Recent content by Ashton

I'm in the process of cycling a new 25 litre cube tank 12 x 12 x 12 ins that actually holds 21 litres. I plan to keep a few WCMM's in so will begin with no plants and then maybe add a few mosses and grasses, maybe Vallis. Do I need CO2? or would something else do? I rather like the look of...

I'll be getting a new Betta tank soon, a 25 litre Superfish. I've always used 25w heaters in nano sized tanks before, but as I like to keep my Betta tanks at 28c I've been thinking of getting a 50 watt. I've tried most heaters over the years and loved the Fluval Edge for my Chi tank, but could...

Thanks Tom, I agree the hood is pretty awful, but I liked the design of the tank with all the bits at the back. I'm a bit afraid of pressurised CO2, so will just stick with the Crypts and Anubias and carry on looking for a different smallish tank :)

I've been looking at these Interpet tanks and was wondering if anyone has any experience of them? 48 litre 40 x 42 x 43h with Twin HDL Compact High Power Lighting & LED Moonlights. I know the Moonlights are worked from a separate switch but don't know anything about the HP lighting except that...

I'm not very good at growing mosses but would like some for my shrimps and I was wondering if Moss Balls would be just as good and what are peoples opinions of them :? I bought one a few years back which grew, so I thought I'd make 2 by splitting it in half and in the middle was a horrid ugly...

OK, thanks for that info I'll remember that next time I set a tank up :thumbup:

Thanks for reply, but when you say My tank is only a 25 litre bowl, with filter and heater in the lid, the actual surface is very small, only big enough for a few plants on lava rock and bogwood, nothing is actually planted in the substrate - would you include this as a planted tank even...

I'm in the process of doing a fishless cycle which is taking rather a long time, but today my readings are: Ammonia 0 (1st day its been 0) Nitrite 3.3 (it's been this for about a week now) and Nitrate >110 (my chart only goes up to this but it looks like its gone off the chart) I've received...

I've got a bottle of Tropica Plant Nutrition Liquid and add a few drops to my 50 litre tank each week, I've only got Anubias nana (about 12 plants) and Java Fern and they are all doing well. However, I'm about to start up a new 90 litre tank and I've lost the instructions on how to use the...

I've decided to buy the new Fluval Chi when it comes out in the autumn and thought I'd leave it cold water with just a few Long Finned Minnows. Plantwise, rather than try to plant it up, I'd just put a nice centre plant under the lighting and thought a Anubias barteri ''coffeefolia'' would look...

Thank you :thumbup:

Thank you for the link, it seems to be what I've been looking for but is there a way I can translate it into English :?

Is that the only difference :shock: To be honest I'm not bothered about colour, the tank has a black background and is in a darkish position under the stairs, so the lighter the better I suppose :?

I'm a bit confused by the different types of ADA Aqua soils, I want a decent substrate for my 20 litre Arcadia Arc and worked out that I'll need 3.5 litres, so thought that a 3 litre bag of the ADA soil would be ideal (the tank is 30 x 20 x 30) I'm thinking I'd need to go for Africana as my Ph...

My Dennerle CO2 kit arrived yesterday and I'm about to study it to see how to set it all up :D However, I've been advised to get a Solenoid valve for turning it off at night, and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations. I've never used pressurised CO2 before so this is all very new to...