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I believe it is a T12 system yes. I'm not sure on which T8 system yet, its all very much thoughts at the moment, but i want to try and gather up as much info as possible about them. I will have to start looking online and in shops though.

Im thinking about getting a T8 light system (dual lights) for my 20gallon, but im baffled on how you install one. Im open to all suggestions, but i saw a T8 system the other day and it looked good. I've also seen T5's but i would need to be confident i could make a go of it before i'd invest in...

Ahh, thanks for clearing that up Peyton. I've always liked Swords, I did try growing one when i first set up my tank and surprisingly it did ok. It was already healthy and had a lot of leaves, the new leaves were smaller and my tank did stunt its growth but it did alright. There are dwarf...

I wouldnt consider it fair to keep a BN pleco in a 10gallon. I had one in my 20gallon and knew that she could do with a 30 to really thrive. I had a female BN and i think they are slightly smaller than males but even so, there biolad is large for a small pleco. That also needs to be taken into...

Marselia is Glossostigma isn't it? I looked at that for my high light tank, but decided on Hemianthus C instead. I thought Glosso looked a bit leggy and not really true ground cover. By true ground cover i mean barely off the substrate, and literally a 'carpet' plant. I understand how difficult...

Yeah, i like the sound of that. Hopefully aswell with the lower levels of everything it will be easily manageable, and lower the chances of any problems. Also if i do come across troubles or problems, they wont spiral out of control, as they might with high levels of everything.

I think i'd like 1.5 - 2 WPG or nothing that requires me to need a strict routine on fertilizing. I'm not lazy, i just dont trust my own self organisation! I did have 3.5 WPG on my old tank! That was a shambles though, i had pressuried CO2 and was adding dry fertilizer's (cant remember which...

Hi all, I havent been on AA for a Very! long time! It's changed since! :confused: I'm sure i'll get used to the new layout though. Basically, i've changed my 20gal around, took out some plants, put some new ones in, but i would like better lighting and maybe some CO2 aswell. I tried going down...

I've ordered some ADA Amazonia aqua soil, so not white sand after all. lol Im still uncertain on what i actually want to do though, i think i'd prefer to get new fish in my new tank but my loaches would prefer the room. Any good pet owner would put the animal first so i think thats what i'd...

Yes thats what im worried about rkilling. It would be such a waste of time and effort if it just came back again so i need to make sure that it doesn't. When i got my tank i was in a rush to set it up, i just put the light on with a few plants in there (bacopa's, HC, and a few 'weeds') and...

Some of mine seem to have gone through a 'phase' where they seem to be not doing so well and some leaves appear to have 'melted' I think crypts are strange personally because they can tolerate such low light levels, for that reason i respect them. lol Also i would like to think i am quite...

This algae is starting to gain a hold on my plants now, its on some of the leaves and on certain plants its worse. I need to take them all out, get as much algae out as possible manually then decide what to do next i think. That Maracyn stuff sounds good but i dont really like chemicals that much.

I did think keeping it clean would be a problem, i just want a change really i've had black sand for a while now and it might help me get as interested in my old tank as my new one. Also with the addition of cories then i think that will definately get me back into my old tank. I'm not exactly...

The one thing thats holding me back on moving the loaches is the whole 'aquascape look' to a tank. The 3 foot tank would look better with a low stock and small fish so some panda cories would look better than a fat yo-yo and his 2 buddies. On the other hand i think of the fish and i know that...

I done a 50% water change today but i could spend a while trying to remove as much of the BGA as possible later in the week with a bigger water change. I am a little concerned about the inhabitants though, how would they cope with a BIG water change? My BN pleco has been through a fair amount in...

I have a 20 gallon tank which still has its standard 20W flourescent bulb and i have various crypts in there with java fern and an anubias. However i am going to perform a substrate change and get rid of all the plants in there as they are covered in algae and are unhealthy do to an overfeed...

Yes it is definately BGA. I dont like the sound of the treatments for it though, i tend to stay clear from chemicals and a complete blackout would seem a waste of time if i then couldnt remove all of the BGA remains which i dont think i can. Surely with algae once its been in the tank the...

I have finally (i think) got my tank well under way, the pressurized CO2 is working fine and the plants (nutrient sponges) seem to be doing well there all pearling nicely. One problem though is algae! this has slowed down my set-up drastically! I went on holiday and bought an automatic feeder...

Hello everyone, I am thinking of performing a substrate change from black sand to white sand in my 20 gallon, but also i think that my 3 yoyo loaches need a bigger tank. I've read several articles saying that a 20 gallon is the limit and a max of 3 in there should be ok but i know that they'd...

Oh right, yeah i was pretty confident thats how it worked, but wanted some confirmation. I like the sound of the pH controller, i think i'll look into them some more. Thanks.

Hi all, This is probably going to be a stupid question but here it goes... How do i use a solenoid valve? Do i literally just plug it into a plug timer, set the time for it to switch off and then leave it? I've just set my system up and im just about getting used to it, but i may be thinking...

I'm not confident with the DIY method, the other day i saw some pumps and was looking to buy one but decided against it as i didnt know enough about the system and what size to get etc... After thinking about this, i think i might buy a pressurized system! I've always said "If im going to 'do'...

Hi all, I have had this tank for about 6 months i think, its had livestock in it for about 3 or 4. The setting up has been extremely slow, the tank has algae in it and the plants (bacopa c) are all looking worse for wear. If i could get this algae under control then im sure i would plant this...

Would one of these two do the trick? http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=448 http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=449 Obviously the latter is cheaper so i would naturally want to go for that one. Does the first...

Yeah i think i must be using the bell method. I dont think i'll be able to feed the CO2 into the filter. I'll look into the powerhead/waterpump and see what i can do. Thanks for the help!