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Welcome Matt :)

Howdee Matt and welcome!

Why not just build an appropriately sized Cerges-style reactor?

Hi everyone, my name is Matt and I am a retired scientist that spent my career decades at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I got my first aquarium when I was 8 years old! I started with live-bearers and followed by dwarf cichlids and then Killifish - at my peak I maintained...

I learned about UKAPS in George's Aquascaping book, and in one of the archived presentations he gave at one of the AGA conventions.

Have you thought of alternative? Perhaps rainbowfish? Gourami? They are quite large in size and statement fish also. Just fish(sic) for thought :)

So thought to write some summary. Everything went to the plan. New LED controller is worth every penny. I can now fully control my lights with mobile phone. I don’t need to worry anymore that after power cut my photo period will get out of sync with CO2 injection period. All times will be...

The most simplistic answer is, that what we do with planted freshwater aquariums is far from what nature does. Maybe 99% of the plants available in the trade are bog plants that seldom grow permanently submerged as solitary plants in nature. And we have very few true aquatic plants. And since...

Replacement correct blyxa japonica hopefully on the way. Seller has apologised for the mistake. Now to keep the sagittaria or not? Maybe remove so the runners don't ruin the monte carlo.

I lost mine this year. While they did survive -10 once, the second winter got them.

Hi - so four months into the hobby the second tank has arrived....... The 1st tank is doing well but with hindsight and knowledge gained (including from the knowledgeable members of this forum!) I'm going to try to do a better job with this one. My plan is: 1. Looking to add more height...

A bit of an update as the tank approaches the 2 week mark. Super happy so far with the growth, this CO2 stuff really works huh?!? :D. Everything seems to have taken well. Marsilea is growing quick and sending runners out all over the place. S repens are growing quicker than I imagined and the...

Welcome! I haven't seen any yet, but that might be because I'm used to writing in Dunglish myself... But I do use the help of Grammarly free version browser addon (set to British English) https://app.grammarly.com/ It helps with Spelling and Grammar and since I've been using it my Dunglish...

Welcome :)

They’d probably want something a bit larger. Medaka would be your best bet and you won’t need a heater. I’ve had them swimming under a thin layer of ice before.

Welcome

Plus one for keeping the buzz @MichaelJ

My daughter beginners luck

welkom Walter :thumbup:

Hi all, Don't let that stop you, I've only really made four different posts, but <"re-posted each of them thousands of times">. I've always enjoyed your posting, and <"I've learned new things">. The search is pretty good, it maybe to do with the <"search terms you use">? You can always...

Welcome Walter!

A 6ft riparium sounds fun 😁 Welcome!

Welcome, and I look forward to seeing this!

Welcome I look forward to your tank thread, don't wait too long.

Good morning everyone it's a new day. Don't forget to give your fish plenty of food and water

@MichaelJ. I tried looking for information on earlier post lots of times, either I am doing something wrong or the search is rubbish. Also, in the marine hobby new methods and ideas we're always evolving. I tended to look at the most recent information. So I don't think you should become a lurker

Welcome to UKAPS @Walt1908

That seriously fishy website has a lot of spam @bazz. But i wish i had the space for a biotope. At the moment my tank swimming space is limited. But i do have some house plants in hanging holders on the rim of my tank, maybe i could use them.

Hey aquaholics, long time lurker presenting :) My name is Walter, 50 and i come from Rotterdam the Netherlands. Finally its time to give back to, in my opinion, best aquaforum on this planet. I learned so much from you guys... :bookworm: I have a longlife fascination of the underwaterworld...

I do a manual waterchange for 1/4 of my volume every month. Whilst doing that i vacuum my thank on the side. My pumps for my fertz, daily dose, have never been changed in almost 4 years. My waterpump on my autodozer every 6 months or just before a long holiday since the white tubing in it will...

Excellent. Got it 👍 Looks like quite some setup there! As well as daily top-offs, do you do a big weekly or fortnightly water change? And if so, does the autodoser work for that too?

Solid advice there @bazz ! On a total side note, I have decided to become more of an observant member on UKAPS as I realize we got so many new and newer members here with new perspectives and solid common sense, and occasional brilliant advice to offer. Looking though my recent posts I...

I think you'd have to be careful with the RRF as light plays into the colour. I've had it growing packed densly (so much it didn't move) in a tank with the light about 1" above the surface and there was a very noticable line across the plant growth showing the extent of the light - red under the...

Get your tinfoil hats on, that's what the government wants you to believe! just kidding, in all seriousness, if you do it, be sensible with the fish. I think the main reason is disease, (as medaka were identified as a vector for a pretty serious disease recently) spreading from birds to other...

