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Hi   I have a lovely setup which unfortunately I have to part with as I do not have the time to look after it anymore  and have another child on the way, so time will be even sparser! The setup is Tank - 48"x12"x15" (38 US Gallons) Cabinet - custom made NeWave 2000 Circulation Pump Air Pump...

Thanks SuperColey1 for such an in-depth answer, thats extremely helpful! Ideally the LED was more for the fading up of lights and an evening glow. I did start to look into the Arduino as a controller but got out of my depth So thinking about it I may avoid this setup for now and just go with...

Thanks for the replies. I think I'm starting to understand Thinking a bit more do I really need to go for T5, T8's will probably be more than adequate as the tank is only 15" deep Just one thing though I have looked on the site and this is what I could find here And also here So does that...

HI I have a question regarding aquarium lighting. I have been reading around & getting a little confused I'm just setting up a new tank thats 48"x12"x15" (38 US Gallons) and it will be planted I know the rough rule of thumb is the Watts per Gallon rule & the plants I'm looking at using will...

Just wanted to say thanks for everyones help & advice I took the plunge this weekend after a lot of reading and a lot of helpful advice from the guys at Maidenhead aquatics in Cambridge So I spent the weekend planting up, installing an airstone & lots of vigorous scrubbing of stones! I've set...

Hi Waterdrop Sorry forgot to tell you that I currently have a Arcadia Original Tropical Lamp 18" - 450mm long 1" diam 15 watt But like i say I've had this over a year so will probably look at replacing it when I get some plants So when I get some plants the leaving it on for 10-12hrs will be...

We moved into a new house in the past yr or 2 and are looking at doing the lounge up this summer. When we do this I'm looking at upgrading to a tank of about 120 -150 litres But basically I'm trying to learn as much as I can before that, as I don't want to upgrade until I feel I can properly...

Hi Wills Thanks for the welcome and swift reply I did the test last night and the reading was the bottom of the scale on the chart, the colour was in the the "<0.3" bracket, so I presumed this could be anywhere between 0 to 0.3 as there was no marker for 0 It is this kit. If you rollover the...

Hi I got bought a tank about 2 years ago and all has been running fine I'm just trying to get more into it and looking at upgrading certain elements of my tank I have a Juwel rekord 70 (tank below) with a Fluval 1 Plus and a 50w heater. Stock is: 1 x clown loach 4 x guppies 1 x platy 1 x...