Recent content by danmil3s

Sorry for the late reply guys no matter what I do notifications end up in spam folder The water has cleared up a lot but I'm still loosing the odd amano 1 last week 2 this week. I'm hoping that they were just stressed from before. I opened the filter last Friday and it looks to be working...

Thanks for the comments guys, watch this space hopefully all settles down. ☺

Hi MJ thank you for your thoughts. sorry I missed your post the notification went in my spam folder? Unfortunately, I have still been experiencing deaths. One thing I noticed and had put down to adding micro and macro fertilizers on the same day was cloudy water. After splitting the fert dose...

Morning David, The filter I use is designed for topping up koi ponds and does remove all chlorine ect at least the test kits and my other tank would suggest so. I don't use bottle conditioner as I would need to use too much.years ago I used to use pond safe but had to change brands and the...

Hi Keith, I can do 2 smaller water changes a week 1 x 50% weekly seems to be standard practice and is the advice I was given. Water supply quality doesn't seem to be an issue as my small high tec isn't experiencing an issues. To be honest the reason I turn the filter off is the noise it makes...

Sorry David I can't spend my evening waiting to respond within 10 minutes I must eat, also shortly I will be going to sleep, however I do appreciate your help. Yes it is mostly shrimp there are some rainbow fin tetras in there and good point they have been disappearing as well so might be...

Hi guys I’m starting a new thread away from my journal as I’m getting desperate for help. My amano are dying off most are now gone my cherries are also dying yet my ottos and bamboo shrimp so far seem unaffected. The tank is a 750l low tec 50% water change once a week. The sick shrimp look odd...

Hi Darrel, waters quite hard I'm only a few miles from aquatrium gardens so tap water should be fine. HI Matt i have a few times always it's acceptable.

so little up date :( been having a few dead shrimp over the the last month Amano and cherry. Water parameters test OK so we thought it might be the TNC carbon so stopped dosing that, started feeding a bit more, and pointed up the filter out flow to ripple the surface. We are still loosening...

Thank you Alto we are happy with it. I might add a couple more lilies and I'll follow your advice and trim that one a bit. Your right about the shrimp my small tank has just as many . Any that get sucked up at water change go back in so I think this helps them. There were only 6 to start with...

Few photos for the guys at aquarium gardens. Sorry it took 2 weeks Dave I was messing with the small stones, I'm sure you understand :) Quite a few photos but I can't get the whole tank in one shot properly.

Just posting this because I thought it looked cool. I accidentally left the cabinet lights on which is a multi coloured led strip, and the light was leaking up behind the cabinet.

Been a little over a month since my last post so I'll do a quick update lights are on 75% still 15:00-21:00 and the FX5 DIY thermo is still running only one 400W heater. plant wise nearly everything is now growing after the initial melt especially the lotus we have added a lot of small cherry...

hi guys quick update I visited Aquarium gardens Monday to pick up 12 Amarno shrimp and get a bit of advise. I noticed that a lot of the smaller Anubis were melting, leaves looked ok but rhizome was gone. on Dave's advice i checked all rhizome and removed and replanted the good bits. I've also...

Adding the first cherry reds.