My amano shrimp have settled in. One is an absolute tank. Here chowing down on a senescing anubias leaf.

Just plug the gap next to the Crypt that’s there already.

Hi LFNfan. Thats easy, with an autodoser. My open tank loses aprox 2,5 liters daily due to evaporation. My dozer adds some fertz in the system and then it injects a particular amount of water into the tube that 'pushes' the fertz and ofcourse the water in my tank. Pump 1 is my water. Quickpic:

I don't want them to breed as that's when they go nuts. That's why I wanted to get one. Could I keep just males together or will they fight.

Mains power was always an option, I just love the idea of solar. I was hoping for a solar cells charging a powerbank running a small usb pump for water flow or usb air pump. Mabay a low wattage heater set to 10 Celsius just to stop the pond from freezing over. But realistically it would be a...

Thanks for the heads up! I was hoping to grow something tall there to hide the skimmer and filter pipes. Wasn't sure what would look right to put there?! Something maybe to take up the whole corner.....

What's interesting is that I am making the same mistakes I made when I first started reef tanks many years ago. In my freshwater tank I added too much bio load, my scape was wrong blocking out flow. I over feed, I panicked when I first got algae and cyanobacteria, but now am starting to see the...

Is mains power a go now? Because that changes a lot.

What about white Mountain minnows will they be fine if I can stop it freezing? I got power so the superfish patio pond is a defo option

A vote for siamensis. It also grows very well emersed. Hygrophila siamensis 53B - Aqua Essentials

It seems pretty obvious that medaka are as likely to escape from an aquarium as a tub on a balcony. It's common sense and respect that stop a fish or plant entering native waterways.

There’s a wee gap on the right between the rock and glass. Plug it full of Crypts!

This is beautiful! thanks to uneven garden two of my sides are very steep so I will never get this level of natural look, but I hope mine beds in to look half as good.

I know my frog chances are low, but I'm not without hope! We had a huge toad move into our garden one year, living his best life under our shed, and I've encountered many frogs on the nearby boulevard. We have a significant water way about a 5 minute walk away, so we're hotching with...

Tank looks nice though!

Consider setting up a biotype aquarium where the the fish and plants come from the same (or close by) location, this will help for fish Seriously Fish — Feeling fishy? and the Tropica website for plants.

Excellent. Thank you! Spot on looks just the same! I've contacted the seller and will let you know there response.

I’ve got one of these on 16/22 which I’ve been using for 5 months. No problems at all.

Good to hear :)

Sorry I missed the responses to this! Yes, white cloud mountain minnow. I've had them about two months at this point. As far as I can tell none of the WCMMs seem to be affected by this any more. So, something that has come and gone. They move so quick it was hard to get a clear picture! But...

@Walt1908 Interested to know how you get your RO water from here into your tank. Looks like some sort of daisy-chained arrangement, but suspect that is for filling rather than emptying?

https://www.jbl.de/en/products/detail/7319/jbl-proflora-direct?country=us#6334100 I've got one of these (16/22mm) but never used it, but I'm sure @Zeus. used to use them at high velocity so I would think they are half decent. If I do ever get around to using mine I'm going to strip it down and...

I'm sorry I missed this. I often lurk in topics here, but I have forgotten mine for a bit. I think you were right in not adding the Phracto's to a tank with territorial fish. My LFS had them together in a tank with... I can't quite remember but it definitely was a biggish West African cichlid...

In general I think your absolutely right, but its worth to keep in mind that the fish we find in the ornamental fish trade are the fish that are commercially viable - we simply wont find fish at the LFS that can't be bred at scale in captivity or harvested at scale in the wild and ultimately be...

Or it could be Sagittaria subulata, that pops runners up all over the place as well. Either way, as @LMuhlen says, it's not Blyxa japonica!

So I've been robbed! Thank you for the info. I'll shall contact the seller now. Thought it was different. Dam...

That's not Blyxa japonica. Blyxa is a short stem plant and doesn't create runners. Yours looks like some kind of valisneria.

Update! Cryptocoryne flamingo added last week and new pink under water leaves just started to grow. Needed some colour apart from green and brown. Blyxa japonica is going crazy. Runners shooting out everywhere. Thicker leaves than what I'm used to seeing though. Natans Minima on top growing...

Best if you reduce the duration and the intensity by 50%.

Also for this reason, fresh water animals tend to adjust more easily to different water parameters.

Hey All , My co2 cylinder finished today and i cannot get it refilled till Friday. Shall i just turn the lights off/lower the intensity for a day or it does not matter?

