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Ocean nutrition 1 x Unused Atisons Betta SPA 1 x Unused Atisons betta starter (food) Indian almond leaves, dried, just over 20 good sized leaves. I am having a clear out, I bought these a few years ago. Pay for postage by sending me a cheque or a prepaid SAE and they are yours.

Go for it John :P

This hair algae will keep coming back if you do not dose adequetely. Excel will try to treat the result, but will not treat the cause. KH does not matter, pH does not really matter. Tom Barr has shown that a siesta does not much and can actually be bad for plants. Just set the photoperiod to a...

Yep pressurised is THE way to go. No-where near the hassle of DIY. Now mine is set to a value it is stable and no worries until the bottle runs out! The length of time depends on the size of the bottle and depends on the individual tank.

Your cycle was probably set back by using mature media and not adding anything to feed them so they died. Adding NPK and traces will not kill your bacteria. " got this plant bag food thingy but im not sure what this is adding" Exactly the point. All you need to do is buy 3 things: KNO3, KH2PO4...

Plants require NPK like we need carbs, fats and protein. Plants need these at levels of ppm but algae can bloom in levels at ppb. You should be adding phosphate not taking it away.

If you are still having problems it is clear you are not fixing the cause of the problem. In which case the algae will keep coming back. This algae is linked to low CO2. At the very least you should use 2x diy CO2. Ideally pressurised.

What fertiliser are you using? Plants need Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphate, Magnesium and trace elements. High concentrations of these do not CAUSE algae. In fact algae with thrive in low levels of nutrients but your plants will not. Same with light. Stick to an 8 hour photoperiod. Remove as...

Superman and sexyfishkeeper? You certainly like to big yourself up :hyper: :lol: :P

I would love a male or two as well, mine haven't bred yet and I wonder if I have all females.

Hi, Yeah I think that would be enough lighting. The filtration probably won't be strong enough though. You want to aim for 10x tank turnover. So as you want a 125 litre tank you need a filter with 1200 lph rated turnover. Tetratec ex1200 is great! I have one on a rio 125. Rip out the stock...

Hi there, Welcome to planted tanks! Please let us know the volume of your tank so we can figure out if your lighting is adequate. The bulbs you are using have a very high kelvin rating, it may be useful to get a daylight bulb. If your in the uk try here. Bacopa caroliana - try to plant 3 stems...

Definately pouch snails, will breed prolifically and eat plants and algae alike.

Why not get your own test kit so the results are instant?

Alot of people ask about online companies so I thought I would document my findings. Java Plants - http://www.java-plants.com/ Following the article in PFK I decided to get some plants from Java. I'm not sure if I am allowed but I thought I would review my service as a whole. I recieved what I...

Definately go for light coloured gravel as that backing is very very dark! What lighting do you have? Are you going high-tech or low-tech?

If you've got a 4 x 24 w light unit, why don't you got high-tech? Its going to cost around £80 for a Fire extinguisher, minor money for dry ferts. Depends if you're up for the maintenence???

If you are having that many problems with the tank atm maybe a strip down in a good idea. Get a big container and put in the fish, add the heater and filter to this. Empty the tank and give it a good clean perhaps, throw away the current substrate. You can even put it in the bath and use the...

I'm a bit wary of acrylic as it is SO easy to scratch. Can you get the same tank but in say 7mm glass?

Hi, If you've read thoroughly up on Ei you'll know you do not need to test and also how innacurrate the readings of these test kits are. Unless you have calibrated yours against known concentrations and are using a spectrophotometer those readings are worth nothing. You should definately have...

So sorry this happened. It's that phrase "sods law". Does the tank have a brace across from the widest point?

That link doesnt work for me. Actually I think Aqua Essentials (AE) is down. I won't go into the whys or hows but what you need is:- 4 dkH solution and a test kit. Either something like the JBL permanent CO2 which is £12.99(?) but you may as well get a glass one from AE £14.99(?). The glass...

Postage varies with how much you spend. Spend over £40 before the tuesday cut-off (next week though because of easter) and postage is free.

He has an absolutely amazing character. When setting up the new tank the other day it was filled halfway abd we let him go in first by himself for a day. He was doing laps and walking along the bottom, having a swim. Now the other fish are in he doesn't swim at the bottom. Really highlights the...

I kind of agree with both sides, as there seem to be increasing numbers of people from other areas of FF.net who are just coming on here to ask about algae. I think with kit fishtanks having T5 lighting of good levels will lead to more and more of this kind of problem.

Sorry so I'm not the best at the english even though it is my first language! I'd also like to thank all the jokers that had my heart pounding just that little bit faster for a few seconds :hyper: No it didn't bleed, just scratched like a paper cut. And yes we have chased him around the...

It was quite a shock as my fiance was like, they don't have teeth they are just like a horse. I had a snail from another tank and put it on my finger. Just the mudskipper was a bit overzealous and grabbed my finger too!

:P thanks cfc :good:

My fiances mudskipper bit me, and I'm wondering if it's poisonous? I have a nasty cold anyway but I got bit last night, and today I've feeling really sick. It only scratched through the top layer of skin on my finger, but I wondered if they were related...

With the fluvals you have half the filter is trays and half is a section with sponges in:- http://www.swelluk.com/img/shop/original/A...al-External.jpg Also thrifty measure with everyone you don't need to throw away filter floss as it can be cleaned in a similar way to filter sponges. It's...

With the fluval externals the flow goes down through the sponges then up through the tubs. I let the sponges do their job, then I take out the dividers within the tubs. In my 204 there are 3 tubs. I put in filter floss in the bottom one (covering the entire grated area or the water will go...

They better be, I'm trying to email them to say my billing address is not the shipping address... Tried emailing and messagin on their site... Not heard anything yet! I managed to get the fiance to put it on his credit card :shifty: until my next cheque comes in mwa ha ha...

It's already paid for and should be with me by wednesday... :shout: :blink: :hyper:

Maybe in other people tanks, this is for a new set-up! Oh well it'll be okay hopefully...

Ooooh don't say that I've just done an order with Java... I am expecting it this week...

Never trust anyone that advertises in full caps lock. Just shows how much of an idiot they are. I'm so sorry this happened to you, not fair is it? Can you put in a paypal dispute?

Oh yeah I hadn't seen that!

Just want to re-iterate that UKAPS is definately not just for experts, the guys over there have helped me immensely. I love this scape and am really looking forward to seeing this grown in. It is definately refreshing to see a scape with smooth stones! I cannot believe you got all those...

I think it looks great and when grown in will look even better. I would prefer to see the very tips of the most left and right pieces of wood trimmed, as although they are AWESOME pieces I'm worried they are a bit too big for the tank. They seem to be touching both sides. This is just my opinion...

Try putting it on top of the tank, as the light starter for the bulbs usually gets quite warm :)