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So I decided to go for the Tropica Premium plant nutrition 300ml bottle from Aquarium gardens based on the poll I placed on my Instagram story (Scapeaddict) and believe it or not I was given The Aquascaper Complete Plant Nutrition 500ml by mistake. Coincidence much? Spoke to Dave at AG and he...

Hi Matt which one have you used and was it any good?

Setting up a low tech setup, however I will be using co2 for the first month or so for the high demanding mosses. With the scape mostly consisting of Bucephalandra, mosses, and moderate fish stock. I'm deciding between two prominent fertilisers. Tropica Plant Growth Premium fertiliser and Easy...

Hi All, So as promised I decided to go for the 742mm Freshwater Pro Arcadia T5 LED's for my Juwel vision 180. So after about 2 months burn in time I thought I'd give a review on them based on my experience. As mentioned earlier I decided to go for a hardscape only setup for now, so the lights...

So if were to not use a DI chamber in the RO unit can't i just use straight RO instead of mixing with tap water since there will still be minerals in the water as i'm not using DI?

Some sound advide there Ian, much appreciated! Could I get away without re-mineralising and mixing tapwater without using a DI unit on the RO system or do I still need to cut it with tap water/ re-mineralise regardless of having a DI unit or not?

That's exactly what I don't want to do, fork out extra money on minerals and buffers once I've already made a £100-£150 on a RO unit itself. May I ask what ratio of RO to tap water you're mixing to get a rough idea? Btw I forgot to mention my pH is running at 7.8/8.0.

Hi guys, I'm from London and I'm planning to pick up a RO unit from Osmostic UK for my German Blue Rams and Discus hardscape only setup. I'm currently in limbo as to whether to pick up the 3 stage freshwater unit without the deionising chamber or whether to go for the full monty 4 stage unit...

Hi, I currently have two Zebra plecos and I picked up some German Blue Rams last Wednesday. I plan to keep rummy nose tetras and Red Turquoise/ Red Scribbled Discus too. I feed my fish 3 times a day with dry food in the morning, frozen brineshrimp in the afternoon and then frozen bloodworms in...

Hi all, I'm planning to setup a high tech planted Dennerle Nano Cube and will be in need of a liquid fertilizer,well at least in the early stages of the tank before I phase it out after introducing fish and transition the tank into a low tech setup. I'll be using fine quartz gravel, the...

That's it then! I'm sold! I'm ordering them tonight Thanks for the sound advice Luke, much appreciated.

I just intend to use the lights purely for aesthetics really and if they support plants growth then that'll be a bonus, but mainly just want some bright white lights. In need of 742mm T5 tubes for my Juwel Vision 180 In regards to the blow out you experienced Arcadia makes separate tubes...

Hi Luke, I've decided to change my mind and opt for a hardscape only discus setup and maybe a couple plants later on once the tank has been established if any...would you say the Arcadia T5 LED lights be fine or shall i just get the basic t5 flourescent tubes? I just can't justify spending...

This is music to my ears! Thank you so much, you've saved me time and money from buying and trying the Arcadia t5 LEDs... I'll be listing the t5 unit and putting the helialux in my basket Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I still haven't bought them yet as Juwel just released the Helialux LED unit so now i'm in limbo as I don't know what to go with as of yet. I've bought a used T5 unit off Ebay, and i'm thinking of buying the Arcadia T5 tubes and trialing them. If they're not as good as they claim to be i'll...

Does anyone know if the Helialux unit provides a shimmer to the tank? I just bought the Juwel T5 unit to upgrade the dead T8 unit on my vision 180 an was planning to buy the Arcadia Freshwater T5 LED tubes to fit on it as they claim to provide a shimmer. Now that I've come across the Helialux...

Ahh fair enough, and I'm sorry to hear that you had a poor experience with them, but as you mentioned i'm just going for the bright white light effect with basic growth as i'll be keeping Utricularia Gramnifolia and probably some java fern so I'm still gonna give it shot, however I think i'll be...

On second thoughts i guess you could save yourself the running costs of the circulation pump in the long run by doing the split.

LOL each to their own i guess, however i'm sure most people are rest assured having one filter operating per tank

Ok, the fact that they don't provide the ripple effect is pretty annoying especially as that was one of the biggest selling points for me, however when you say "they do not perform to a standard!" how do you mean?

I doubt that's the case, i'm 100% sure they're brighter than regular T5 tubes. I'm actually convinced about buying two of the freshwater versions for my juwel vision 180 due to the boasts that it provides 5 times more light than the traditional lamp per kilowatt hour. Plus it fits straight into...

