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  1. anttthony

    Please help me identify this moss!

    Yer I had a fist full grew realy well il try and find a picture ant
  2. anttthony

    Please help me identify this moss!

    I thought so but baught a tub of this sold as java moss interesting to see what I was scammed with ant
  3. anttthony

    Please help me identify this moss!

    I always thought java moss ant
  4. anttthony

    Trouble finding inspiration

    (Might sound mad) The only thing I worry about at the moment is trying to grow healthy plants I as a newbee I have tried to recreate scapes ive seen in the green machine and on here and failed and wasted loads of money. At the moment I just want my plants to grow and learn. ant
  5. anttthony

    Where to buy this plants

    Aquatic Plants List A-Z | The Green Machine You could try here not sure if they ship overseas ant
  6. anttthony

    ADA 60fs Last Chance

    Nightmare ant
  7. anttthony

    ADA 60fs Last Chance

    Might be able to tap it to m8 x1.5 if thats any easier to get hold off ant
  8. anttthony

    Fallen Tree

    I had the same problem from the same diffuser it was passing on the o rings rather than through the ceramic tube going to try the old type next I think Annoying considering the price ant
  9. anttthony

    Difference between TMC ADA SIGNATURE

    I went with tmc..... if I wasn't recently married It would have been ada. each to their own ant
  10. anttthony

    ADA 60fs Last Chance

    I recon the 6 mm would work thers one on ebay too Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=360749744482 ant
  11. anttthony

    ADA 60fs Last Chance

    We have a hydraulic bloke comes in making pipework for are engines he usually has everything il ask him when he turns up ant
  12. anttthony

    External heater question

    Mines at about 45 degrees and seems to work fine ant
  13. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Just got home and a couple of my neon cardinals are showing signs of what I think is dropsy they look bloated and are struggling to swim upright is ther anything I can do to help them now or a good remendy I could buy tomorrow if iam not two late? ant
  14. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hi just read another thread and made me think if the light was long enough for the tank if that makes sense I was told in my last tank that my problems with carpet plants where down to light think I was sent on a bum steer. ant
  15. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hi guys A week and a half after planting and It looks like ive got a little dead spot In the tank. a little patch of stauro on the left hand side is just starting to melt. the right hand side looks to be growing well and is probably due a trim. Ive moved the filter inlet more central because it...
  16. anttthony

    Storm of the century

    Just seen some kid in a shell suit running off with it ant
  17. anttthony

    Storm of the century

    Getting bad on the wirral now a neighbours plant pot has just blown over! ant
  18. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hi all Made a few changes to the tank I had problems with co2 distribution and lost all the hc. Since then Ive changed the ceramic diffuser to a aquamedic 1000 reactor and a diy acrylic spray bar across the rear of the tank (excuse the ehiem crook haven't quite got the hang of bending acrylic)...
  19. anttthony

    another 205 question

    Hi pretty sure its 16-22 Ant ant
  20. anttthony

    Intake pre-filter for Fluval 406?

    I picked up one of these fom aquarium plant foods Only about a fiver I think ant
  21. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Just a quick update after trying a ceramic diffuser ive ended up using a small air stone straight into the filter inlet as my ceramic diffuser is a bit large to fit in there The hc has started to make a comeback so pretty sure av got it nailed Been taking ph readings Morning 6.9 Lights on 6.3...
  22. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    ant
  23. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Had a hc melt down in the tank am pretty sure my flow is ok. the tank is 80 litre iam using a 1400 lph filter with lilly pipes and a korila 900 all pointing from left to right where a ceramic diffuser is situated iam getting a mist all around the tank. I have no livestock at the moment but if I...
  24. anttthony

    1-2 Grow!/in-vitro plants in fridge?

