Recent content by matthewsmith1983

The tank is quite heavily planted too. I do have an airpump rivercat so do you think its worth using for a while then? It is a powerful one but I can adjust the amount of air with a little air flow adjuster I have but can't remember what its called!.

Wow cheers guys. I like the idea of a siesta period of 4 in the morning and 4 at night so I will definitely do that now you have all eased my worry of fish and oxygen!. I will slowly increase my dose of ferts too and leave the filter rippling a slight surface movement. I'm not sure whether it's...

I do like rcs but am afraid they might get eaten :-( and there quite expensive at my lfs in Birmingham England so don't know whether to risk it especially as I have a bosemani in there!. What about slightly larger species of shrimp?.

Cheers earl that makes me feel slightly better. Anyone else worry about their fish getting enough oxygen on a lowlights cycle?. I shall considerror maybe dropping to ten hrs first and maybe add two or three shrimp!. Any ideas on what shrimp as I'm not up on them very much :-/

I was contemplating lowering the light cycle however I worry whether the fish would get enough oxygen as I don't use an air pump so when i turn the lights out the plants are gonna reverse there cycle. I just create a little ripple on the surface to stop a surface film occuring. Anymore advice is...

Hey Carl sorry dude I don't know what that plant is called. My missus calls it the pretty purple plant lol. Its green on the other side of it!. I got it from my lfs but haven't had chance to go check the name of it. I've got more of it in my dwarf puffer tank as it grows really well!.

Hey mohican thanks for reply. Sorry I made a boo boo I have just realised there not t5 bulbs lol, they are t8 pros so pretty much a low tech setup. I do a standard day night cycle of 14hrs on 10hrs off and its worked well up until recently :-( I dose with flourish excel and that's it!. 5ml a...

Hey guys I'm pretty new to planted tanks but up to now I've been having success, however now I'm getting this hair algae invading all my plants!. Does anybody have experience of this and how I could possibly correct it as its becoming an eyesore :-( Any advice would be greatly appreciated :-)...

Cheers Andrew!.

Loving the advice I read from this site so decided to join :-) I'm not new to the hobby but am new to the planted side of it. I have three tanks at the moment and I think so far in my larger planted one things are going ok. Not getting the growth that others are but practive makes perfect...