Sell the 2217's and put the money towards a second hand 2260 and fit some taps on it to reduce to desirable flow bearing in mind you're stocking Discus and they don't like too much flow...you'll be saving yourself so much hassel cleaning one 2260 instead of cleaning two seperate 2217's believe...

I agree not too mention that you'll have an additional hose and lily pipe to clean on top of the cost of a lily pipe which don't come cheap! Get yourself a Hydor koralia nano circulation pump instead, better yet get yourself a second hand one if you can for a fraction of the cost.

Hey Halley, Honestly if you can that is, save yourself the time and money and put it towards getting yourself an Eheim classic external filter. That hideous box of an internal filter takes up so much space not too mention additional costs of purchasing the filter sponges and pads. You'll get a...

I've read that Amano shrimps have different temperature requirements and that they cannot tolerate the high temperatures of Discus. For those of you keeping both in the same tank what temperature do you keep it at? Since we're on the topic of Discus companions, how well do Otocinclus and Green...

I do agree with both of you to some extent but it's E.I at the end of the day, its estimated so you can end up with an overpowering or weak mixture and I prefer consistency. With ADA dosages they give you more time between maintenances. But on the other hand ADA had to start somewhere to get...

Don't worry you haven't. I understand why you feel 85 pounds is quite expensive for bottles of liquid fertiliser than cheaper E.I dosing methods which is what your probably using and there's nothing wrong with that. But it's this liquid fertiliser that quite a lot if not most of the aquascapers...

Hey all, If anyone is looking to purchase ADA products I highly recommend having a look around eBay and Gumtree before spending big bucks with official retailers, however be aware of fake products and and import fees. There's some amazing deals on the American EBay website and you'd probably...

Hey Guys, It's been a few months since I've been here since i thought I'd allow my bank to heal on money I've spent preparing for my setup and I'm sure we all know how expensive this hobby can get. Now that I'm back i thought I'd post a update on the topic. And it's finally here being...

Oh no I haven't yet but I will do now that you've mentioned it, however I have checked with the Aquatic Design Centre and Greg happened to only have his own personal copy at the time but other than that they hadn't received anything then...the second time I went to enquire about it they still...

Yhh me too and it still is. I wanted to take a look at their new products and be inspired by their latest layouts and designs. This book has been anticipated for 4 years and now it's finally been published, so for me its a must have.

Hi All, I was just wondering if anyone knows where I could get hold of the new ADA book that was released this year. The website states it will start distributing from April 18th and availability of the book are as follows: Yet it does not state when it will be available in the UK.:confused...

I've used the Eheim ball diffuser /eye ball diffuser whatever you may want to call it. You can adjust the flow on the diffuser itself, it should have a groove on the top where you can adjust it with a screwdriver.

Ahh thanks Brian, well nevertheless it's the thought of helping out that counts. :) I really like the way everyone at UKAPS are like a bunch of friendly supportive Carebears lol So cool! :D Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Cheers @clone, :) I really appreciate the support and help in finding me other links, but I'm just going to play it safe and look for official suppliers and well known brands that have been tried and tested. Saves me from waisting my time and money and feeling let down again.

Cheers @tim Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Extremely late update on the lily pipe set that I purchased from eBay. The quality and manufacturing is poor, but I guess it's what you'd expect considering how much they're worth. If aesthetics are important to you as they are for me these aren't for you. Here's some pictures to explain why...

What does "EI" ferts or dosing stand for?

Managed to return the eheim Karbon before it got dispatched in the post and ordered the fluval zeocarb. :cool: Thanks a bunch ceg4048 for mentioning the stuff.

Wish I looked into the zeocarb earlier...wouldn't be regretting it so much coz I just bought 2l of Karbon off ebay. Yay me -.-

Hmmm...true but that leaves me with a 2l box of substrat pro which Terry at wholesale tropicals threw in when I bought a eheim 2217 off him for my juwel vision 180 which I ain't using and a basket full of the stuff which came with with the 2324 inside it. I've been reading up on the forum and it...

Hi All, I'm planning on setting up a 30cm optiwhite cube with an aquascape much like George Farmer's "Little Mountain". For the start up I'll be requiring some absorbative filtration for my Eheim 2324 as i will be using ADA Aqua Soil which produces quite a bit of ammonia in the initial stage...

I purchased a set of the 13mm lily pipes a couple of weeks ago on ebay from Hong Kong for my 2324 too :D. I'm setting it up on a 30cm optiwhite cube as my first ever planted tank so I'm pretty excited. I was looking at some of the lily pipes by Cal Aqua Labs as they are specifically designed for...