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As long as you rinse your hands then there's not going to be enough residue to cause problems.

About half an hour to 45 mintues, I use the w/c time to inspect the tank, sort out problems, replant uprooted plants, syphon gravel ect, so I don't mind that it takes so long because I get to make sure the tank is in perfect order and, well...hey, it's fun! :D The wifes kettle gets a hammering...

I feel left out here..... I change 25% of my 230l once a week I remove the 25% with a jug, replace with buckets that have each been dosed with a dechlor solution and topped off with boiling water from the kettle to take off the 'chill' of tap water. I have a 40l and 20l that I change about...

Sorry if you've already said but do you have sand as a substrate?

Doesn't suprise me :lol:

I haven't run an airstone yet because it's a plant only tank so I wasn't too worried about clearing excess CO2, but if it means that it'll clear the film off the surface then there's no harm in an hour once the lights have gone out. :D I'll try it tonight, I just didn't know if I'd have to do...

I've got the same on my 40l, do you have to run the airstone everyday to stop it forming again? or did just one night stop it completely?

Where's the best online source to buy them from now?

Just to add, this is only my personal opinion and probably means nothing, but greenline charged the most for P+P which wasn't a problem because they gave an excellent service for packing and care with keeping plants fresh

I'd go for it Dacious, I was a bit confused though as they'd been preping customers for weeks about a part shut down of the nursery for heating work and then suddenly it's all over, It's still worth grabbing what you can whilst you can. Thanks Adam

Can't believe it! :( I spent ages trying to find a reliable online source for plants and now the only one I trust is going :(

awww why does george have to live in Lincolnshire, how am I suppose to compete with him :( :D How many pictures are you planning to have on the stand Dan?, are you just using one persons tank from each county or just as many as you get sent? Thanks Adam

Shame they're not aquatic, with all our high power lights, reflectors ect we'd be on a high success rate of growth :wink:

I've just finished setting up my 2x 2ltr drinks bottle set up connected to a 3rd smaller bottle for protection from liquids coming in contact with each other. My tank is 230l, I'll never get a completely stable co2 level with a yeast system but I've got low light levels so I've got a bit of room...

well...I was dedicated with the 'idea' of a marine nano, I thought it would be like tropical but with salt, and coral. Thanks for the tip off, I know that no hobby is cheap/easy, but I've got the tank waiting to be used, I think I'll stick with tropical! :)

I've always considered the idea of starting a marine tank and thought that a nano would be a good starting point, not too sure of the idea now though, what went wrong with yours?

It's looking really good now, fast growing tank, everytime I'm in there Kevan's cutting and sorting. Hope you got a good price for the mother plants! :wink:

I think the design has changed now though and it can only be completely filled. I might be wrong though :D

I agree it does work well, it's all too easy to forget to fill it! replacement canisters are about a fiver, last a good amount of time(esp if you forget to use it :lol: )

60/40 to you, sounds like your's is more contaminated than mine :wink:

:) :) Wouldn't suprise me! tell you what mate with all the ferts draining off the fields into our water supply we shouldn't even need to add anything! :lol: Bottle our water and sell it on the forum £20 a ltr, what you reckon? 8) BTW when my clown loach dig for food sometimes a big bubble...

mine smells like our kitchen bin after I've filled it with used cat litter. There's no rotting plants, fish ect I clean the gravel everyday, waters changed 25% a week. Was fine when the carbon was in. Just not now :cry:

My 230l was filtered with carbon in my fluval 305 for the last year and the water had no smell at all, smelt quite nice actually! :D Since adding plants I took the carbon out because I was using ferts and didn't want the carbon to remove anything it shouldn't. That was a week ago and now the...

We probably have mate :D You'll know how busy it gets then with those garden centre shoppers popping in to have a look at the 'pretty fish'! :| What do you think to his tank at the back of the shop, just past the angel and clown loach setup? I've been trying to copy it! and managed to get a...

At least they didn't think that was a postcode, there is another lfs in lincs that told me they can't deliver to that area! :lol:

Re: lfs dont know jack!!!! It is sanj, shame it's inside a garden centre though. Best to go in the week, less people

I'll give you a tenner for it garuf :wink:

Re: lfs dont know jack!!!! I must be in a lucky area, my lfs, m/a in crowland is fantastic. I'm there at least once a week stocking up on bits and pieces, I only ever deal with one person though, I've dealt with him for the last year and by doing that you get a good rapor going. It's great to...

Today we had a power cut, first time in the 2 years our house has been built, only for about an hour which wasn't too bad but it did seem to be the longest hour of my life as I sat staring at my tank. (first day off work in 2 weeks and I can't make a cup of tea, watch jeremy Kyle ect all the...