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I'm on a tank and filter cleaning mission. Do you have a brush or something else that does it all? I don't have Lily Pipes, but stock Oase inlet/ outlet and those things get really gunky inside! I discovered this weekend that the Inline Taps on my filter hoses get really dirty as well. God I...

I can reduce the flow using the eheim double taps. I never run the filter full flow but I’m wondering if I reduce the flow even further if it will damage the motor.

I got a quick Instagram video up. No fish or plants in the tank yet, but you can get an idea of the hardware setup and the water caustics effect on the ceiling. Tank is DIY and about 36" X 12" X 7", so about 13 gallons.

Such a cool tank and scape 😎

Have you tried decapsulated brine shrimp eggs? It does not need to be hatched and you can get large quantities of it for relatively cheap on ebay or amazon. I feed my CPDs the decapsulated brine shrimp eggs and frozen bloodworms. The tiny CPD fry get fish food ground into powder.

Plant collection aquarium part: Cryptocoryne Wendtii tropica Cryptocoryne Leroi Cryptocoryne Undulata red Cryptocoryne 'Green gecko' Cryptocoryne Green Cryptocoryne Beckettii Cryptocoryne Becketii Petchii Cryptocoryne Crispatula var. Balansae Cryptocoryne Spiralis 'tiger' Cryptocoryne Lutea...

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As promised the fish in my riparium: 10 Rasbora Briggitae 10 Desmipuntius Pentazona 5 Pangio Kuhlii 4 Oblonga Kuhlii couple Melanotaenia Boesemani 3 Otocinclus Affinis 7 Paracheirodon simulans Not really like a biotope but fish i thought they were beautifull, small and fit for my tank...

Dirted, for sure. They're a joy.

Howdy. For all the Americans in the forum. My sister is in California studying, and she'll come down toArgentina in a few weeks. I need some fish food, the costs here in LATAM are obscene, but she has no idea and the dude at PETCO likely won't either. I need a relatively cheap brand and type...

That isn’t the reason why Vals are vulnerable to Glut. All hydrophytes have no stomata or functional stomata in the submerged parts. Those that develop floating or emerged leaves have stomata in the emerged parts...

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Some floating plants good for algae management too.

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Hi all, That one. Cheers Darrel

Hi all, Welcome to UKAPS, I have that problem in reverse, I've written more posts than read emails from my boss...... Cheers Darrel

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Dirted tank method would be my tip, with a good covering of sand, and a divider. Topping up tends to be every couple of days, but just a half jug, very speedy. Some leaves. Sponge filters x 2 small. A pothos with roots dangled in.

I'm no pro but houseplants are your friend, monstera, spider plants, peace Lily. Epiphytes and no aquasoil worked well for me with a tiny internal filter and a desk lamp. Topping up and sporadic smallish water changes was all that was needed

Hello all! Id like to start up a nano tank that that has minimal to no tech and am curious on info from people who have created successful ones. I currently have 2 nano cubes, one looks like a 0.5-1 gal and another about 5-7 gal. The mini id like to have nothing but maybe a light. As for the...

Really nice. I want to make something small like this too.. [emoji4]

Can you adjust the flow with these filters?

Here are some pictures. Sorry for the bad quality Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk

I've only had this stem plant for a few days and it's the only plant that's showing signs of struggle. The older leaves are yellowing and the new leaves are green but have small black holes. (Holes are also on the old leaves as well). Other plants such as Java fern, anubias, monte carlo...

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Thank you for your responses. I'll hold off on the excel then. My Vallisneria nana is still looking good so I don't want to ruin it. Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk

It's not even been a week since I swapped lights, and plants already seem to be doing better. This is a before and after of the same plant. The tips have become a lot more pink/red. Before After

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Beautiful fish. His pout is better than Derek Zoolander's

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Hello 👋, welcome.

Hi everyone, I kept fish about 20 years ago and have just bought a new tank (Ciano Aqua 80) to reignite the hobby. This site has been invaluable in my research so far; I think I've read more posts from Darrel than I have emails from my boss! Anyway, I plan this to be the beginning of less...

Wow this tank is so gracious! I like it a lot :D I have a question since you also have a open tank. No problems with labyrinth fish species? For some reason i cant hold them since they get ill because of the temp difference regarding surrounding air and water temp.

Had the same issue also in the past. Vallisneria bush didnt like it and melted like butter in the sun.

...it doesn’t appear to have made any difference to the flow rate on my 350. Perhaps though the flow rate won’t drop so quickly between Prefilter *cleaning? The new tube certainly looks the part though compared to the afterthought original?! 😆 * My fault I know, but I admit I don’t clean it...

Vallisnera sp completely melted with me when I applied Excel to my low tech tank. I tried about 3 times, all with the same result. Now, I have the large vallisneria gigantea growing beautifully, but not a single DROP of Excel anywhere near my tank! (Yes, glass need a good clean, I know...)

I've found that Hydropogonella gymnostoma (Queen moss) does not like being hit directly with glutaraldehyde. Diluted in water column is okay though. The various other mosses I have don't seem to be bothered.

