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The only plant that seems to visibly react to the dosing of Easy Carb are the various types of Anubias. A lot of plants don't seem to benefit and can even be killed by Easy Carb dosing such as Valisneira and Amazon Frogbit. The best thing you could do to encourage proper plant growth would be...

No as the drop checker has turned yellow without any co2 injection at all. It only turns yellow after adding the phosphate and potassium nitrate. After adding these ferts, the nitrite increases slightly but this never happens when adding the same ferts to a separate tank. Why is there a...

I acquired the potassium nitrate in salt form from Fluidsensor; I add it to RO water. As said in my first post, I've been using it for 5 years and its never presented a risk to the fish in my other aquarium.

My aquarium currently contains 4 albino corydoras which are all continually gasping for air. I have tested my ammonia and nitrite levels and the former is at 0 ppm while the latter is between 0 and 0.25 ppm. I'm finding that every time I dose the aquarium with nitrate (a fertiliser for the...

I guess thats very possible, but for such an expensive piece of equipment, it sure seems dangerous and reckless for it to do that.

I use the Dennerle Comfort Range co2 system (the system in which you buy replacement 500g co2 cylinders as opposed to having the cylinders refilled). The co2 supply is timed to enter the aquarium at 4pm in preparation for lights coming on at 6pm. I am finding that a few minutes after the timer...

Thankfully, the seller has refunded me for the problematic diffuser. Despite there being a real issue with this product I wouldn't want to discontinue usage as I don't know how to go about finding an equivalent product that produces a fine mist of co2.

Ok, looks like I better get a stock pile of them then for the next time it happens. I've tried an inline atomiser with my other aquarium that has a external filter, however, leakage would always occur at the connection points so myself and others agreed that it would be wise to discontinue usage...

For two months, up until today, I have been using a very good product named the 'Super CO2 Diffuser' (found here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320922762257? ... 763wt_1141). I say up until today because up on checking the aquarium today, the diffuser wasn't producing a fine mist of co2 bubbles, but...

Thanks for the link and advise. I will acquire a 16/22 Eheim hose and see if I can get a leak-free pipe!

I'm not sure I'd be bold enough to do that since the potential for a leak would be extremely likely, right? In the other UKAPS thread (link provided by poster) there was mention of a third party pipe being somehow converted to be fully compatible with the filter, meaning, having the correct...

Thanks, There is a diagram in the Fluval 406 manual showing the diameter ends of the traditional ribbed piping being smaller at the end which connects with the Aquastop valve. Those eBay pipes don't seem to have this so would they still fit without risk of leakage of air or water?

Do you have a link to 'normal' or 'flat' silicone pipes that are compatible with the Fluval 406? Thanks for the link but the conversation is too vague. It ideally would be nice to know of a compatible product as I do most of my ordering over the internet so it will cost me if I order a set of...

Unfortunately the shape has already been distorted so I need a replacement inline and outlet pipe now.

Today I filled up my tank with water and primed my external Fluval 406 filter to fill it up with water. As the tank water travelled down the outlet pipe to the filter chamber the segment of the pipe where the UP atomiser is connected started to drip every 2-3 minutes right next to plugs and...

From looking at the UP atomiser and external pipe a little closer its clear to see that there is no surface area where the jubilee clip can clamp on to the pipe; it will have to clamp on to the nut which serves little purpose. Would a jubilee clip be better than using the nut or am I just...

Yes, it is ribbed. What are jubilee clips and will they work well with my current outlet pipe? Thanks.

Hi, Over the past 2 days I have been connecting up a external fluval filter and co2 system that interconnect using an external UP Atomiser co2 diffuser. The UP Atomiser came with no installation instructions with the exception of a small diagram on the box showing where it should be situated in...

Alrighty. I've decided to give the UV a miss; I've purchased a new Fluval 406 external filter which has a good LPH flow rate. The problem I am having at the moment is finding an appropriate in-line diffuser as Fluval's website does not state the outer/inner diameter of the 406's outlet pipe and...

Are there any other branded filters with integrated UV? I'm a big fan of UV as I've seen first hand how the more powerful UV's can prevent parasite infestations. At present Eheim and Fluval don't include UV's, apparently Eheim will be introducing an integrated UV in a new model filter next...

I've been searching for an appealing external filter and I've been drawn to the Sera fil Bioactive 400 with integrated UV (listed here: http://www.wharfaquatics.co.uk/proddeta ... od=WAQ0906). I've also found the new Fluval G's quite interesting. The problem I have at the moment is imagining...

Ahh ok. Thanks. Any external filter recommendations or is my choice as good as anybody else? I'm concerned there will be some reviews of filter systems spewed all over the internet, but the reviewer will not necessarily be hooking it up to a planted aquarium. I don't want to go and buy one and...

Thanks again for the informative replies. Which external filter is the best to rely on? I know that there is a general rule that states the filter output rate should be 10x the capacity of the aquarium, but I do not know anything about the most efficient, popular and safe filters that people...

Ok. So in order to get a suitable bubble-counter It'd need to be external and fit the diameter of the c02 pipe? No specific brands or other things to consider? Yes by pressure reducer I mean needle valve and regulator. Would I get ample co2 diffusion simply by relying on the UP atomiser or do...

I don't think the LFS employee was referring to the UP atomiser. He pulled a box down from a shelf and showed me something which resembled a 1 litre lucozade bottle and said that the co2 would first enter this container before entering the outlet pipe of the external filter. He said without this...

Ok, but how do you hook up an inline diffuser to an external filter? My LFS had no clue but suggested I used a external diffuser container in addition to my external filter to attach the inline diffuser to. I'm looking for the best possible way to diffuse co2 via an external filter and I'm not...

Hi, I've recently put up for sale my old aquarium here and will soon be picking up a new larger 120 litre aquarium which I intend to set-up as a planted aquarium with external filter and co2 introduction via a inline diffuser. The questions I have are as follows: 1. Which external filter...