Recent content by Colts

Thanks aaron. You replied to truck before I'd finished typing my post :rolleyes:

That's what's putting me off buying it. I believe in buying in bulk to save money but this seems way over the top. Are there any guides available for making a DIY solution and do you require any special equipment?

Hi, I've just ordered a chameleon drop checker from ebay which comes with a Co2 test regeant. I'm assuming this is nothing more than the pH test regeant as it's such a small bottle. Does anybody know where I can get some 4 dKH solution from in the UK? I know aqua essentials sell it but at...

As fas as I know the shortest high output T5 available is 549mm (excluding pins). This is a 24watt tube. I upgraded from T8 tubes to T5 tubes in my post but the total length of tube with end caps measured 577mm. There are shorter standard T5 tubes but the wattage will be lower than your current...

I assume you're refering to the Tetra optimat? I've never tried it myself but I was considering buying one a few month back. After reading various threads on this forum I decided against it. The Hagen nutrafin yeast kit is favoured. I ended up creating a DIY kit as explained by truck; I can see...

Thanks Jimmyringo, I've just bought 3 timers. One for lights, one for CO2 and, one spare. I've always used digital timers but the one I'm currently using is too bulky so stops me from plugging in next to it. Poor design! If the timers fail within a year then I'll keep the receipt and get a...

In that case it'll have to be a day trip :lol: I used to go there from Derby which didn't take any longer than 40mins. But then I don't mind the travelling if they have what I need.

Aqua essentials have a 30cm cube but seems expensive for what it is (49.99). You may want to look for custom tank manufacturers to see what sort of price they charge. I had a tank custom built about 12years ago. At the time, it was a lot cheaper than buying one off the shelf. I've found this...

Thanks for the positive comments doresy. I was expecting to see some signs of corrosion when I stripped down the light bar. I was amazed to see how clean/dry everything was. Including inside the faulty ballast! I think it helped that I'd sealed around the T8 end caps with silicone from new...

After a failure of my Juwel Lido 120 T8 light bar I was left with a couple of options. a. Purchase a new light bar (juwel or arcadia) b. Replace the electronic ballast inside the faulty juwel bar. Inspired by Doresy's post, I decided to repair the faulty light bar. Having removed the faulty...

The Triplus tubes I used did have the inbuilt reflector but they were pointing in the the correct direction once I'd fitted them to the Juwel light bar. I did have to rummage through the shop's stock to find a suitable one!

Hi, Has anybody had problems using Interpet T8 tubes on a Juwel twin light bar? I bought a Triplus tube (with built-in reflector). The tube failed after about 3 weeks. The ends were black and the tube wouldn't illuminate. After a discussion with the guy at my LFS, I thought it maybe due to a...