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Anyone know whats happened to my Hygrophila difformis?! They've all turned into palm trees 😂 The tank is a lido 120 so its 60cm deep so wondered if it was a light issue due to the t5s not penetrating to the bottom of the tank?

Unfortunately no access to garden fertiliser where I am. 🤣 would this actually work!!??I did read some about pee for fertilising crops abroad somewhere haha

Hi Darrel I was hoping you'd be along with your frogbit expertise! 😄 Thanks for the reply. Wondered if you might say something like that. They're just in a small desktop scape I have set up last week whilst I'm away with work (something to look at)......and I didnt think to to bring any fertz...

Hi all, Any idea what is causing these brown areas on my frogbit? Also got some browning on the new curled leaves on the red root floaters. Could the light be too close cause burning? Thanks

Thanks for the replies. Cant raise it unfortunately as its built into the hood. Floating plants does seem like an obvious option but they seem to struggle in that tank for some reason. May be due to too much surface movement but I'm not sure :confused:

Hi all, I recently replaced the two T5 bulbs in my tank for new ones as they were so old. However, since then I'm getting getting quite a bit of algea growth (its low tech so no co2). Just wondering if anyone has any good ideas how to reduce the brightness of these new bulbs? I don't have the...

Thanks for the replies, hopefully I can get on top of it!

I'll try and get rid of all the melted leaves. Filters and sponges cleaned with the weekly water change along with vacuuming the gravel. Substrate is ada amazonia topped with gravel, it is very old now though. Prob 8 years ish! Flow still seems good and power head cleaned also. I'm in the...

Sure have, heres one under each of the tubes (they're different types hence the colour difference)

Not the best image but gives you an idea of tank. Lots of floaters also which aren't visible.

Unfortunately no liquid carbon available. Its a juwel lido 120 (depth 55cm) Built in filter and media (4x sponges 1x bio) 2x T5 24w (no reflectors) 8hrs daily Low tech (no co2) EI dosing, 10ml macro, 10ml trace per week 50% weekly water change the last 4 week, prior to that hit and miss...

OK thanks, going to start with a blackout then drop the lightning down to 5 hours and see if that helps.

Hi, can I just confirm is this BBA growing on my anubias? Struggling to get rid of it! Thanks

Don't know if it helps but these are the floodlights that mark uses at MD fishtanks https://www.amazon.co.uk/V-TAC-Waterproof-Outdoor-Security-Floodlight/dp/B079LLRQ2Q Video of one of his tanks using them here

Does the braid break down after a while? I'd not thought of using that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free

Well there's no harm in trying the seachem stuff if it's not going to cost you. It's expensive for what it is though so if you are planning on continuing to dose fertilisers look at buying a starter kit from one of the sponsors. It's really easy to make up and dose and costs a fraction of the...

Why don't you want to use EI ferts?

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking along the right lines then due to creating excess pollution. I wasn't sure if there was something more to it that I hadn't thought of.

Some interesting information, thanks all. Reference this Clive, could you elaborate a little please? Many thanks

Second on the bait elastic, good stuff.

I've not tried upping my dosing yet as I wanted to make sure it was safe to do so first It's a low tech tank, currently just dosing 5ml of npk and 5ml trace weekly using the apf starter kit dosing.

That's good to know, thanks for the answers.

Hi all, I've been trying to see if there are any threads regarding dosing nutrients and fish health but with no luck. Can anyone point me in the right direction please? Bit of a noob question but I'm trying to find out if overdosing of npk or trace will affect fish? Many thanks

I agree, my main effort is too fix the root of the problem anyway. I'll hold off adding anything until I have sorted the algae issues.

Would these be compatible with fairly large angels?

Right, I've had a really good clean of the tank and filter. I have also added an extra power head, covered one of my T5 tubes and removed the affected leaves. Below are some pictures of the leaves before I removed them. Do these look like the types of algae that I mentioned? Many thanks.

Oh dear! Well thanks for all the info. For starters I think a good clean, removal of the reflectors and lighting reduction are in order then. I'll definitely look at adding some more plants too before increasing the lighting period.

It looks to me like there could be a few varieties of algae unfortunately. GDA, GSA and some sort of hair algae. Does this help at all?

Sorry having a dumb moment, why would increasing plant mass help? Thanks

Thanks all! Lee, that's a helpful post. I think it could be a case of having a play with some of the variables to see what results I get. I may start with removing the reflectors and see if that helps. I'm not too sure how long I should leave it to see if things improve, a few weeks maybe?

Sorry I should have mentioned its not a new set up. The reason I was asking is that I am having some algea issues so am trying to think about possible causes. I'm noticing that there tends to be less gda and gsa on the glass of the higher flow areas of the tank.

Hi, I have a Juwel lido 120 which is almost 2ft deep with 2x24w t5 bulbs and reflectors. What are people's opinions in my lighting levels, too much for low tech? They are on for 6 hours per day at the minute. Thanks Mike

Looks like you've manged to get a decent DIY set up there. Can I ask, what recipe/measurements do you use for the mix if you're changing the bottles every three days? Thanks

Second the eBay route. Obviously the more expensive ones in the shops are going to better quality but the ones I got off eBay are good value. Tenner for curved scissors and tweasers delivered. Seller I got mine from is 6direct.

Hi, I have been looking at getting some for my low tech set up. Has anyway had success with this plant without Co2? Lighting wise I have 2x24w of T5 over my 120l. Thanks Mike

Thanks for the reply. Guess I won't be trimming the roots again!

Hi all, I recently split my java fern plantlets and repositioned them in the tank. I read that it was ok to trim the roots as they had got a bit unsightly. However, the ones I did not trim are looking fine but the ones that I trimmed are disintegrating and the planlets are pretty much gone...

Hi, just a quick question. I was looking at this kit and your motioned only using a 10th of the quantity the manufacturer recommends. Is that because its a non co2 tank? I have a 110l low tech non co2. Regards mike

The lights were left as normal, 8 hours a day, 2x24w t5's. The only other thing I thought of was that I added reflectors about 5 days before I went away. Maybe less frequent water changes are the answer then? Reference gassing of co2 my filter outlet points at the surface, should I lower it a...

Well I did wonder that so checked them, normal readings are 5ppm but after 3 weeks away 0ppm!! Guess that's because the food block didn't work so very little waste was created.

Hi, I am a bit puzzled and wondered if anyone can help. I left my tank for 3 weeks over Christmas as I was away and couldn't get anyone to feed the fish for me. I used a tetra holiday block but it hardly disintegrated at all. Obviously I didn't do any water changes in the 3 weeks. I have...