    I picked up 4 pots of hc from the green machine they advised me I could keep them under the aquarium light or a well lit room for up to 3 weeks I kept them next to the tank for a week and they were fine ant
  25. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Heres a full tank shot after planting ant
  26. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Yer the pictures ain't great going to hang fire on the fish and turn up the gas a little... hopefully it survives its 4 pots worth! ant
  27. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hi everyone Been away for 10 days had someone dosing the tank for me. Might sound strange but after adding a circulation pump before i went away, my hc has started to melt. think I had to much flow as the filter iam using is quite powerful and the pump seemed to be moving the substrate about...
  28. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hi yer going to ad some more rocks up the bank need to take a trip to the green machine the vallis is starting to run already think il try and box it in with substrate dividers thanks for the offer I might give you a shout when I get back from me holidays Starting to get a little bit of melt on...
  29. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hi guys just a quick update Received me diffuser from tankscape had a few before with dodgy discs but this one e looks good quality and produces a very fine mist. Also picked up a circ pump from another member and fitted it in the furthest corner pointing at the filter inlet and I seem to be...
  30. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Thanks mate going to keep an eye out for a circ pump and might put an extra hour on the lighting ant
  31. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Picked up a another bag of aquasoil today and had a play with some rocks given up on the no Hardscape plan and ran a line off rocks along the path. going to pick up a few more and run them up the bank Fitted the filter now using a aquamanta ex 400. Flooded the tank and planted 4 pots of hc...
  32. anttthony

    17mm lily pipe set?

    I got a decent set from c02art ant
  33. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hi Martin yer got a small bag on order still going to try and keep shallow at about 15mm do you think it will be deep enough for hc? ant
  34. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Thanks think iam going to use some moss covered stones or try and find something a similar colour to the gravel to save the mess and stop the plants spreading into it ant
  35. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Took a trip to the green machine today. New scape looks like its going to be a belter I picked up a bag of ada mekong sand fine and large and 4 pots of 1-2 grow hc undecided on other plants thinking hair grass and Staurogyne repens Did try a few small stones but couldn't get it how I wanted it...
  36. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Was just going to get some realy small pieces of stone if I can n get any to match the colour of the gravel just to help divide the path at the back as it abit tricky. Going the green machine later though so could all change! ant
  37. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Cheers better picture got shut ot a few of the humps anyone got any tips for adding sand without making a massive mess not sure about using a permanent divider or to just mist the substrate before adding it ant
  38. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    Hey I got the 17mm the inlet is abit to long for the tank though ive had to raise it up and put it In the shallower substrate in the front left corner ant
  39. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    illy pipe and thermometer arrived today from c02art never used this company before but the quality an service is good for what I paid Also picked up a bag of africana and started having a play needs abit of a tidy up with a brush but this is the sort of shape iam after. Iam going to get a...
  40. anttthony

    60/45/30 optiwhite

    hi guys after a bit of decorating in the house i decided to get a new tank. i wanted somthing abit smaller than my 200 litre roma easier to change water ect. i choose a tmc signature 60/45/30 which i will be scaping over the next few weeks i was thinking of somthing pretty simple using just...
  41. anttthony

    Algae Id

    I have exactly the same thing. stays low on the grass and pearls when I change water I was told ricca slender. ant
  42. anttthony

    An Ebay special

    Madness I haven't got that many in my pond and its 2000 litres! ant
  43. anttthony

    Another EI Newbie Question!

    I always use boiled water when its warm for the macro mix as I think it helps it dissolve quicker, and I always only half fill it so I can give it abit of a shake for a day then I fill it right up to try and make sure its fully dissolved. Someone might know better than me though ant
  44. anttthony

    larger shrimp

    Yer thats them think every shop calls them something different :) ant
  45. anttthony

    Easy aqua super mist atomiser and TMC V2 Pressure regulator

    If iam right that's about 2 bar? I had to run mine near 3 bar is your Woking pressure adjustable? If so bring it up slow till you get bubbles. Have a search on the forum thers is more detailed posts about setting them up ant
  46. anttthony

    larger shrimp

    I had some rock shrimp. not really colorful but great to watch. they fan there legs out sit in the flow and catch food. I seen some really big ones im my local shop last week ant
  47. anttthony

    poly filter

    Great cheers nat il have a go with that Thanks ant
  48. anttthony

    poly filter

    Hi nat thanks for the input ive ran the poly filter since Sunday pulled it onThursday and it was a slight blue/green colour which indicated ionic copper. ive left the filter in and added a few cherries yesterday hopefully they will be ok My substrate is ada malaya. when you say micros is that...
  49. anttthony

    Fire extinguisher CO2

    Ul be ok to leave it i place just don't soak it with water ant
  50. anttthony

    Fire extinguisher CO2

    Get some soapy water on all the joints or put soapy water in a spray bottle and give it a spray. Mind the solenoid though Ant
  51. anttthony

    New to EI ?

