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Thanks. So a combination of manual removal, Amano shrimp, and ottos seems to be the way to go.

I have been running my 300 L tank since Christmas, using EI dosing. All went well initially, but the for the last couple of months, I have been unable to get CO2 levels anywhere near right, and have had fairly massive algae bloom. It's actually not that ugly, but is in several varieties and all...

Sorry, meant to reply. The answer is "I think so" - the 610t has a single unit that both the return and non-return hoses go into its pretty straightforward, don't think there is any way for it to be incorrrect.

/waves. Nice to see you! If your planted is anything like the quality of your marine it will be splendid!

Yup, many times :). I've now taken the CO2 diffuser off-line, while I have *some* noticeable flow (which I din't before), it's barely more than a trickle.

Ever since I installed it (2 weeks ago), my 610T has been showing three lights: I (doh!) assumed it meant 'normal operation'. My flow seems to have dissipated almost to nothing...I *think* these lights mean either "Adjusted flowrate not possible", or "Flowrate smaller than 50%". The manual...

Thank you, Eheim sorted it.

Raising the bar has made the film less obvious, but also means the CO2 isn't distributing as well, so less bubbles. The film is still there a bit, though. Any other options for film-clearing?

There are some studies (though not necessarily on 'our' shrimp): http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/200607_jul06/paper_21.pdf . I don't fully understand it - greater minds than mine can no doubt comment, but I thik in this study it suggests that 50% mortality was achieved at 0.3-0.4ish ppm...

I was assuming I should wait for the cycle to happen, but I may be wrong...family would love to see some life in there!

Thanks, done that, I'll leave it 24 hours and see where we are.

Photo evidence in case my words make no sense And video (which hasn't uploaded very well - the micro bubbles are going upwards more consistently than it shows).:

Now worrying that this behaviour is so uniquely odd that noone has come across it before, which seems unlikley :)

Another probably very newb question. There are quite a lot of gas bubbles (I assume Oxygen from respiration), which are accumulating at the top of the tank by the end of each day. 2 questions: 1) Am I right that it's respiration 2) Is it OK that the bubbles accumulate at the water surface? Or is...

OK, thanks. Ill relax/ignore it :)

I planted/filled on Monday, 5 days ago. One of my banana plants has produced a shoot which has gone straight up to the water surface - about 12" in 4 days. Is this an indication of; a) All being well in the tank, OR b) Something (Perhaps light) being badly wrong? c) Can't possibly tell from...

First shot, from rubbish camera (man). Flow looks good, as all plants sway a little. I was expecting an ammonia surge from the TMC soil by now (planted on Monday), but doesn't seem to have happened yet - is that expected ?

Annoyingly (:)) you were right, and the wood floated- the arch is back soaking outside again, the 'tree is laden with pot rings, which is keeping ti down, but the white mold you mentioned is developing - I hadnt heard about this - can you elaborate/point me at an article/advise on what I can do...

Thanks guys, very helpful.

Great, many thanks guys. I'll adjust this evening.

Oh, and a follow-up question. Say I have my lights on very low (1%) at 7am, and essentially keep them till 3pm when I bump them up, should I start CO2 dosing at 6am (An hour before technical lights on), or 2pm (An hour before strong lights on)? Many thanks for your time.

I've never gardened, so have no experience of that to fall back on. I read that 'unhealthy looking' leaves should be pruned, but not entirely sure if a single spot is unhealthy enough to require decapitation. So, can you guys tell me if you would lop these or not? Many thanks in advance

It's not possible to 'over-light' the plants?

Guys, I'm struggling to get a lighting regime I'm happy with (Only after a oouple of days). I have a Maxspect Razor 160 W, which has oodles of power, and I'm running it at a max of 60%. I have a 20" deep tank. The Razor can have 6 time spots, with 2 adjustable channels, one with more blue, one...

Thanks, those are very useful comments. Not visible is a large rock in the middle-rear-left, which is supporting the hill - the idea being that this will keep it in place, but also does limit somewhat where I can put the wood. The wood has been soaked for a couple of weeks. I agree about the...

Well, the tank is in - first hard scape attempt done with daughter.

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Have just opened up my new eheim 600t (2078). It has a bazillion (like 8 or 9) trays for filtration. It has 2 sizes of prefilter...I'm just wondering what else I need, if anything. Sorta thinking to put some filter floss to polish little bits out, but otherwise presumably I need a small amount...