Found them👍👍

Also already have limnophila aromatica in the tank. Beautiful plant with gorgeous colouring

That's looking good as wel! Thank you!

Or this https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/hygrophila-corymbosa-kompakt

Welcome to the jungle!

This might be an option? https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/limnophila-aromatica-mini

Medium pace grower.

Can you send me the link👍

No issues with flow. Some decent pictures in the thread on the plantedtank dot net thread.

Sorry spp. is just shorthand for species. So I meant just check out all the different Hygrophila species. https://tropica.com/en/plants/search/?mode=search&sew=hygrophila&dif=&pgr=&ori=&use=

Thanks! I already have Pogo E in my tank, otherwise it would be a good option, although a slow grower. Can't find what Hygrophila ssp is... "Bacopa caroliniana" That's the kind of leaf form I'm looking for. But it is a slow grower isn't it?

Hi all, I think that is right to some degree, the oceans are a very stable environment, in terms of water chemistry, and freshwater is much more <"shades of grey">. I'll accept that <"I'm a pretty lazy and shoddy aquarist">, tight with my money and that I have <"no interest in aesthetics">...

Have to agree, not always the most relaxing of hobbies but rewarding when it comes good. :) I'm finding pest snails a real challenge at the moment, despite adhering to the usual advice "cut down on feed, get some Assassins" etc. they are multiplying at a mind buggering fast rate:confused:

"OATA is reminding retailers to only sell Japanese rice fish or Medaka (Oryzias species) for indoor aquariums and to ensure customers understand they cannot be kept in outdoor ponds or barrels." It was also debated on this forum in 2022

Looking into setting up a community tank. Why is so hard? So many temperatures, alkalinity, flow and plants. I had a 300l reef tank, that was so much easier. All reef fish require the same conditions. I got my saltwater and ro delivered once a month for £40 all I had to do is take out 25l and...

Any pics👍and any issues with flow etc

Acrylic, not steel: https://aquarockscolorado.com/products/fluval-fx-lily-pipes I made my own out of 25mm 304 SS: https://www.plantedtank.net/threads/25mm-304-ss-jet-lily-pipes-for-fx2-fx4-fx6-technical-discussion.1327125/

Yes brilliant filter but if I cannot sort the inlet and outlet issue then it will be for sale🙈

If only it was that easy👍

This guy is rather sweet and has lots of videos of his rice fish. None of the bowls have filters and things seem fine. Some may dispute that. I think water changes may be enough.

Agreed. I certainly would not sell the FX4 because of some pipe fittings. It seems to be very capable filter!

Just to update - I reworked the tank - refreshed the sand, soil and improved some of the hardscape. In order to get better water flow to the rear corner on the left I redistributed the existing mosses so they taper in height along the cascade: flame>phoenix>coral. I culled a small countries...

Just saying..............

Although people establish rules that act as best practices, aiming at increasing the chances of success, in the end things may not go as planned regardless. I had 8 angels in a 325L tank and when it was breeding season it was chaotic. There are also plenty of stories of particularly nasty angels...

Just stick a set of adaptors on the ends of the lily pipes.

Sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place got a fluval fx4 but want to run stainless lily pipe has anyone got or had made some that will fit the fx pipework Or do I sell the fx and buy a biomaster thermo🙈

Not a bad idea

You'll enjoy keeping rice fish, medaka.

Hi all, Fantastic. <"I really need"> to have another go with RRF (<"Phyllanthus fluitans">). I got <"fed up of rescuing it">, but they may just suggest that it wasn't very happy with <"the growing conditions">. cheers Darrel

Check out Superfish Patio pond. It’s a decent size pond that doesn’t take up lots of space.

Thank you all for your lovely comments! I love adding googly eyes to things so much, it makes me giggle and I’m glad it makes other people smile too! I’m actually working on a bird colouring book at the moment, but wondered if these pages would be too complicated, nice to hear it would be...

Hi all, It is likely. Scientists use the <"encephalization quotient"> (the ratio of predicted to actual brain size against log^10 body weight) to differentiate between species "intelligence". I have no idea how well it works for fish (scientists aren't keen on "Fish" as a classification...

I've recently been quite impressed by the speed of delivery on aliexpress. Everything I've ordered has arrived in less than 2 weeks. This seems no different

Angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare, should be kept in small groups like @PARAGUAY and @mlgt mention above, six is a good number. The minimum tank size should be 100x40x50(h), preferably bigger. It should be well planted with tall leafy plants like amazon swords...

You have a great illustration style for children's books. Love those eyes, gives the fish more expression! 👀 They would also make excellent greetings cards or colouring book outlines with a full colour image to copy. 🙂