One contributing factor to keeping the 75p running was a visit to @Horizon Aquatics and a show grade betta that caught my eye…. My previous betta Vega unfortunately contracted dropsy a few months ago, and after a long treatment battle he finally succumbed to the illness. It really affected me...

Hi all, The problem is that they don't have stomata and they take nutrients (and oxidising agents) directly through the "skin" (cuticle). This makes them much more prone to damage from <"oxidising agents"> (like glutaraldehyde). cheers Darrel

I think you’re right. The estimate jumped up to 125 minutes earlier. I assume the estimate is based on the current power draw and that will change based on the room / tank temperature. Looking forward to a proper test tomorrow.

You can probably assume that the heater won't be running full time during the power outage, so the total duration could be much longer than in the worse case scenario where it just stays on.

Hey Richard, The day will start at 10am and we expect to run through till 3pm. Tai’s workshop will start around 11am and should last approximately 90 minutes 👌

In my experience vallis won't die instantly with water column glutaraldehyde (Excel) but isn't very happy about it.

@Geoffrey Rea what's the expected end time for the day?

Awesome stuff

Another engine room post. Added a UPS for power backup in the event of a power cut. The room gets very cold in winter at night (1930’s detached house exposed to wind across fields). This should keep the heater and pump working for about 2 hours. See post in thread 'Non DIY Backup Power for...

Finally had time to set this up: I did go for a multi plug on the non battery side to maximise run time. Screen reads 116mins backup running time. Weirdly capacity shows 0%, maybe it only shows when on battery mode. Will leave it to fully charge for the 8 hours the manual suggests and try...

Beautiful build as usual. Both fish species will love it in there. I think you could get away with a few more rice fish. They'll perhaps be a little less skittish in a larger group.

Thanks very much! I think this is enough fish. It has a nice footprint for swimming around but this tank is only 5 gallons.

I've seen some mixed opinions on whether I can use excel with moss but more specifically Vallisnera sp. Is it okay to use with these plants or not? Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

That looks great. What are your future livestock plans?

Update! The plants are growing in nice. I added a single Spathiphyllum to the arrangement. I think the layout looks pleasing with this simple botanicals combination to decorate the underwater area. I've also added fish and they look happy in there so far. 3x Daisy's Rice Fish (Oryzias...

I was looking at the tank today thinking about fish and was wondering if I have too much flow. In the last iteration before tearing the tank down I only had shrimp and a couple Otos. The otos got used to the flow and it didn’t seem to bother them but I am planning to go with more fish this...

Ripple Tank - Plane Waves I might have put this discussion over in the Hardware & DIY section, but I think the aquascape evolution might be interesting, so I'm posting here as a journal instead. This project is a continuation in series of setups incorporating physics principles and mechanical...

Only about a quarter of it is about the product, and most of that is telling us what it doesn't claim to do. :)

Hey guys, welcome to the journal of my self build riparium! After many many years of lurking on this awesome forum finally my own tankthread here :) Just for all you to know i'm dutch so english is not my main language. So it can be a little bit 'challenging' for me and you from time to time...

You need to register for a government gateway ID to begin things Then register to use IPAFFS Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS) Fill out the IPAFFS online import form, if not sure on something like what airport put a best guess You will need to upload to this IPAFFS...

Here’s some RRF I left in a bucket. The lighting is poor. The nutrients even more so. You can see the older growth still has a little green tint to it but the newer growth is more red. It’s the same across the bucket. It looks almost brown in this photo because the lighting is so terrible. 😄

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About £120 by Dhl, i would very much recommend delivery by EMS it is quite a bit cheaper and goes through customs quicker, Dhl always say theres a proplem because you have no Peach notification, (IPAFFS is needed ) they don't even know what is required.

I didn't experience aggression between males, but I did keep them in a slightly bigger footprint. It's always better to stay on the safe side of things to prevent disappointment.

Hi everyone. Thanks all of you. I have removed Betta and one the crossocheilus siamensis and I will replace them with shrimp. my aquarium condition looks good after two weeks of starting it. But recently, these green spot algae have appeared that are firmly attached to the glass. And there are...

@Aqua Hero My take on this is if you are doing regular water changes you don't need to at the start-up stage! Caveat.... it depends on what's in your Tap-water. hoggie

Cynics! :rolleyes:

Hi, My personal take on it is to fertilize from day one just as the photoperiod commences. It will take the best part of a couple of weeks for the plants to show noticeable signs of growth (from initial planting) and I can't really see the point of stressing them out all over again by vastly...

This is interesting, I don’t know how significantly this will be a factor, however perhaps those plants under the light are not red directly due to the intense spectrum, but perhaps due to the lighting intensity driving the rate of growth? A very close to the surface light offers little surface...

I've not been to a convention in the hobby before, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I felt like it had a lot to offer for the size. I don't feel like I paid enough money for it, honestly. Obviously if you have to travel then it wouldn't be a cheap weekend, but as someone who could drive from...

This post completely caught me off guard, I was happily liking away before I realised the date of the OP 😂 Like others have said, liking old posts simply highlights there validity 😁

Hi all, They are really nice, elegant fish <"Splash tetra - Copella arnoldi"> . <"I kept them for a while"> (in the lab. at work). It all started well, but there were some issues with both keeping them in the tank and <"with aggression">. I've kept a <"few different Copella sp."> now and...

