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I have a Vecton 2 400 and have been very pleased with it. Tank water clarity has been amazing. It is large and I would expect the 600 to be larger still. This gave problems with the instructions which said to mount it horizontally! The cabinet for my Rena 120 was way too small for that and I...

Haven't had this problem with a tank filter but had a disaster of that sort with an external box filter on my first pond. It had a gravity return and the overflow got blocked. The pump happily pumped the water out of the pond and down the path. I arrived home after work to find the pond left...

I've had my UV running 24/7 since I got it about a month ago. The effect on the water was unbelievable! It really does sparkle now. Furthermore growth of algae on the glass seems to have decreased. I'm guessing this is due to less (no?) algae floating about in the tank. I only seem to need to...

Thanks for the replies. They raise some interesting points: 1. The angle of the photo seems to suggest a kink in the pipe but in reality there is no flow restriction. 2. The Vecton is rated up to 1300 lph so it is only going to restrict the flow when it's going flat out which I don't tend to do...

Having just invested in an Eheim, guess where my vote goes! The combination of Eheim with UV seems to be doing it for me. Bob

Thanks - it makes things really worthwhile when the tank really takes off. Difficult to photograph tank during the day because of the reflection from the outside wndow during the day. During the evening my good lady gets in the way! Neither of the lenses on my camera has a decent macro function...

And the tank looks like this . . . .

And this is how it fitted in the cupboard. . . . . . Bob

Finally got my Eheim 2078 last week after being let down by an online store. Also purchased a Vecton 2 400 UV lamp with it. When the filter arrived I was in the throes of the biggest pea souper I have ever had in a tank. Four days later and the tank is sparkling. The Eheim is certainly not...

I agree with Barney - plants are the way to go. Having been through the water testing with my tank I thought it would be interesting to test my pond water. My pond is very heavily planted and my tap water shows 10 ppm of nitrate and my tank between 5 and 10 ppm when last tested. The pond showed...

Are Festive Cichlids likely to eat the plants in a planted aquarium? Bob

Thanks for the responses. Decision made. Will add a new post about this after birthday has passed! Bob W

I bought a Rena Aqualife. I have been very pleased with it and the kit supplied apart from the XP3 filter. Cabinet is solid and easily constructed. Acces to lighting is good. It even looks good! My only concern was that the top part of the tank would be shallow and prone to evaporation and then...

There should be no more copper problem with the hot water sytem than the cold water sytem, provided that the piping is not brand new. The inside surface of the copper pipes will oxidise very slightly sealing the copper off with a layer of copper oxide or copper carbonate. Both of these are so...

I kept a pair of jewels back in the 70's. They were kept with a pair of convicts and a pair of tilapia. I removed the tilapia - they were bought as Egyptian mouthbrooders (small, 4" max.), but when the smaller one had reached 5", I realised I had been had! Sold them to a lfs which was very...

My old 48" tank used to get the sun for about an hour or so per day during the summer the first time it was ever set up. Didn't have any particular problems with it. I did like the appearance of the fish under sunlight - I remember that the colours really seemed to stand out and that the fish...

Thank you Too many numbers whizzing through my head. I have edited the original post to correct the error. Bob

Anyone got experience with the Eheim 2078, the Pro 3 electronic version? It's probably a bit overkill for my tank but the fact that the flow-rate is adjustable appeals to me. Reviews on it are few and far between and not very informative. Any comments on it's usability and noise level would be...

Things are really starting to look up with my first ever fishless cycle. Day 6 saw a batch of plants from Greenline added (about 120). Day 13 saw the ammonia drop to zero. Day 18 (today) saw the nitrite drop to 1 ppm. Had a suspicion things were moving because since the nitrite went shooting up...

I wish I could say the same about my XP3. Too noisy to be in the cupboard and it now sits on the floor beside the tank. It's quieter nowthan when it was first switched on and is OK when the goggle box is on but irritating if I'm reading. Curious to see what others think in this post because I am...

Another point which has cropped up on other posts is that the nitrite oxidising bacteria are hindered by high ammonia levels and so it might be worth keeping the ammonia low until the nitrite starts to drop and it is clear that the NOB's are getting to work. I'm at about the same stage as you ...

Homebase sell ammonia as well - £1.99 for a bottle of 10% ammonia solution. Bob

If the new brace won't go over the old broken glass, you could put it under the front and back lips. Bob

Bought a 48" selection with some extra vallis from Greenline. Good selection of plants which 6 days on seem to be settling in - can see new leaves and roots appearing. Some die back with some leaves but expected that. Tank is still cycling, ammonia dropping slowly, nitrite above 5 ppm and...

I think that heating the blade is not necessary and will not help. Silicones are thermosetting and unaffected by increased temperature until the temperature is high enough to make the silicone decompose. You are unlikely to be able to heat the blade to this sort of temperature and for it to...

Is there a bath upstairs? If so I'm sure it doesnt fall through the floor when its filled and I'm sure it would certainly be at least the weight of the aquarium which you're thinking of. Does that help? Bob

That was my first attempt at silencing. It's now sittting on the carpet at the side of the cabinet (looking untidy!). I have not felt the wrath of SWMBO yet, but no doubt that will happen! Sitting outside the cabinet has made the hum more acceptable and I will probably put up with it until the...

Found the Rena very easy to set up, particularly the syphon filler - far better than I used to have to do with my ancient Eheim. Very easy to chase the air out of it. Will give the filter a few days to settle down before taking action. Tank taking on a nice haze as it starts to cycle. Bob

I'm on day 3 and have a nice haze through my tank as well! Curious to see how this progresses. Bob

Just getting set up after a gap of about 8 years. Last power filter I had (1970's model Eheim) was as near silent as I could wish but unfortunately I dropped it and broke the case! Bought a nice package of a Rena Calvados 120 x 50 x 70 cm tank and cabinet. It came with a Rena XP3 filter which...