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If I do, I will order them in especially.

[Tom in tank.jpg] Now there's a caption contest if I ever saw one..... :lol: Great update, Tom. Thanks. What KH, GH is the water? I'm considering altums instead of my originally planned discus for my 150 gal. Any top tips on altums, please? Sam - I've killed BBA recently by spot dosing...

Nice idea. Might be more practicle if we leave out wife and kids though, from a personal perspective, at least. Meeting in a well-known shop or public aquarium would be a good idea. Somewhere fairly central for obvious reasons.

Let's not get into a bashing thread, please.

I think there's a few entries from here. Check out the link in my signature.

Absolutely Sam. TBH I'm surprised you need to ask.... Tropica are without doubt the best I have ever used. This is no surprise to you I am sure and I know many others have similar experience. I have also been impressed with Aqui Distri pots from my LFS, so long as they are fresh and not been...

Hours of direct sunlight may increase algae issues but ambient sunlight should be fine. Planting heavily is your best defence against algae, and keeps up water quailty via NH3/4, NO2 and NO3 removal. I would give the non-CO2 route a go with minimal water changes. See how you go. I will be...

Treatment that works IME. 1. Remove as much BGA as possible 2. Clean filter 3. 50% water change 4. 72 hour total blackout, no CO2, add airstone/increase surface agitation to be safe if you have large fish load. 5. Clean filter 6. 50% water change Preventative actions - Increase circulation in...

What do you want to know, John? I've not heard of water chemistry tables, unless you mean the periodic table. The main parameters that we planted tank folk are concerned with are - Light CO2 O2 pH KH GH NO3 PO4 K Trace elements Temperature

Hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicla) are a popular surface dweller. And of course there's your bread and butter livebearers (guppy, platy, swordtail etc.) if you want some colour. edit - but these prefer more alkaline water, generally.

That's the most interesting fishkeeping related video I've seen on here. Kudos from me too.

:D It was a good one eh? I have to admit I got the idea from a similar thread posted a couple of years ago on APC. On a more serious note, the fact that this is believable is a good sign for the hobby in the UK.

Hey guys, what is the date today!? :lol:

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I've just had an e-mail from ADA! They're really impressed with the UK's recent boost in the planted tank hobby and in particular the sales of ADA products over here. So much so Takashi Amano will be visiting the UK later this year. I hope to intervew him for PFK. Details are to be confirmed...

If you are under 17 then enter into that category, whatever size it is.

I assume you've read JamesC's EI thread. It doesn't get explained much better and simpler than that I'm afraid. Dosing takes a few moments per day. The biggest pain is the 50% water change but if you are using tap water then a python type device makes life much easier. If you go away in...

You may like this month's PFK, some guy called George Farmer has written an article on aquascaping and photo tips for the contest..... :D

Sorry for the delay in reply here. I would say that if you are 17 when you take the photo then it will be in the Junior category.

Whatever your lighting etc. I recommend planting heavily to avoid potential algae issues.

Arcadia and Juwel reflectors are made from polished aluminium so won't melt.

You're welcome. Credit's due where credit's due. Please do enter it.

Hi and welcome to TFF! You don't have much light there. With CO2 and EI dosing I would consider acheiving around 2wpg to get the best from your plants. With your current lighting you may have difficulty with some of the more difficult plants. If you stick to your lighting then I wouldn't...

Very nice indeed, well done! The rock looks much better now the plants have matured. I hope you are entering this into the PFK Aquascaping Contest....

CO2 injection will give you better growth. Excel can be used as well, but it's not necessary and can work out expensive in larger tanks. Excel can also affect some plants i.e. Riccia, Egeria and Vallisneria. Excel instead of CO2 is ok, but in high lighting you need CO2 injection to avoid...

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Just to re-iterate, keep this topic on CO2 please, and not personalities.

Awesome...

I think the author has taken some assumptions that perhaps some of us make and made an example from them. It's a pity he does not elaborate on the importance of good CO2 (30ppm) in higher lighting tanks. I will hopefully submit another article on CO2 in the future, concentrating on how...

Hi Adrian, Sort the following three issues and you should be ok. Light - A big one this. You do have a lot of light, 2wpg HO T5 is high-light. I recommend running just 2x54w for 9 hours straight with a midday burst (all 4x54w) for 3 hours, so 3-3-3. You'll need two plug-in-timers, of...

Sufficient PO4 is necessary to uptake NO3 in my experience. I try to keep around a 4:1 NO3:PO4 ratio these days, and that's around what standard EI dosing is. Don't forget to include tap levels though, for instance I have 20ppm NO3 and 5ppm PO4 in my tap, perfect for plants and it means I...

If you have mainly root-feeding plants that aren't particularly demanding, you could get away with having a decent substrate loaded with nutrients i.e. ADA Power Sand and Aqua Soil. This will supply sufficient nutrients without the need to dose the water column daily. If your tap water has...

There is a lot to learn, and I am still learning all the time. Keep at it though, it's a wonderful hobby and very rewarding. All the best!

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Very nice, well done!

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