Recent content by Mr Bee

Hi, I've been thinking about a land hermit crab setup (a crabitat!) but could do with some info first. I read they are sociable and don't like tone alone, but how many do you need for them to be happy, is there a minimum number to create a happy hermit population? Given this, what size tank do...

Thanks for replies so far everyone, but thats just opened up a lot more..... I thought water changes were an essential part of maintenance to keep a clean healthy tank for all fish/shrimp etc. if I stop water changes, won't that be detrimental to the fish? Similar thing with the airstone - I...

OK, some stats..... 60L tropical (~24 C) with stock of:- 6 Glowlight tetra, 3 Neon tetra, ?? number of RCS and lots of MTS. Well established for years, and maintains ammonia/nitrate etc. levels all nicely. I have some spiky moss, anubias (barteri var. nana), and hygrophila (corymbosa...

So its a pond snail? I was worried in case it was anything that is going to eat my live plants. Do they get big or breed like crazy or anything? Already got a nice population of MTS, don't wanna be overrun with these...

I know I have loads of MTS, as I've added them myself on purpose, and know what they look like.... here's one of my big ones, about 25mm long :) But I recently added some live plants from the LFS, and since then I've seen a couple of different snails, that I dont know what they are...

I liked the little terracotta pot... :oops: Well, on closer inspection, it actually had no bottom in, just a hole, so I've now took all the foam/wool wrappings off everything, planted the Hygrophila directly into the gravel, and also planted the L. aquatica through the pot and into the...

Thanks for the replies everyone :D I'll remove my Anubia from the pot and tie it onto some slate when I get home then (at work at the moment!), and I'll also remove the Hygrophila from its pot, and try and dig it into the gravel, and maybe weigh it down with a bit of slate too - does that...

I've recently added some light to my tank, not having any before, in an attempt to bring back and revive my spiky moss which was dying off. Its slowly working, as I can see some new green growths on it. Then I decided I wanted to add some more "real" plants, so called in at the LFS today and...

Cheers Sam, I'll probably go to my LFS this week and enquire what they got in the way of those that you reccomend. Do they stay small too?, obviously I don't want something thats gonna grow like 12inch leaves, as I've only a relatively small tank. I don't suppose you have any pics of what...

Hi, I've just recently added lighting to my tank to try and recover my spiky moss which has virtually all died off over the dark winter months (I didn't have any lighting before - just what came through windows!) and now I'm wondering if there is anything else which might be suitable. I ask if...

OK thanks Ed, I better swap it round the other way then!! Thanks for letting me know :D

Re: Advice please - Should I add lighting? I got myself an Arcadia ballast unit, and a Interpet Triplus Tropical buld from the LFS, and have fitted it today :D :D The bulb I think is a Triphosphor bulb - if that means 3 light peaks? - with red, green and blue spectrum peaks according to...

Re: Advice please - Should I add lighting? Oh yes, I like to research something I don't know about well before going into it! Thanks for the advice and info Egmel, it was very useful and worthwhile :D I've decided I'm definately gonna go for a ballast setup, most likely one of the Arcadia...

Re: Advice please - Should I add lighting? I've been looking at the Arcadia Ultraseal light controllers, it looks like they just plug onto the ends of a light tube with watertight sealed plugs, and the light tube glass itself is the exposed surface - Is that right? As long as its safe, they...

Re: Advice please - Should I add lighting? I have a 60L (13 UK gallons) Tetra Aqua-Art tank, but as I say, I removed the original light unit, so the inside of the lid is just bare. But if it's easy to add some lighting, and it will all be waterproof and safe then that would be cool 8)