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Correct, I broke the system down. Now in the process of building a poison dart frog vivarium : https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/poison-dart-frog-build-pic-heavy.52400/

Yes, very nice shoaling behaviour and lovely body shape / understated coloration. Have gone to a friends newly setup 60P now.

All advertised in the correct section now

So this tank will be up in the for sale section soon. Highly unlikely it will sell as a complete setup so the breakdown is follows : Fluval Roma 90 tank and stand Eheim Professional 3 700e x 2 Kessil A160WE Radion XR15FW Radion XR15FW Glass lilypipe and surface skimmer - 16/22mm model...

Added : - 6 x Nannostumus trifasciatus - Cryptocorne legroi - Cryptocorne lutea 'hobbit' - Cryptocorne albida brown - Pogostemon erectus - Anubias coffeefolia (left this emersed) 27503780_10155311758402006_6088562353889611941_o by DEAF N1NJA, on Flickr Lost most the shrimp to what I assume is...

So are you suspecting that the fish are stressed due to excessive CO2 levels? If so why would my plants be struggling with CO2 shortage? Confused.

Clive - The fish are very shy and rarely venture from that position or in the plants - The lilypipe was put in a week ago, the effects you're seeing have been there longer than that - The spraybar was removed to try and create a more natural flow for the fish, but I'll revert back to it - The...

Thought i'd check in with a few updates and, as ever, issues : - Switched over to EI fertiliser regime 3 x macro and 3 x micro doses on alternating days with one day no ferts and a 50 litre WC - Switched the spraybar out for the old lilypipe and moved the intake to be on the same side as the...

And how do you suggest I do that? - Tank volume 90l - Filter Eheim 700e running max of 1850lph (TWENTY times turnover) - CO2 Co2art regulator / 2kg FE, running approx 4 bps, drop checker lime green throughout entire photoperiod - Inline CO2 diffuser last cleaned 3 weeks ago using bleach soak -...

Clive, I hope you had a good holiday season with family and friends? So it seems that poor CO2 levels are yet again rearing their ugly head. I have the filter at max flow which equates to 1850 lph, on a 90l tank this should be more than enough. - Both Hygro species are suffering with deformed...

Cheers. Just waiting on it arriving now.

EI fertilisers bought. Will start the dosing regime as soon as my TNC complete runs out. Considering purchasing a doser to deliver the elements in smaller amounts over the course of a day - surely this will provide more consistency?

Cheers for all your help this year Ceg, its been interesting, educating and helpful! Merry Christmas :) A couple of things : I've noticed the H polysperma has some curled leaves - deficiency of some kind? 20171225_091527 by DEAF N1NJA, on Flickr Also this Rotala has done nothing and not...

Clive, I haven't got round to calibrating the pH pen yet to even determine the pH profile, i'll hopefully manage it this side of Christmas. I do think it's flucationg pH values, as the CO2 wasn't running properly due to the fire extinguisher sitting on and preventing the mech timer from...

A few updates : - Figured out the filter, turns out max power isn't max power, thats the factory default preset to 1100 lph, it can be further increased to 1850 lph. I'm running it at approx 1400 lph right now. - Regime is the same as before, 2 x 50l water changes per week, 10ml TNC complete...

What a nightmare these 'smart' filters prove to be - so finicky to get running correctly. Installed one of them today and I have to say - i'm distinctly 'underwhelmed' by the flow increase - looks barely any more powerful than the filter it replaced, despite being 800lph more powerful. I have...

So went to collect the Eheim 700e today, the gentleman asked me if I wanted any 'spares' for nothing, I of course agreed and he produced another 700e, though none working smart panel. Got them home, factory reset on both and now all working - £800 worth of filters for £110! :) All sorts of...

I'm hopefully collecting a pre-owned Eheim 700 3e with an increased cansiter capacity of 14L and a quoted output of 1850 lph (increased from 1050 lph). I'll update tomorrow hopefully having collected / installed the 'new' filter.

Carrying on the same regime : - 55l water changes every 2 / 3 days using tap water / seachem prime - 10ml TNC complete daily (rotala butterfly calculator estimates 90ml per week for EI levels) - 2ml liquid carbon daily - 1.5ml FE supplement daily Sodastream CO2 ran out in 15 days which works...

Kessil by DEAF N1NJA, on Flickr

It's been purchased for a few reasons : 1) I intend on upgrading my tank in the next 12 months, either to a 24" cube , or a more conventional 36" x 18" x 18" 2) I had Kessils on my old reeftank, and while they were poorly suited to growing demanding Acropora, the shimmer they created was...

Kessil A160 tunasun bought :rolleyes:

Ceg, Pigmentation is one thing I crave, as I imagine, do most aquascapers, I hope to see it come back in the not too distant future. I think next WC i'll trim the plants, replant the tops and hope to promote some bushier growth (currently performing 3 x 50l water changes per week). Also to...

Many thanks for the continued help and guidance, I hope the results will show eventually. The Eheim professional 3 350 is stated at 1050 Lph - which equates to 277 Gph - which equates to 12 x volume turnover I believe. The turnover should improve once the blue foam arrives to replace the...

