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 im down to 2 ....which one to go for hmmmm

hi does your filter contain a fine filter pad/floss this will sort that out? also make sure you place it below any biological media otherwise it may clog it up and cause problems to the good bacteria possibly causing a spike when you say wet tissue ....how big are we talking here?

  it's not broken YET so you have nothing to fix..............YET

  ok well if you've not had a problem then that's good enough for me. my tank is pretty well filtered so should be okm then. done my first ever change yesterday with the thiosulphate and everything seems fine   Stimo

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very passionate about his tanks and plants , guess it was a sign of affection lol check some of his other videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egixta7hBKs might help you

java fern and anubias are low tech plants which need little light and requirements but are sort of slow growing. what i like about these ones are is that they don't like to be buried under gravel,they like to be tied to things like bog wood / rocks and get their food straight from the water. in...

welcome keep up the good work will you be using live plants as well?

external filters have made my tanks so much better. so simple as well

  one of the biggest names hence the cost ....pay  for the name i own 2 external ones and can not fault either of them   each to their own on choice but plenty of other excellent makes out there

i've seen this somewhere before but can't think where http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19846365

do you use ferts or co2?

wish i had the room like i did back in the days because i'd be getting them again :) my friend has an 800l tank with one in so ease's the pain

Oscar

 i wouldn't personally put it on top of biological media as this could clog it up   I'd put it on top of fine filter media under biological

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  just try to get the water as clean as you can before it reaches the biological media hopefully preventing it getting clogged quicker than it should do. obviously you shouldn't neglect regular filter maintenance just trying to keep it running at a max   im unfamiliar with this filter mine have...

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  carbon isn't needed unless getting rid of meds and tanning from bog wood so I'd lose it and make room for something else.   yours sounds like there isn't anything pulling finer debris from water   could be worth a go making sure waters clean before hitting it?

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depends what you need most in there if you could make use of more biological put that in if not try more foam for mechanical

on one of my java fern leaves i have left floating around in the tank for a few weeks the end / tip of it has sprouted a small green bulge with some roots (3mm) coming off from it. do i cut it off now / leave it till when? what's the next step to it ?   Starting to notice this on a few others as...

  i see   try watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&list=PL2D314B22D809B66A&v=szrUlHTW5Zo&app=desktop

  exactly!   i'm running biohome as well i think it's great stuff promoting both anaerobic and aerobic

  doesn't sound too efficient to me.     yes this is how i see the filter to be set up

Was wondering how people have their external filter set up inside?   mine is set up with coarse foam at the bottom to medium then fine with filter floss ontop then the rest (top part) is sintered glass.   reason being trying to remove as much rubbish as possible before hitting the biological...

Hi Bodge came across this   The big difference is the removal of ammonia which Sodium Thiosulfate does not. It's necessary if your water has chloramines and not chlorine. Sodium thiosulfate changes chloramines into chlorine (which is neutralizes) and AMMONIA. So if your tap water has chloramines...

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yes will do that thanks   200g of that stuff is going to last a mighty long time i think  

i recommend purchasing a test kit and not the strip ones they do so you can monitor your tank a lot more closely.   you say your last water change was wednesday but what is your schedule every week?

Hi Bodge99 came through the post today so attempted my first batch wanted to run it past you (AGAIN SORRY) just to make double sure that its correct.   i've gone with a 500ml stock solution each dose being 5ml treating 10 liters per time chlorine at 2ppm 7.011g   that correct?   Many Thanks once...

it could mean that or needing a new impeller but mines been at it for months now and still working fine apart from this now and then. but i do have an eheim 1000lph external as well so has never really bothered me what juwel do you have i have the rio 180?

have the same problem with mine from time to time what i do is remove light unit and anything you do not want to possibly get wet keep power on , remove power head and get a small screwdriver or something similar and quickly touch the impeller blade and pull away quick as not to get trapped this...