Jeff the copellas are awesome! I am interested in smaller species (kubotai/glowlight rasbora, pygmy Corys, green neons) - I think the rough estimate for tank size is between 80-100L so I don't want to overstock/add fish that will compete/harass eachother. These are so gorgeous though! I may...

Coarse foam that blocks the whole filter opening with a tight fitting lid around it?

Hi all, Would the Eheim one work? <"EHEIM Vorfilter"> These would help to some degree, but I'd really want to stop the external filter picking up the saw-dust etc. I definitely don't want that inside the filter. It doesn't matter that the saw-dust etc. doesn't have a high <"Biochemical...

Hi Darrel, As I don't have the ability to run a pre-filter on my external filter, would you suggest that the arrangement you have shown; power head and foam block, would be an alternative to a pre- filter, or work as a pre-filter? I currently run a skimmer in my tank and the foam within gets...

Here’s a Vanda orchid flower… I added this plant to my Jungle Puddle in the hope it would do well. Once I got back from the garden centre the flowers went a little limp and faded and I thought they would drop immediately. To my surprise they became reinvigorated and lasted another 6 weeks which...

So glad you got to go to the convention, I wasn’t able to work it out with my schedule otherwise I would have been. Sounds like it was an awesome time.

I used to have that but on Amano's. I guess be careful on your water change temperatures. Also best way is to keep your waterline a bit lower. Good luck.

They're curious little climbers, alas!

Can’t imagine much better than what you’ve got there. I have lots of plants growing above the water line so a lid wouldn’t work for me. None of my shrimps ever jumped out though. Didn’t know they were likely to escape.

Coming back with another question - has anyone had success escape-proofing it, or is this just not a tank for Amano shrimp? I found these sad dried-out shrimp during a deep clean of the living room. I'm currently using the polycarbonate lid method but evidently that wasn't good enough! (Excuse...

There is about 8 weeks between the two images above. You can see the difference in growth habit.

Thanks but that doesn't really answer my question. I'm asking roughly how long it takes for the moss to transition? Weeks or months? Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

I guess it does transition through to a different growth habit. Below is mini Christmas moss, for instance, it stays fairly compact emersed but submersed the leaves and stems elongate and become a bit unruly. I've grown a few species emersed and then flooded and they all seemed perfectly happy...

Great journal, very inspiring :)

I attached weeping moss to parts of my hard scape but it came in emersed form. Some moss is on the wood which is closer to the light whereas moss on the lava rocks is partially shaded by the java fern trident hanging over it. How long roughly does it take for it to transition to submerged form...

My pussy willow, not an easy or low maintenance tree to keep small. I have had this one for a long time. I keep it in this lilly basket in a half filled bucket of water, I have to trim the roots every few weeks and repot every year. It has been more of a challenge than a beautiful tree but I...

Hiya small update. The chiller is working fine. How the chiller works is that it will cool the water until it reaches the target temperature and then go into standby once it reaches the target temperature. When the temperature goes up 1 degree greater than the target temp, the chiller kicks in...

Hi, That's a great looking tank you've got there. Wonderfully done and I'm sure you'll have your moss wall sooner or later. Have you considered other gouramis? Also, Copella arnoldi would flourish in a tank like this. They have some of the most interesting behavior and the males look...

This was my starting point and I guess it's my end point too! ;) Thanks for the science trip though, today I learnt something!

You don’t need special bio media. Your filter sponges will host the bacteria needed for biological filtration. Take a look at: https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/7-filter-media/ And https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/is-expensive-bio-media-worth-it.67468/

Im asking this question as I know bacteria will be on pretty much all surfaces inside the tank (plants, hardscape, substrate) and in the filter on the media (sponges and rocks). But do I really need to have bio media (eg lava rock/seachem matrix etc) in my filter and instead just run sponges...

Hi all, That may well be where the problem lies. The build up of organic debris is likely to be <"inside the filter">. I'm a <"great pre-filter fan">. It <"was some issues"> with Panaque spp. keeping that originally led me down thinking more about <"the oxygen and nitrification">. I've gone...

Well yes, but you describe the same thing without the benefit of negative pressure drawing fluid into the system under normal operation. Also ‘drilling a hole and gluing’ sounds a little easier to get wrong for someone. I personally have an open ended pipe above water level. Sometimes the...

you could stick a powerhead in the sump and keep some hillstreams or plecos

Nice work!

Hi Unfortunately not - straight into trays!

This might offer some inspiration..

Hi all, I honestly don't know, he starts by saying that they (as a product class) are something that he is sceptical about, and then that he had a disagreement with the man he interviewed, who failed to give him any technical details, but dependent upon the way he thinks they are produced they...

I don't see a reason to have a venturi to inject into the filter outlet line. The autodoser should have enough pressure and the venturi doesn't prevent tank water from draining out to the fertilizer reservoir. If the filter turns off for whatever reason, the pressure in the venturi goes back to...

Short answer: no, you don’t need to add ferts yet. Long answer: Please read the guidelines for plant help!