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Ok, this is definitely crap, especially for fish. Complete with super fake 5* reviews. The only potentially intriguing thing about it is the “water weed” grown from seed. Are these just drowned herbs or are they viable aquatic plants? Looks a bit like Glossostigma.

I found it whilst looking online about planted tank queries, and I saw it pop up quite a few times so I decided to join!

its a bit hot for loaches, but some of the rarer hill streams would be amazing in here

Whilst searching the web for general (and then more specific) information about starting up a new aquarium. In particular, experiences of keeping goldfish and the technical aspects of aquarium filtration. This site seems to contain a breadth of knowledge that has so far been useful and...

I don’t have a direct comparison but I did think the dark start helped. I didn’t have any algae issues (at least not for the first few weeks) and no melting. Only downside was that it occupied a windowless bathroom for a few weeks to make sure it’s actually dark as the final location gets a lot...

I've tested my tap water. Ammonia: 0.2ppm Nitrite: 1ppm Nitrate: 20ppm So my tap water is good Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk

Test kits in and of themselves are not the problem, it's generally the person doing the test that brings in wild inaccuracies. On a side note test results don't help grow healthy plants.... that's why we say test kits are no good.

I actually think they are quite good. The problem is that we often accept the tests as being factual but we’re not trained and don’t have access to lab conditions. We’re just hobbyists comparing two slightly different shades of green in our living room. I think they’re useful as a complimentary...

Sounds like clogged diffuser. What are you using for mixing CO2 in the water? I had similar issues and in the end gave up on diffusers and switched over to reactor.

I'll test my tap water tomorrow morning but may I ask why you guys think test kits arent good? I can't really describe what too much is but sprinkled quite a lot of miracle gro pellets on my substrate and then capped over it with tropica substrate and tropica aqausoil (which I'm told also...

While I agree with the others that test kits can be innacurate and not the only indicator of water quality, I would still be cautious and wouldn’t add any livestock just yet. Have you tested the water you are using for water changes with the same test kit? It would be informative to see what...

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I may have put a bit too much miracle gro root tabs in the substrate when setting up the tank Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

Since i dont check my waterparameters anymore every 2 days my plant grow much better. I dont trust the drops etc. Look at your plants. Now you have your method cut down with the fertz every week and check for changes etc. Start tweaking them in your fertelizing plan.

I have the inkbird itc306 with an app. Works perfectly. I trust my tank to that one.

Thanks, appreciated for the heads up cause im pretty sure it was tropica. We'll see

Hi all, I don't believe your test kit. That is the bit that matters. cheers Darrel

The awful thing is that some people will actually buy this thinking they have a nice healthy fish tank. Worrying.

What is the source of ammonia in the tank? 10ppm is high.

My water test kit arrived today and the readings are interesting. Ammonia 10ppm Nitrite 8ppm Nitrate 40ppm The good news is my tank is cycling (it's only about 3 weeks old) the bad news is that it seems like it's gonna take a long time to finish cycling. I have been doing daily 70% water...

A little update 3 weeks in. Growing in nicely. Marsilea sending runners out all over the place. It’s even started rooting directly in the thin layer of sand at the front of the tank. I’ll trim this eventually but just letting it loose at the minute. Added some Amanos last weekend. They seem to...

:eek::eek::eek: Geez Darrel, I am going to declare Friday happy hour (cocktail hour - what you call tea time) right now even though it's only 2:45 pm here in Minnesota. :lol: @Tim Harrison can you add a forum rule that discourage postings leading into the weekend, that will ruin sensitive...

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If this was the tropica version, most of mine did the same. Ended up removing all but 1 as kept throwing green leaves.

I am in the beginning stages of planning my next scape. It will be a Dutch inspired scape for my 10 gallon tank. I don’t know if I want to go completely Dutch or if I want to use some of the aspects along with some hardscape. Does anyone have a Dutch scape that they are willing to share? What...

Nurii bought few months ago invitro. They are in the center of the tank so they gain the most light. New leaves seem green lolz.