Thanks for the reply. Understand where you're coming from, it's just frustrating as mine already exceeds the 10x turnover limit? I'm not too fussed about extra intakes / spraybars, as the monster externals usually have twin intakes anyway. Regards

Ceg EI salts will be my next purchase when i run out of the TNC all in one. Regarding filter I have a couple of options 1) Upgrade to the 1500xl which is 2400lph stated. 2) Add a second filter, most likely a 2217 classic so my combined turnover would be 2000 lph I like the second idea...

Ceg, thanks for the information. One thing i've noticed is that stability and that the tanks vitality in general is an all important condition to getting the a display tank full of colour and happy healthy inhabitants. I'll leave the lights for now, I want to get the tank stable and then i'll...

Ceg, Hopefully I can regain colouration eventually? Just a bit disheartened looking at looking at an all green tank that started out so colourful Unfortunately the greens and reds are already maxed out, so I guess there's no way to regain the red colouration right now. The only intensities I...

Thankyou, at least it's back online now. No his setup is an intergrated rear filter chamber with a basic fluval 2.0 LED strip. I guess it's like comparing apples and oranges... I'm just shocked at how quickly the plants have lost their 'colour' albeit still being green, however I have noticed...

Hi Ceg - many thanks for the reply. I've managed to source and install a bubble counter today, reattach my sodastream and install my new external heater. Running about 5bps at the minute. Also ordered the pH pen and a 2kg co2 cylinder along with filter foam to reduce filter media and improve...

Ceg Seems to be a comedy of errors from me right now.. Many thanks for the prompt response, i'll order one tomorrow but may be early next week by the time it arrives so - I will either turn the lights off until then, no ferts, no carbon or lights - Or can I use a regular airline check-valve...

Many thanks for the reply - it's interesting reading how advancement in technology has both helped and hindered the progression of this hobby. At least the flow is getting there now, i'll stick with the double spraybar setup and powerhead located centrally. Yes i'm also dosing liquid carbon...

My apologies, it was right at the end of the light schedule so had to use ambient lighting. Here is a video to hopefully demonstrate the flow better : Would you recommend I just use the single spray bar for increased flow as opposed to a more even distribution? I've relocated the powerhead...

Yes indeed, the photoperiod is as above, the right hand unit has a 10 hour photoperiod, left hand unit a 6 hour photoperiod, both peaking at 20% intensity. Would you call the growth healthy / excellent? I don't know. I still am noticing algae but I would say it's reduced somewhat. I feel this...

Thankyou for your input regarding my lights and realised you're probably right re: the adding of the second Radion. It was only added to improve light distribution / spread. My fixtures are the the previoius generation G3s and freshwater so somewhat less powerful but still easy to go OTT. The...

Many thanks for the in depth response. I've reduced the intensity of both Radions to 20% peak. I'm gutted about the crypts - i've never been able to keep them. So we keep talking about CO2 shortfall - how do I overcome this? Increase the BPS a lot? I have an inline atomiser which is...

Ok i'll remove about half the media then, see if this helps any. I'll also relocate the spraybar to the back wall, with the powerhead on the same wall, would this be better high / mid or low level? I'll situate it to the right half as the spraybar only covers half the tank length. Very true...

Foxfish - many thanks for your thoughts and input, as I mentioned above I think i'll get the Dr Meter pH 100 pen, a bit more justifiable at £40 but hopefully not a disposable item!

I replaced the in tank diffuser with an inline atomiser last week. This is installed on the outlet pipe and exits from the spraybar, producing plenty of microbubbles. The drop checker has been moved down to the bottom left where the crypt parva is struggling and is still a nice lime green...

Noted, i'll make sure I incorporate this into my general maintenance going forward. Many thanks.

I find them very straightforward to use. As to whether they are any good - i'll leave that to people more qualified than me. Well priced compared to others on the market though.

Many thanks for all your advice, it's all being taken on board and i'm learning new things on a daily basis. Max budget ideally £50 for the PH pen / tester as wanting to upgrade to the Eheim 1500XL external too. Mantra #1 and #2 remembered and repeated :) One thing, regarding CO2 - I don't...

Interesting thoughts, many thanks for all your input. I'll be performing 4 x 25 litre WCs a week for the foreseeable future then. Regarding pens - anything a but cheaper than the Hanna / Milwuakee offerings you would recommend? I'll get one purchased next week. Looking at the tank this...

Electronic PH meters sound expensive - they were when I was in the reefing side of the hobby. What about PH solution test kits rather than strips? I've been doing 25 litres a week, but will increase this to 50 litres a week from now on then. The plants in question are an inch off the...

Ceg - thankyou for taking the time to reply. - I agree re: Radions power, 1 is recommended for my tank, I initally used one but I wasn't happy with the shading this created. Good poing regarding using one, followed by another during peak sunlight hours. - My CO2 comes on at 0730, 2 hours...

I seem to be talking to myself on here but oh well, i'll continue. Might interest someone :lol: 1) Soaked the inline atomiser and installed, works brilliantly. Seems more efficient than the in tank version, more microbubbles in and around plants, slightly greater PH drop also. 2) My crypts and...