    Have a look at aquarium plant foods ei starter kit. everything you need think it's about 18 quid easy to mix too.think it tells you the mix you need on the website delivery is very quick aswel ant
  52. anttthony

    will shrimp kill each other if hungry enough?

    Ive always lost shrimp over the course of a month if I put 20 in they will slowly die. ive added a poly filter for a few days and pulled it yesterday to find its blue/green indicating ionic copper. I have never used bunched plants and always bought tropica from the green machine. Iam putting it...
  53. anttthony

    The Bio Bubble - OMG that is awful

    Just had a look,Think i prefer a bottle opener on my keys! ant
  54. anttthony

    Fluval Studio 900. Sticks and Stones.

    What a shame I was surprised at how little warning they give you when mine run out. ant
  55. anttthony

    Who watching the match tonight?

    Anythings possible when you upset fergie ant
  56. anttthony

    poly filter

    Cheers Darrel il have a read through them ant
  57. anttthony

    poly filter

    Hi has anybody ever used an arcadia poly filter? Ive had problems keeping shrimps all my cherries and armanos never last more than a month usually I just see the odd one dead every week. I've never used any plants other than tropica pots from the green machine or my lfs. I asked in my local shop...
  58. anttthony

    You know you've spent too much time on UKAPS when...

    Half a bottle of matey will see that off! ant
  59. anttthony

    calling experienced injectors

    Never had that problem I was getting a mist in the tank tried everything apart from all the balls. Had a go with about 5 but they don't half rattle! ant
  60. anttthony

    calling experienced injectors

    I find myself always looking for better! I was tempted by the one with the impeller before. When my am 1000 is working perfectly. it is abit stumpy though iam using a shower puff in it at the moment and it does seem better. ant
  61. anttthony

    calling experienced injectors

    Yer its hard especially with the money they cost think its just suck it and see and expect to spend a few bob in the process, its worth it when you nail it though. ant
  62. anttthony

    calling experienced injectors

    Ive had ago with both and found the reactor much easier and efficient. But everyone of the up atomisers seems to work different think I got a dodgy one but wasent going to spend another 30 quid to find out. other people swear by them guess thats Chinese mass production for you ant
  63. anttthony

    Post office FAIL.. :(

    What a nightmare mate I had the same with a filter I bought. think some delivery drivers just lash things in the van luckily I fixed mine with a jubilee clip not good ant
  64. anttthony

    Regulator query

    iam using a jbl reg ive just changed from a 5kg jbl bottle to a 5 fg fe. No change in the pressure sits at about 50 bar ant
  65. anttthony

    re scape

    A quick update on my tank Added a second filter to aid flow and seems to be much better. cut all the Staurogyne repens down to the substrate as it started to go abit leggy and lost its leaves, pretty sure this was down to flow and c02. moved a drop checker an inch above the substrate and looks...
  66. anttthony

    Roma 200 filtration

    Have you looked at aquamanta? ant
  67. anttthony

    Is Purigen safe?

    Best 20 quid I ever spent ant
  68. anttthony

    Dwarf Puffer Paradise Nano...

    I fed lobster eggs last night and said never again far to messy! ant
  69. anttthony

    Dwarf Puffer Paradise Nano...

    Definitely hope your on commission! :) ant
  70. anttthony

    Roma 200 filtration

    As ceg says. or maybe you could use two filters ant
  71. anttthony

    Roma 200 filtration

    I have the same tank and using the original fluval 205 along with an aquamanta efx 400 I picked up nearly new on here. Been great for me for the money. its rated at 1400 lph would be supprised if I was getting 1000 lph out of it but seems to work well through my c02 reactor Ant
  72. anttthony

    Dwarf Puffer Paradise Nano...

