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Aquarium Dude

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  1. I like elite heaters, never had any problems. Ps.Have 3 of them
  2. The lights are on for 11 hours and he tank doesnt get any direct sunlight
  3. How about 6 sae or siamese flying foxes
  4. Light is already there, and tank is new so no fish yet. How about a fleet of golden siamese algae eaters and some kulhi loaches? It needs to be something not to big and peaceful.
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    Algae

    Hi, I have just set up a 450l tank, it has been set up for about a month and now has some plants in it. In the last 5 days I have had a really big problem with algae, I think its thread algae, it sorta hangs of the plants and gravel. I just cant get rid of it, its taken over everything, I am vacuuming daily and am struggling and failing to keep it under control. What should I do? :-? :-? Do I need a co2 system to go with the 4x58 watt t8 tubes? Should I get some algae eaters pronto? Thanks
  6. Leds run on direct current, or DC. DONT use ac. Also to create the right voltage use the leds in series parrellel, or create an array. if you want 8 leds 1.5v leds, put them in series and hook up to 12v dc power pack
  7. I thought I should buy a test kit, but do I need the whole thing or just some of the tests?
  8. We dont have a hot water cyclinder, we have an instant gas heater. I suppose it may have copper in it??????????????
  9. I havent over dosed, I use the amount specified on the bottle once a week :-?
  10. I have just had a look and they ae rotten, you touch them and they fall off. Whats happening?
  11. I'll try taking a picture. The plants leaves are going black Thanks.
  12. Hi I have just set up a 450l tank, it has 4 5ft tubes which are 6500k. Some of the plants are going black. I have checked the root growth on some of the plants and it is quite good. Will these plants come away? Ps they have been it tank for about 2 weeks.
  13. The leaves are sort of a dark greeny black? What do you mean melting? I have some others which are greeny yellow in places, they werent brilliant when brought but should they improve? Thanks plantman
  14. I have just planted 3 valisneria plants, these were fairly big at about .5m. Now the are sort of lying down, the leaves have folded and the tips are very near being in the gravel. Is this normal and will it improve?
  15. Hoe do you plant java moss as a ground cover?
  16. How should you plan aquascaping? I dont really know what I want or where to put things?
  17. try water garden thing on blenhim road, its got a big blue fence
  18. Thjey are magnetic, how would you cool the hood, its made of mdf and I really dont want it to warp
  19. about 25, but before lights about 24. So I guess it may have effected it a little. I just wondered about the effect of the heat on the ballast etc.
  20. I have 4 58 watt tubes in an enclosed hood on my tank, It gets very hot in there. Should I set up a fan to circulate air? What have other people done?
  21. Where can I get it from? (in chch) Should it have white in it? (doesnt that mean lime which will alter the ph??????)
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