the one I got off...

Hi all, Can anyone point me in the direction of an inline diffuser that will fit eheim(2026) tubing . The only ones i can find are expensive CAL glass ones and Im not bothered about glass when it will be stuck inside cabinet unseen - also Im very likey to break it. Thought about the eheim...

As title says, my plants are pearling WC day. Sunday morning i do WC, Sunday night plants pearl like mad. Rest of week, not much pearling except plants nearer the surface. I dose EI and always top up NPK after WC, trace on next day etc. Does this suggest my filter isnt performing very well?

Hi all, Any recommendations? I have an Eheim 2026 right now for 180ltank.Looking for something thats going to give me better flow. Was reading that 10x tank size is best so would need 1800LPH or more? Dont think my current filter distribution of nutrients and co2 is great. It would need to...

Hi all, I'm revamping soon and want to change my substrate(flourite), and would appreciate any advice that will help me finally make a decision. :? Here's what I'm considering: ADA aquasoil I know a lot of people highly recommend it, but I think I need something that doesn't leach ammonia as...

Hi all I think my Ehiem filter is due for some maintenance. It came with a little packet of grease which I used up last time. Rather than order a little packet of 'special Eheim grease' which will probably cost something ridiculous for about 3g of it, does any use anything else (dont want to...