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Good point, nitrates go up now and again bg everything else is ok apart from an algae bloom at the moment!

I'm not sure its below 7 I think, I might get another test kit and try it again

Hi I have a juwel lido 120 litre, I have a few corals and led lighting I have just been reading a few posts and most people swear by having a skimmer I have got a red sea one but it didn't seem to do anything plus a few people said they ain't no good. If so what should I go for there is a small...

Hi I have got a skimmer but don't use it as it didn't seem to do anything. Everything else is ok just cal is a bit high. The water is clear at like your second pic and I do a 10% water change every week

No not really enough room for a sump, just a filter with phos remover and other bits but no sponges. Its not really showing any of the colours just a greyish when it should be dark green

Its dd h2ocean and there is a small power head and a return pump from the filter

Hi I have a juwel lido and have have had it set up for about 2years now, everything is fine fish corals ect but the ph is really low, should I be concerned and what can you do to bring it up. Thanks

Ok thanks seffie

Hi I have the same tank and love it, how did you fix the led lights?I still have the t5s on mine but hve a couple of led aquaras in the garage and I do like the shimmer effect

Hi yes he has its just the pink wrasse that is bothered by him, it just hides all day now which is a shame as it has the best colours. Thanks

That is nice. Wonder what that would cost

Its only him that's got a problem though and he is 3 times bigger than the others, shame cause it is stunning not sure what to do with him, the local shops won't take him either. Any suggestions

Hi yes I have a small yellow and blue damsel the piecefull ones and 2 black clowns I also have a yellow wrasse and a cleaner

Hi I have just put a jewel damsel in my tank untill I get know what to do with him he was ok but he has just started started swimming up and down repeatedily and I'm not sure why? All the other fish are fine and the tank has been set up for about 2years now. Anyone know why he is doing this

hi i am after a juwel trigon 190 light unit, if anyone has one and wants to sell it please contact me. thanks

lol ok thanks

hi is it best to use tap water or ro water for a planted tank, i have a ro unit anyway so just need to know what is best? thanks

yes i will do, i am going to try the john innes potting compost with crushed coral. sounds like it will be better in the long run thanks for the link

i have also found this which explains alot so i might still try it http://gwapa.org/wordpress/articles/mineralized-soil-substrate/ thanks

yeah that sounds ok, ill have to order it online as they dont do it where i am, do you use co2 in your tank?

yeah been reading a bit more into it and alot of people are saying its not a good idea, just trying to find a cheaper option cause it works out quite expensive thanks

some people have been useing miricle grow compost out of the garden centre which is a lot cheaper, has any one else tried this?

hi how much soil will i need for a juwel trigon 190? and what is the best thing to mix it with, sand or gravel?

oh i see, i think ill start of with one light then and build up from there. thanks for your advice

well i already have the lights as i did have it set up as a marine tank before, what are noodles? i was thinking of getting the d&d presure co2 later, is that any good? what will the floating plants do just out of intrerest? thanks

im going to start of with a low tech, im also using the sump as it is already there but not to sure what to have in the sump? im not sure about the co2, i used co2 before but it was just a hagen diy one which was more of a pain to be honest.

yeah thats what mine are marine white and marine blue, what copy of pfk was it? i dont remember seeing it, im just wondering if 2 is enough for the trigon? thanks

hi has anyone tried useing the aquabeam led lights yet for plants? i had a twin one in my trigon 190 one blue one white and they was fine but will they be ok for plants?

ok thanks, ill take a look

hi i am starting a planted tank in my juewl trigon 190, can you use normal wood or do you have to do something to it before you do? i just cant find any decent branches for sale anywhere.

hi i have a juwel trigon 180 set up as a marine tank and i want to change to a planted again, is it a bad idea to use the sump instead of canister filters? im only having a low tech planted tank.

hi no they are all softies, i have spent all night scrubbing the rocks and took the coral out and seperated the rotting bits, that is now in a smaller tank with a 150w light above it, i also added some more powerfull powerheads. the tank does look a lot better now. hopefully it will be ok now...

yes plus mushrooms, and i think the main one is a acopora but im not to sure?

ok thanks, do you think my twin aquaray led lighting unit is enough for this coral?

will the corals still be ok with less light? also i have a load of algae crabs but they dont seem to be dealing with the algea, could you recomend anything else? and yes i have a ro unit thanks

hi the lights are on for about 12 hours a day phosphates are 0.5 yes i have rowaphos in the sump which is a new bag im not sure about the tds? how do i test that? i also have a skimmer when i got the tank the nitrates were quite bad but they are zero now, also the calcium seems to be quite...

hi i need some advice about my coral, i have tested the water and everything is fine, i have changed my lighting to a twin aquaray light unit a while ago and did have a 150w mh, i only changed the lighting due to the cost of running a mh, one of the corals seems to be dieing off in the middle...

hi has anyone got any cheato they want to get rid of? i have just set up a sump again and i used to give loads away as it grows so quick. thanks

hi i just checked my water for nitrate and it seems really high which is strange as i do regular water changes, so i tested the water straight from the ro unit and it is the same, does this mean my filters need changing? thanks

i just put the mollies in a bag of ro water then just added the saltwater from the tank slowly.