That’s exactly what I’m suggesting. https://www.amazon.sg/Inkbird-ITC-306A-Temperature-Thermostats-Tortoise%EF%BC%88No/dp/B07WV42NX2?ref_=ast_sto_dp

Cryptocoryne flamingo. Bought 3 months ago invitro and its going very nice. Green leaves are from the invitro. The pink ones in the centre are new.

Hi all, They are a bit <"aesthetically challenged">. It is only when you have them in a tank that you get a close-up. This next link isn't <"for the squeamish">, but apparently not as uncommon as it should be...

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Only by Seriously Fish, but I don't think it means what they think it means. Inconcieveable! :)

Go to the closest shop you trust and ask for advice. Cause its expensive and you are dealing with your pets in the tank. And indeed, slowly add the stuff...

Snails eggs :D Mom probably Natural food for the kuhlis and the barbs:)

Those big Asellus scare me, so I doft my cap to those little Rubies for having the guts to take one down! 😂

Thanks Richard :)

HORRIFIC! Thanks @Tim Harrison for reporting them! Cheers, Michael

Mwa here its stays alive i guess.. It looks healthy and ok but it looks this way for a few years haha. I placed an extra twinlight a month ago and it seems there is a leave getting larger. Could also be the clay capsules i placed around the corners and reds few weeks ago. It seems theres...

More pictures! Nice tank @Walt1908 and cool idea to go mostly crypts

Mine all have they’re own little territory in the mass of Java moss in their tank, I always see a few but they’re happy to tuck themselves away and defend they’re little spot. The tucanos that share their tank are always out in the open. In the wild the ruby’s supposedly form large shoals with...

Hi all, In the glimpses I get of them they look quite plump. When they went in the tank there were a lot of "tank janitors", so whether they just associate crustaceans with food I don't know. I've seen some big Asellus, so there definitely is a limit in size to what they will take on. Cheers...

Hi! YouTube can get you (and got me) a long way and enjoyably, but these guys will get you further! (If you don't get shell shock!)

Although it states ‘UK owned and operated’ there is a distinct far east vibe in one of the demo videos. If you look carefully at ‘Easy to plant the way you want’ clip at the writing on the wall behind the hand. I think there may be two male fighting fish in the ‘habitat’ in the same clip. Can...

https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/please-read-the-guidelines-for-plant-help.60671/

Slowly. From personal experience I can you that sudden changes in pH, oxygen and co2 levels will kill shrimp (and potentially fish). Have you used co2 in a tank before? I started using it last year and it took a while for me to get it right. There’s a good chance of getting it wrong in the...

My experience with my Rubies is that they are very timid - they only tend to appear at feeding times, and rarely come out otherwise, and they are always skittish - despite the other fish swimming everywhere most of the time. Rather than them being greedy, I worry more that they’ll be able to get...

You sure can. It’s horribly expensive for a bit of wood, glass and seeds and is a truly atrocious thing to keep any living being inside. @Tim Harrison has the right idea in notifying the RSPCA.

I am wanting to add co2 to my 30L aquarium that’s been running for 8 months now and has a group of CPD’s and some shrimp. I am just wondering what would be the best way to add co2 without upsetting the fish and/or plants also trying to avoid algae issues. If anyone has any experience or tips it...

Darrel, thats Interesting. I've had mine for quite a while as well... they definitely shoal - quite loosely though - I have around 10 or 11. They are still very much active in front of the tank opposed to my large (and old) Black Neon tetras and Cardinals that tend to hang out in the back of...

Thanks!

Haven't. Not something sold here either, so I'll give it a look

Absolutely not. Nor shrimp. Not even the largest container. Aside from the diminutive size, the gas exchange will be minimal not only since some are taller than wider but also because of the narrow neck. And with a wooden ball in it just for good measure, it's effectively sealed off. Apparently...