I am planning to have at least some plants growing to/above the surface. My somewhat old plant book suggests that lights be at least 18" above the water surface in order to avoid burning plants. But I suspect the book is assuming metal halides, whereas I have Maxspect Razor 160w leds. Obviously...

Great, sounds like the 10 litre will get me through the week. Many thanks. Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_342 using Tapatalk

No, I'm going to manually put to in one of these - Reefloat - Innovative automated aquarium products - Auto Top Up Units Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_342 using Tapatalk

No, I'm going to manually put to in one of these - Reefloat - Innovative automated aquarium products - Auto Top Up Units Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_342 using Tapatalk

I will be soon receiving my new 90*50*50 cm(230L) open-topped tank. Water movement will be via an Eheim 600T, 1800LPH, through 75 cm of spraybar mounted about 5 cm under water level. Lighting will be Maxspect razor at 30-45cm above water level, so should not produce undue heat. Can anyone...

I then put in some clean-up crew - quite a bit had emerged from the rock (Stomatella snails), but nothing very visible, so I added these: They are Thor Amboensis, popularly known as Sexy Shrimp, because they "wiggle their butts" Next 2 fishes to go through the quarantine period in the...

I then managed to source this bamboo algae - it's the sort of plant that Seahorses/their keepers like to have - lots of hitching posts for the little geegees. This guy spent 3 months in the tank as part of the quarantine regime - he's a Purple Firefish. You can also see Coraline Algae...

Thanks (BTW, are you Majestic elsewhere)?

The Bryopsis started to get good growth going - this is with nothing whatsoever happening in the tank other than light - no feeding or dosing at all. However, there will have been dieback from the LR losing some life - which would generate PO4 and NO3. You can see my main tank has some...

I then got Cyano - not sure if this is the case for FW tanks, but it typically presents itself as a fairly bright red in marine tanks - I used Chemiclean to get rid of it - I'm not entirely sure I approve of this now, but it was certainly effective. Cyano before Chemi-clean Two days later

I went to a LFS in July 2011 to get some fish food, and came back with Shaving Brush algae (I think Penicillus capitatus - I hadn't researched them and they didn't last long. More interestingly you can see that the algae on the LR is starting to grow out a bit.

Indeed...though not from starvation - he died fat and apparently healthy :(.

My cabinet (and tank) has just arrived. My fault, because I made an assumption about cabinet height, and it is only 60cm high (24"). I am planning to use an Eheim 600T (Height 53 cm), and a JBL 500g cylinder (45cm) (With the on-off regulator - can't find the size). I am planning to introduce...

Ta.

You got any links to the method?

Thanks - it is certainly different, through an entirely unintentional evolution! The fish is a Mandarin - difficult to keep, and sadly didn't last long :( I would be much happier if I could deal with the Flatworm...we are never satisfied :) Sorta-FTS above (Though not that interesting)...

The original idea behind this tank was that it was going to be part of a very rigorous quarantine regime (Saltwater people seem to be more rigorous about QT than Freshwater. Partly this may be the price of the individual fish, but mainly because Saltwater Ich (Cryptocaryon Irritans) is almost...

I have been running a 94 litre saltwater planted tank for a couple of years - since May 2011. It's been done in rather a lazy and sloppy way, and I originally came at it very much from a reefer's viewpoint, so it is, frankly, rather amateur compared to most on here. I have also learnt an awful...

Excellent. And how far above the tank do the legs take it?

I suppose I'm trying to work out if they can sensibly be used for moonlights?

What's the control like? Difference between A & B channels?

Having chatted to my plumber mate, he points out that the suggested plumbing is far more complex than my needs, as I have mixer-tap in my kitchen, so I simply need a single length of hose - all the taps etc. are redundant for me.

Good point - I will start manually (IF nothing else, to learn what I am doing), and see how much RO the topup is putting in each week, and how consistent it is. I am in London, so my water will be 'pre-loaded' with a fair amount of nutrients, and I will also be using TMC soil, so will have a...

Rather than worry, I think I'm inclined to put NPK in the RO, and CSM+B manually dose twice a week. That's safe, right? Then, depending how lazy I am, I can set up a peri pump to do the CSM+B at a later point.

You probably aren't now able to see the lawyer's note, which is along the lines of "If you blind yourself, tough"

Thankyou - that was exactly the sort of clever suggestion I was looking for!

Thanks, that makes sense.

I have just ordered a 225 litre tank (90*50*50). I am physically lazy, and have no doubt that, even with the best initial intentions, I will not end up taking 10 11-litre buckets/bottles to the kitchen (about 15 metres away) every Friday night. I've been trying to convince myself that I can use...

