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Sam Wow! you should be very proud of this tank it looks wonderfully healthy and to my untrained eye looks great (though I quite liked the wood). And Wow! it's taken me all afternoon to read the thread, but I've learnt a few things. You could answer one thing though Where to get "Tropica"...

Hi Marcos Java Fern is always a great low light plant, fills out and looks impressive. The first two sites are online shops which are pretty good and give you pictures and care instructions online. Have a look see how you get on. Tim...

Well done chris looking good so far and great planning, could 've used some of that myself, but I'm a lot older and wiser!? not. Keep up the great work and keep posting. Tim

Hi Geezer Plans and guidelines for diy CO2 are here:www.thekrib.com/plants/CO2/ Also Nutrafin make a fairly inexpensive system though the reaction bottle is a little small. Lots of luck with this, it can get a bit challenging I must say, just adding my 3 DIY bottle. Tim

Hi As Qays says use fine thread, fine fishining line is good, to tie the thick stem on to the rocks. The Java Fern will then gradualy clamp on with its root system. Any new shoots will come from the top of leaves. These can be removed and again can be tied down. As you probably know Java...

Fantastic looking tank, makes mine look like a garden bucket. Truly wonderfull! Tim

Thanks guys :good: I put in a few more plants in not much free space in the substrate left now. I also added some Nerite snails to clean up a bit. The hood for the tank in formed plastic and will not allow more lighting units to be added. I have made sure the plants are all low light...

Hey thanks I guess another bottle's called for. So 60 watts is enough then for lighting . Because I tried some calculator and it worked out I needed about 200 watts!!!! Thanks Tim

Tank stats: 116.5x36.5x54cm 77f ph 7.5 NO2 0ppm Nitrite Nh3/NH4 0ppm Amonia NO3 20ppm Nitrate GH 360ppm don't know how to get degrees KH 190 ppm " 30 watt power glo 90cm tube 3 months old 30 watt flora glo " DIY CO2 x2 bottles haven't worked out ppm 3" of pea gravel mixed wth Laterite JBL...

Tank stats: 116.5x36.5x54cm 77f ph 7.5 NO2 0ppm Nitrite Nh3/NH4 0ppm Amonia NO3 20ppm Nitrate GH 360ppm don't know how to get degrees KH 190 ppm " 30 watt power glo 90cm tube 3 months old 30 watt flora glo DIY CO2 x2 bottles haven't worked out ppm 3" of pea gravel mixed wth Laterite JBL...

Tank stats: 116.5x36.5x54cm 77f ph 7.5 NO2 0ppm Nitrite Nh3/NH4 0ppm Amonia NO3 20ppm Nitrate GH 360ppm don't know how to get degrees KH 190 ppm " 30 watt power glo 90cm tube 3 months old 30 watt flora glo DIY CO2 x2 bottles haven't worked out ppm 3" of pea gravel mixed wth Laterite JBL...

Hi Gnatfish I'll try and answer a couple of points for you but you will get a better answer from more senior members (and I don't mean old). There is such a wealth of knowledge here it scares me and soooo much to learn. Anyway I'll give it a go. Firstly what size tank do you have, what type...

Dave 260 lts has good buffering, even a dead fish should 'nt spike that badly I would 'nt have thought. :/ I think more experience is called for! I'm still learning by the minute at the moment. Sorry Tim

Hi Dave Did you test your tap water yet? Tim

Hi Nav Firstly great tank and informative thread. I'm probably going to be banned for asking stupid questions but how do the rogue "Aiptasia" and "Majano" get introduced to the tank? Do they hitch on the live rock. Anyway good luck I'm sure you'll get through it all. By the way how's the...

G7EG Hi Mate I'm Here just trying to learn as much as I can so I'm not going to tell you about mixing water. What I will say though is be carefull of measurements. The guys helping you endlessly are from the US, thus US gallons not UK gallons. I think your tank is 180 ltr = 47.5 US gallons...

Well I geuss so. I believe you need ph of around 8.4 for reef tanks. Tim

:S Hi, Well you've almost scared me off starting a reef tank after reading all these posts (very quiet day at work). But if I was stupid enough to try how would I cope with my tap water with a ph of 7.4? Many thanks Tim :/