    There little belters thinking of a few when I set my nano up Ant
  73. anttthony

    New reactor question

    Will be interesting to see the answer mine comes on 6 hours before ant
  74. anttthony

    id please

    Cheers nath just googled it looks favourite not sure if il ever get rid of it ant
  75. anttthony

    id please

    Alright guys can anyone id this for me? its hitched a ride into my tank somehow. Its growing along the bottom looks like riccia but smaller and a darker colour. Iam sick of removing it Cheers Ant
  76. anttthony

    Staurogyne repens problems

    The first time I planted 4 pots and it all melted I was told by the lad in the green machine it was due 2 my t8 lighting wasent reaching the substrate level. not sure if this was right but added more light anyway and it did come back not sure if it was coincidence. now it seems to be struggling...
  77. anttthony

    Fish swimming at the filter current

    Ive just added a second filter and noticed my galaxy raboras spend most of the time looking like there on a tread mill they seem to prefer it in the areas of high flow. ant
  78. anttthony

    Staurogyne repens problems

    Ive just trimmed mine right down to the substrate as it lost all its leaves, done this once before and it come back nice. dont no if mines a co2 issue I have a drop checker right on substrate level that reads lime green at lights on ant
  79. anttthony

    newbee confessions

    I thought I had a faulty peice when It floated :) ant
  80. anttthony

    Who watching the match tonight?

    Think I will me self after Monday:confused: ant
  81. anttthony

    Who watching the match tonight?

    Forgot about 2nites little game....... its all about Liverpool zenit 2moz! ant
  82. anttthony

    Who watching the match tonight?

    ola I will be supporting Madrid tonight signor ant
  83. anttthony

    Hello from Sunny South Africa

    Nice :) ant
  84. anttthony

    Ada - when to replace?

    My malayas the same dust all over the tank only been in since the summer but iam am always messing with it. maby it can be capped with something as it's expensive stuff to replace ant
  85. anttthony

    newbee confessions

    I blocked my pond filter with a bag of carbon and flooded my neighbours garden.. hope she doesn't read this told her the liner split ant
  86. anttthony

    newbee confessions

    Ive had some shockers thank god for ukaps ant
  87. anttthony

    newbee confessions

    Anyone got any stories of newbee fish tank fails ive got loads I recently realised I was using a co2 reactor upside down for about 2 months. Before I found this forum I have had a lot of things were I think what was I thinking. ive burried full pots of plants and just left them adding no...
  88. anttthony

    re scape

    You know what these Yorkshire boys are like with ther pennies :) ant
  89. anttthony

    re scape

    Replanted mate will have a few in the next couple of weeks il send them you on, as you suggested them to me! Il give you a shout ant
  90. anttthony

    re scape

    Thanks give it a trim today dosent half grow quick ant
  91. anttthony

    SNAILS

    Thanks done wonders for my guilt....whers that bucket ant
  92. anttthony

    SNAILS

    I did it last week and ther still ther do they do any harm ant
  93. anttthony

    SNAILS

    I no id do a water change if I wasn't half p@#$@d ant
  94. anttthony

    re scape

    Hi guys quick question. my pogostemen stellata is growing like mad and is due a trim and replant tomorrow. It looks realy healthy but it seems to be growing twisted or if you know what I mean it is in an area of flow but only certain stems dont seem to grow straight is this normal? ant
  95. anttthony

    SNAILS

    Feel quite bad now just added my second treatment of snail killer spotted a few after adding new plants always thought they would eat everything. ant
  96. anttthony

    re scape

    Cheers mate ive managed to wein meself off it now didn't realise what was in it until I read the article on it. nasty gear. ant
  97. anttthony

    re scape

    Cheers lads.no worries ady thought I would lose the vallis as I was dosing x 4 on the easy carb probably not advisable but it worked for me. ant
  98. anttthony

    re scape

    Added some vallis today could do with another pot realy to finish off the back but could only get two pots. also added some Rotala rotundifolia in the far right corner. Cut the bunch of pogostemen stellata right down an added it to the middle its growing like mad. Staurogyne repens is making a...
  99. anttthony

    Why isn't this working?

    Defo need a good nip on the reg and some ptfe on the thread ant
  100. anttthony

    Why isn't this working?

    Dont recon hand tighs enough for that pressure ant
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