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Thanks for the reply Clive great as always. that should of said 2329 I think it is the same actually apart from you can use the 2329 on marine tanks something to do with the heating element.[ I shall put the spraybars back without the hole enlargement. I have got the koralia 1 back in as I...

Hi Clive Thanks for your reply I have indeed reduced the light so I was listening to that one :wink:. Funny you should bring up the nitrate thing I did a test yesterday and it was showing 0ppm now as I have said Iam using 2 2339 eheim wet and dry filters and they are supposed to be good with...

Iam following ed seeleys tutorial on the higher tech tank so according to my calculations 30mls is correct http://www.ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1275. Regards Mark

Hi Nick I do a 50% water change a week and then every day I syphon out at least another 50 ltrs to remove uneaten food from my discus. regards Mark

Hi The whole tank is the same there is an intake and outake at either end I did have spraybars but they flow was too powerful all the plants were bent double filtration is by two eheim 2329's. cheers Mark.

Hi Guys an update on my tank/disaster any help would be very gratefully recieved as I'm at my wits end with it, its just going from bad to worse I ended up getting my discus as the week previously tank had been fine. Stats are 69 gal tank with eco complete substrate ro water remineralized with...

Hi I have a koralia 3 in a five foot tank and found it too much my discus absolutely hated it and my cardinals weren't too keen either so I am going back to my koralia 1 which I didn't really think was up to the job but if the fish weren't happy then hey. So I will probably have a koralia 3 for...

Hi Guys Thanks again for the replys Apologies to clive what I meant to say was I was following Ed's tutorial on the higher tech tank :oops: Another £40 quid wasted then :evil: I'll try and figure out how to post pictures and hopefully you good fellas could give me some feedback tips as...

hi Lighting is 3 x 54w t5s on for 7 hours co2 monitered by drop checker with 4dkh 50% water change weekly with mulm removal in between and ei fertilization.Tank was cycled before fish at the moment there is cardinal tetras and otocinclus...

Hi guys, Hopefully you won't mind me having a moan and you may be able to help me. I have become really disheartened with the planted tank game for a second time. A while back I had a dennerle system which was great for a while but ended up with probably every algae imagineable and gave up...

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Yay Finally had lime green yesterday after noticing my bubble counter was leaking hence using a 600gm cylinder in a week and also changing the turbo diffuder for a ceramic diffuser after advice on another thread I posted so thanks guys once again ukaps is deffo the place to be if your into...

Hi Yes I've been using the 4dkh and drop checker and have never managed to get lime green I've had a sort of emarald green thats about it. The algae is not actually affecting plants as yet its mainly at the top of the tank on the top of my wood and background. I've changed my co2 bottle now so...

Hi All, have had my tank set up just over a week now and am starting to get some hair algae mainly at the top of the tank on my redmoor wood and the back of the tank along the top should I be worried yet? I am following ed seeleys tutorial on the higher tech tank to spec barring the ada...

Thanks Aaron Thats reasuring they were the dearest plants I bought out of a £100 quids worth of tropica plants and the wives not too happy. Thanks again Mark

Hi could anyone tell me if tenellus suffers dieback when first planted as a lot of plants do or am I being unlucky with it. I'm using eco complete ei fertalisation co2 high light. Cheers...

Hi I know this has probably been asked a million times before but I am really struggling to get up to the hallowed lime green on my drop checker at the most I get a sort of emerald green I am using the 4dkh solution. I am using a hydor turbo diffuser aided by a korali 1 and there are millions...

Hi James Thanks for the quick reply I just panicked a bit cos all my tropica plants have arrived. Do you think I should get it all filled and up and running and see how it pans out. Cheers...

HI would be grateful for any help I am using ro water which is coming out at ph6 and am using dennerle ro remineral quantity as stated on the packaging and it has upped the ph tp 7.6 which is slightly higher than it comes out the tap :evil:. Any ideas would be very gratefuly recieved as its...

HI Could anyone offer any advise on the best place to place my hydor turbo diffuser along with a korali 1 in my five foot tank. I have 2 external filters so there is an intake and spraybar to either side of the rear...

Hi all Ithought I'd introduce myself and ask a question if thats ok. I am in the process of setting up a 69 gallon tank primarily for discus and wondered what would be the best set up for discus and plants. I have had a full dennerle set up in the past which was great for a couple of months then...