That sort of makes sense - hence why there are 2 solutions, presumably. Macro is daily and micro weekly? That would be fine. But...if they don't degrade in a 'peristaltic container', why would they degrade in an 'autotopup container'?

I could - but i will be 'dosing' RO anyway, so figured it would be easy to add it in that way.

Heh. Took me 15 minutes to get that far!

Just to whet your appetite - this is mine last week at about this time - probably 20% whites., 60% blues

Yup. Ordered 11th January, arrived 28th March.

Significantly more...think it was closer to 9 weeks. I got the impression (After I'd placed the order, natch), that mine was one of the first in the country.

This is so similar to another thread, I'm going there instead ! Effects on PAR - Air and Water | UK Aquatic Plant Society

George, I have a remarkably similar query elsewhere, but this one came first so will tag along - I'm planning to have light 18"/45cm above 20"/50cm of water. Does the above advise still apply to a Razor?

Just from my experience, I wouldn't necessarily believe that 4-6 weeks very strictly...and I agree the hanging kit is cheeky! Are the FW ones the same price as the equivalent SW ones?

I am planning to have a 20" high tank, with plants growing out of it. My book suggests lights should be no less than 18" above the surface in order not to burn leaves etc. I am intending to get LEDs (Which probably didn't exist when my book was written). Do I need to be 18" above the surface...

I will be using an RO-based auto topup. While I won't be able to have terribly exact basis for how much is topped up in a week, I'm hoping that it will be good enough for me to dose EI. My thinking is that a) Less work for me b) No missing of doses c) Slow steady input of elements rather than...

I have a 5-module Futura over my reef tank, and I have to say it is absolutely stunning, both as a light, and as a piece of room furniture.

Started doign that 18 years ago, still am...you may find times when the work-life balance isn't so good!

I have a Reefloat one for my marine tank - nice bit of kit. Reefloat - Innovative automated aquarium products - Auto Water Changer Units

Possibly too late, but the aquarium at London Zoo is, in my opinion, a better bet for enthusiasts than the London Aquarium. No walk-through shark tanks, but some truly lovely reef tanks, and some decent planted biotopes. If you are in South London, the Horniman Museum has an interesting small...

Thanks, I've done that, and it has firmly pushed me against discus - too many water changes and too much feeding! So now my only question is do I want the bigger tank 'just because' or not?

It wasn't quite what I meant, but is very helpful in explaining to me my lack of knowledge! What I need, I think, is a (Reasonably up-to-date) article explaining the possible impacts of Substrate, and what differing ones might do.

Thanks. I do begin to feel that the smaller tank (18" high rather than 24") will be easier as well in terms of CO2 circulation, and aquascaping. I'm still torn, though, because it has taken 3 years to get approval for this tank, and I see zero prospect of upgrading it in the future - it's a...

Water I live in London, so I have very hard water - Comes out of the tap at 18GH, 8.3PH. My plan therefore is to mix half RO (Which I can get from my RO device at the office). I will also be able to top-up using RO - intending to get a 10-Litre ATU from Reefloat. I'm (more than slightly)...

There does seem to be some discussion about the Discuses (?Discii?), which is why I'm on a dilemma about whether to prepare for them or not. Certainly, I would only have mature adults to give them the best opportunity.

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I know. Most tanks are at home, so it's hardly a title. Well, I have been running a 500 litre reef tank at my office for the last 2 and a half years, as well as (helping with) my daughter's 2-foot tropical community tank. About a year ago, I started looking into a planted tank (After Aquatics...

Thanks. Just to clarify, on the first page of the discussion you had 2 pictures of your spraybar - the second one - - shows the spraybar spraying into air. Is this just illustrative, and normally covered by water, or do you actually have the spraybar out of the water?

Very definitely what I'm looking for! So, things like Hydor Heater, UP CO2 Atomizer, and an Eheim filter means almost everything is below other than a return pipe (perhaps to a spray bar). Return pipe at back of tank and presto, invisible equipment? My wife will be delighted! I would still need...

Thanks, good to know about water.

Thanks for the welcome. I get the impression that sumps are pretty rarely used. I'm toying with the idea, if only so I can hide the heater away - but it does seem a bit excessive just to hide heater.If I were to inject CO2 in to a sujmped body of water, would it come out of the water before it...

Hello all. This is my first post on this forum - I hope it won't too ignorant or rambling. I have been running a 500 litre reef tank at my office for the last 20 months, as well as (helping) with my daughter's 2-foot tropical community tank. At Aquatics live 2012 my daughter and I were both...