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Just came across this: https://thrivinglife.shop/products/aquaponic-fish-tank?variant=47486695473494 I don’t think this is a suitable environment for any fish. Could I have your thoughts on it? Thanks

Hi Everyone! Learned about ukaps while watching a George Farmer video. Very new to the hobby but have had a lot of success with my Aquarium by watching and learning from YouTube. Favourite content creator is Fish Shop Matt.

Hi all, I'll update this thread. I was hoping to add a photo, but that may have to wait. I've still got them, they still eat everything, but they've become incredibly reclusive and no longer shoal at all, in fact they've all splintered to their own little areas of the tank, and they...

Hi all, <"This one"> shows the sponge. Actually an <"easy mistake to make">. cheers Darrel

Just implemented my fish food organisation and odour management. It’s smell proof bag (carbon lined case) with smell proof glass jars with humidity control bags inside. I used the jars to mix different types of foods and a chalk pen to label them. The jars came with some little airtight...

Returned from a short overseas trip. Just a photo showing 3 weeks of neglect. Plants seem ok except the Chai which needs a clean tank but I have to trim them as they are starting to convert to emersed form. Will need to do a water change and maintenance soon. But to me, the tank still looks...

Hi all, Thought I should share my mistake which prompted me to start this thread 🤦‍♂️ it would appear that the "algae problem" I wrote about was actually the Java Fern sprouting new rhizomes, and what I though were bba spores were actually roots/rhizome 🤣😂 I have attached/wedged the slightly...

Hi-tech, or take the hybrid approach. Grow less demanding plants, like those suggested above. And like Darrel @dw1305 mentions above inject just enough CO2 to turn the drop checker green instead of lime green. You'll get healthy plants but more of a slow burner, and more wriggle room...

I did try to keep the helanthium tenellum red a bit away from the Hobbit (and Parva) by removing bits each week at water change… but the stuff is super vigorous. It’s starting to go red since I reduced my ferts, maybe that will slow it down. I also thought perhaps I should cut the helanthium...

Could you not clear a small space for it at the front, from your photos it's a lovely little plant that would be worth it?

As all of the above have said, I just have Crypts and Buce (with a tiny bit of Anubias and Coral/Phoenix moss) and in tank maintenance consists of removing the odd dying outer leaf, occasionally pulling up a Crypt runner to stop to stop it from taking over, having a waft about/turkey baste...

I'm sure there would be similar branded with the same function thermostats available to you, a little Google work should do the trick. I'm not sure without researching again (getting old) but I think there's a basic model which has one socket and variable high/low temp setting, but the one I...

I’m interested too as I have the same problem. All other crypts are fine but hobbit just withers away over time.

Those are nice! I tried some a while back but killed all of them hahaha

I would recommend stuff like crypts, anubius, bucephaldra, java ferns, bolbitis, a lot of ephiphytes. maybe a carpet of hemianthus micromoides, or marseilia. those are both fairly slow growing, and that would allow you to lower your co2 and lighting a bit, further reducing maintenance.

Hi all, <"Aroids like"> Cryptocoryne spp., Schismatoglottis, Bucephalandra & Anubias barteri and mosses & ferns, Bolbitis spp. You should be able to reduce nutrients, <"light intensity"> & CO2 level (down to 15 ppm?) cheers Darrel

I think overcrowding may be an issue. The here is the “best” surviving hobbit. I think it just can’t outcompete the chaos I have around it. I have not seen any new leaves in months. I don’t think it will survive. Here is my new one, I put in more recently. The leaves are transitioning...

Hi all, That looks about right, definitely <"a Davallia"> and a Polystichum. Polysticum spp. have <"pointed pinnules">, which you can see in your photo when you zoom in. cheers Darrel

Morning, How is your Hobbit doing, I've just been talking about it in another thread, I struggle with it but need to find out why? Cheers!

I've tried again, I split the pot into three, put one in high tech which has practically disappeared and two in a small low tech which seem to be just about holding on at the moment, I can only assume (probably wrongly) that they need high light and lots of CO2. I would imagine it would fare a...

I noticed that you have corys in your tank. Won't they ruin the carpeting plants when they dig about the substrate?

