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Ok before anyone asks...no I'm not sponsored by API or getting any money for this, I wish I was haha! And there maybe hundreds of these topics already on here but I thought I would let you all know how I got on... So I've cycled tanks more times than I care to count and have always gone down the...

Hi all, I've just setup the Trigon 190 again after a while away from planted tanks, it's been setup about a month or so now so it still has a lot of growing in to do, thought I would post some pictures in here there are a few gallery pictures of my old setups on my profile but on this setup it's...

Hi everyone been a while since I was last on here so apologies if this is in the wrong place, could someone help me ID this little guy, he was in the bag with around 20 neon tetra and can't remember what else was in the tank at the LFS cheers in advance Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Just a quick thread to see if there's any more welsh people in here

Hello everyone it's been a long time since I've been on here.... Not to mention been anywhere near my tank, well after grabbing an hour today I managed to get in to the tank and chop back everything so it once again looks habitable the vallis completely took over and a lot of the stems became...

Hi just thought I would start a thread to see how many juwel trigon owners are on here if any, the reason for this is it's such a nightmare of a tank that there are always questions about the tank that people want answering , thought it would be a good idea to create a one stop shop for trigon...

Hi all been a while since I've been on here, recently moved house so I've been a little busy. Before moving the wife give me the chance to start from scratch again so my old set up all went in the bin ( apart from the livestock and 1 piece of driftwood) I was going to record the setup step by...

Hi I have had my tank set up for the last few years but due to redecorating and also a large hair algae outbreak I will shortly be stripping down the tank and restarting from scratch ( apart from filter media obviously I will keep the filter running in a tub of old tank water while I move) my...

Hey just a quick post I am currently suffering from an out break of Bba I think, it is greeny grey and has attached itself on pretty much all if my plants (anubias amazon sword java fern bacopa java moss and windelov) I have been trying to remove the affected leaves but it's now way out of...

Well a bit of bad news im afraid, got home last night and all was well up until around 9:00 when I glanced at the tank and saw that my pregnant (well I thought she was now I'm un sure) phantom tetra stuck against the filter intake, i gently brushed her away from it but she was unable to swim she...

Hi I recently rescaped my tank for something a bit more natural looking, below are a few pictures of how it looked and below them is how it looks now, please please give me comments good or bad. Tank 190L corner bow front Filter jewel internal + fluval 405 Lighting 2xt8 28w + 2xt8 20w +...

Hey just to fill you in on some info on my tank before I get to my question/problems. My tank is a 190l corner unit 42 UK gal, set up for over 3 years all parameters are fine, I am running the supplied internal filter along with a fluval 405. Lighting is 2x28w t5 high lite 9000k and 2x20w t8...

Hey just managed to get a spare minute to take a few new snaps of the tank, got myself some windelov yesterday so that may move around along with the wood that its attached to, also split the co2 intake tube and attached another airline so the co2 is dispersed in to different areas of the tank...

Hi I gave just been looking for 20w t8 tubes and can't seem to find any that are not by hagen glo, I have read somewhere that fluorescent tubes wattage go up in size, now what this guys saying that a 24" tube is an 18w tube and not a 20 he argues it's just a gimmick, my question is is this true...

Hi I have the dual tubed Glo t8 ballast and I have been looking at some of the tubes available for this, none of which seem to be in the ideal 6500 range, intact most seem to be in the 18000k range but high peaks in blue red etc and say on the description good for plant growth. My question is...

Hi nit sure if this is the place to post this but I was wondering if anyone has ever modified the outtake on a fluval 405? The reason I ask is I have a 190L tank which needs a fairly decent filter which the fluval does brilliantly, but because it is a corner unit the depth/length isn't great and...

Just a quick question about co2. How many bottles would you suggest for a 190L tank or litres etc I currently have 3 litres and was wondering if I am under shooting how much co2 the tank needs

Hi guys just wondering where every one is? Pretty quiet on here from us! Anyone have an abundance of plants etc willing to give away?

Hi my silica sand has started to turn a bit brown, is this diatoms or something else? Any help would be great and thanks in advance!

Hi all, just a quick post really about what I should be testing ( apart from ammonia nitrite nitrate) in my tank to promote healthy plants and what testing kits I should be using? I use the API for the basics,but is there anything else you guys would recommend? any help would be greatly...

Hi just gauging peoples opinion on plant fertiliser. Which is best/ most used by members on here,liquid/root tabs/substrate/none at all? Please post! I currently dont use any but am looking in to it and was wondering what everyone uses on there tank

Hi I managed to get two free pots of this yesterday from the lfs. Anyone have any experience with this like demands or anything had a quick google but it seems the brasillenis is he more common strand any tips?

Just tried to take a short cut in attaching extra lights under the hood using hot melt glue, stuck for around 3 minutes then fell off in tothe tank....not good! Moral of this story is do not take short cuts....off to find sone thin bolts tomorrow and do the job Properly on the plus side the 2...

Hi just a quick post went to the local fish shop today for some new tubes and ballast etc when the guy offered me some java moss for free. My question is. Has anyone had any experience with java moss?what length is best? And does it create a good carpet? Any comments greatly appreciated I have...

Hi I have a juwel corner unit uk gal 42 not sure on American conversion sorry running stock 28wx2 one a 9000k and the second 4100k both of these are going to be replaced the 9000k one is well past a change and the other well that's useless for plant growth according to the reading I've been...