Recent content by kty

Hi there. I seem to have an algae problem since getting a new lighting system in my tank. I was posting a while ago about trouble with getting my plants to grow, well now they are doing fine but i have lots of red / brown algae on some of them. My new system is called Fluval Aquasky and comes...

Thank you AbbeysDad. I'm not lucky enough to live in the country unfortunately, I have a hotel in the middle of a town. (But I do live 50yds from the beach so not so bad lol ). I have bought some filter media for my fluval 305 that claims to absorb nitrates send nitrites, and put it in last...

No reply from Abbeys Dad. But I have found a filter media for my fluval 305 that 'claims' to filter out nitrate and nitrite. So we'll see what happens. I have put them in tonight.

I've messaged Abbeys Dad. I need to replace one of my filter media as the one in a bag has burst. If he managed to use filtration the maybe he can advise me what to replace it with. When I looked into it some of them are not advised for planted aquariums.

Oh and I've ordered the fertilizers you all recommended. The liquid one I have.... would that do any good in a cold water goldfish tank with just elodia and goldfish. There is no lighting just a filter. Just thought my son could put it to use so it wasn't wasted lol.

Thank you. I tested my tap water as Byron suggested and the NO3 came up as 100mg/l any ideas where to go next?

OK gotcha. Thanks

OK will do. Thank you.

Okay dokey so I need to test my tap water (after the tapsafe stuff is in). Get some substrate fertilizers as the fluorite is rubbish lol. Not worry about the co2 for now. Get flourish comprehensive supplement next time. Does that sound about right Byron. Xx

OK here goes. I'll do my best to answer your questions. The lighting is the one you recommend (that you have in your tank the same size 3ft) I used a good inch of fluorite plant substrate under the Gravel which has a composition of Aluminum - 10,210 mg/kg Barium - 124 mg/kg Calcium - 195...

Also. I did put a plant substrate under the Gravel when I set it up. I give 2 bursts of CO2 per day and I give a monthly dose of the liquid nutrients in the picture as per instructions on the bottle.

Yep. Here are the photos. Dutch much what did you mean by parts per million?