Great, thanks for the tip!

Dario Dario springs to mind but they're perhaps best at least kept as a pair, that is if you can find a female. But Sparkling gourami make pretty decent centerpiece fish in a small aquarium.

Hi Just purchase a piece of Silicone tubing....there are various sizes on Ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225977022984?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=0mumziogrj6&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=Zmcx0rkOScG&var=525076886264&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Hello Can anybody tell me a specific double sponge filter model that would be compatible (in terms of piping diameter) with the Aquael Pat Mini or Circulator 500 powerheads? I've bought a Superfish double sponge filter but the piping diameter doesn't fit either Aquael powerhead, even with the...

Mmmm I've not used a thermostat before so i'm not quite familiar with them. Buildings in Singapore are generally not heated since it's so bloody hot already but I guess they are in air-conditioning units to keep us cool. With the Inkbird, is the suggestion that I plug the chiller into the...

Ah, the fan wasn't chilling the water as efficiently any more. The weather here got really hot recently. When i started using the chiller I removed the fan. Yeah if I used both the chiller wouldn't have to work so hard but I was also rather tired of dealing with the evaporation.

Hi What type/make of diffusers are you using? 1.5 bar isn't enough pressure to run some diffusers! hoggie

Thank you! The slightly darker fern on the background is some kind of Davallia (I think), it spreads by a thick and hairy rhizome and get pretty invasive if you don't prune it back every now and then. The clump forming and slightly paler one (especially when it decides to grow into the...

What about plugging the chiller intro an Inkbird thermostat with sensor in the water, and the stat on the chiller right down, ie always on. That way the Inkbird stat takes over and controls the temperature,

Use fewer fast growing stems. Crypts and Amazon swords would work.

MC Aquatics is selling Cobalt for 75% off. They make pretty good stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey everyone, I wanted to know if this exists and if so can I see some examples? By low maintenance I only mean less frequent trimming of plants, such as once every 4-6 weeks. While I have enjoyed lush growth in my current tank, I don’t think I like the trimming activity as much. Planning...

Thanks 💚 I haven’t had any issues with the labyrinth fish, but our home is a constant 21.5 celcius. Blue steel…. Thanks, yes, not the most complicated scape but it offers lots of enjoyment without a huge amount of input…ideal for the lazy aquarist 😂 Cheerio,

Mainly Christmas moss with some Java spiky and weeping 🙌🏻

I just ran into a more recently uploaded ripple tank video I had not seen previously. This one offers a more thorough demonstration of physical principles with varied dipper configurations. The ripple generator uses a mini cam & follower mechanism.

Happy planting in there! So what happened to the fan idea? A fan could take some pressure off the chiller and its power consumption.

Very nice! Did you explain what the fern on the background is?

Happy plants in there! You know what might look really nice would be a Lagenandra meeboldii positioned at the waterline along the back with foliage up in the air. This plant would normally prefer to be rooted in a soil substrate, but so long as you maintain fertilization it will root OK on the...

Fantastic as always. Nice to see you are leaving the 75p running. That tank is lovely.

Yeah I could maybe fit a couple more rice fish. Though they are going to grow. a bit more. I also wondered about a single specimen of something else as a centerpiece fish. Any ideas?

Lovely little setup. I have an antique glass battery case from the 1890s (a comparable size and shape to this tank) and I've wondered about putting a little project in it. This is some nice inspiration.

Rebooting this as I'm having a headache over here and scoured the internet looking for answers with no joy. I have been having issues as sometimes my regulator doesn't kick out any bubbles in the morning when the solenoid turns on. I'm unsure what is going on and have just tried a second...

Absolutely nothing lol most boring existence ever and i love it :D

I have just finished restoring this old wheel pump….

Little update- been using weekly since purchase and it's a dream. 25% water change in 10 mins. Tank inhabitants all flourishing. I initially thought you had to fill the hose first to create the siphon, but you literally turn the tap on for a few seconds and it pulls all the air out of the tube...