- Added a cheap Aqua One wavemaker from the LFS as a stop gap solution to reduce dead spots / improve flow at substrate level / improve CO2 distribution. 1500 LPH, will be buying a better quality / smaller form factor variant in the future, either an Ecotech MP10 QD or a Jebao RW-4 - Have my...

Costa - that's a very kind gesture thankyou. Many thanks for the kind comments. Now i've managed to sort the CO2 diffuser out (was blocked) and the drop checker is a nice lime green, my thoughts are turning to two aspects I need to tackle 1) Hardscape - a) Do I go for 1...

Cheers for the feedback Costa. I've cut the intensity of the lights back by 20%, along with halving the amount of TNC ferts and Easy Carbo i'm using. All the Java Fern melted away and i'm still torn as to wether to go all plants or have some hardscape in there too....

So, after a moving house, a crash, algae, neglect and ripping out all the hardscape - i'm back on it but this is where i'm at at the minute - help / thoughts and advice on how to proceed. Currect equipment list : 60 x 45 x 45cm Radion G3 freshwater x 2 Pressurised CO2 ADA Amazonia All in one...

Decided to keep this going, though it's massively neglected atm due to job / in the process of moving / selling / training. So no ferts (ran out, will replace), struggling with intake skimmer drawing air in, salvina natans taking over, CO2 playing up due to dodgy timer and infrequent water...

I'll be listing this tank / equipment for sale in the classifieds this week.

So the shrimp along with the other 6 I added have been wittled down to 1. I'm considering removing the rams and replacing with CRS / Cherry shrimp A few algae problems, maybe detritus on the substrate - maybe a wavemaker for more flow will help - thoughts? Growth seems to be ok, HC is taking...

Added a few 'red rill' shrimp. Crossing my fingers they don't become expensive fish food.

A screenshot of my Radion schedule via Ecosmartlive ESL by DEAF N1NJA, on Flickr

I have Rotala Wallichi, Bangladesh, Rotundifolia and Macandra on their way courtesy of hogan53:) Also tempted to try some Monte Carlo for the foreground - will my lights / setup be capable of sustaining it?

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Have 2 - 300 free swimming GBR fry now, obviously none will make it but it's nice to witness.

Glass surface skimmer installed, rid the surface scum in minutes, very impressed. Just the glass lily pipe to install now. Oh and the GBRs have spawned already.

No, full power. Though even with a thorough clean the output's dropped dramtically.

From one to two Having teething problems as although they have both had a factory reset / running the same schedule, the newest one is running a few minutes earlier and at a differing intensity to my original unit. Also struggling with CO2.

Cheers :) Radion on it's way, I just need to modify the mounting bracket to accommodate it now.

Thankyou for the input. Water changes - 25 litres of RO / DI water (0TDS) twice weekly. CO2 diffuser - as per your recommendation i've now moved it to the opposite side of the tank Fertilisers - It's the TNC complete liquid fertiliser. According to TNCs website it's 'Comprehensive aquarium...

Seem to be talking to myself but oh well. Second Ecotech XR15FW (3rd gen) bought - should be here next week.

Quick video update - the qualities been killed by youtube. Dosing wise - TNC ferts 10ml daily, easycarbo 10m daily (temporary to kill algae), also I returned the Apistogramma Nijessini and replaced with a pair of Microgeophagus Ramirezi. Seem to have gotten in control of the hair algae...

Thinking of adding a second XR15fw to my tank. Frustrated by the growth habit from a single point light source.

Update - Added some red root floater - Pretty much every crypt has melted - Need to pick up some liquid CO2 - Considering EI ferts method - Considering going less hardscape and lot more dense planting, sort of a dutch hybrid.

Also wanting to add a bright red stem plant between the H.Polysperma and R.Wallichi - any suggestions? Also the Java fern will be mounted on the manzanita eventually with leaf litter put in the bottom right hand corner.

So a warts and all update. CO2 added plus a pair of Apistogramma Nijsseni. As you can tell, LOTS of algae and diatoms everywhere. Plenty of crypts have melted and significant detritus build up on every possible surface. 20170514_201015 by DEAF N1NJA, on Flickr 20170514_201022 by DEAF...

Attached some Java / Christmas / Weeping moss. Ammonia still high and no sign of nitrates yet. CO2 system should be here tomorrow. Atomiser arrived today. Definitely need more flow.

Made the most of the CO2art bank holiday discounts and ordered a sodastream CO2 system, along with a 16 /22 mm inline atomiser from someone off here,

Cheers for all the replies, Eduard - It's a great unit, as I come from a marine background I like high powered high end light units. I currently run it on a 45% peak intensity. Colour temp starts at 4500k, steadily ramping up to a midday temp of 7000k, and back down for dusk. Also runs lunar...

*Updated equipment list 23/12/17* First off, don't expect good photos (they look like they've been taken with a potato), clever aquascaping or a green finger, I possess none of this :lol: Initially this was supposed to be a low tech build, however i'm probably going to go for a medium / high...

Crikey, now that's an impressive before and after photo. I love the clean, simple look of this setup.

You need a shoal of at least 8 gold tetras in that tank Ade :wink:

Amazing scape :)