Recent content by Mudhead

I’m not sure. Someone more experienced might be able to answer. All crystal clear again today. Had air running intermittently overnight and woke up to a clear tank. Cheers Andy

Thanks again for your help Darrel. It definitely sounds like I’ve caused this. I added the new filter in order to swap tanks to a larger tank in the future. At the same time I switched off the air pump as I was using it previously to get rid of any surface scum in the evening but with the...

Thanks for the reply. It’s a low tech tank so no co2. Ph is 7.6-7.8 (Live in a hard water area). I have a surface skimmer glass inlet so that is running. Darrel, just had a read of the new media post. That’s a strong possibility. I’ve probably tripled the amount of media by going from an...

Hello all, Bit of advice needed please. Just in the middle of a bacterial bloom (white hazy water). Fish and shrimp seem ok at the moment but wondering if I should switch the air pump on and do another water change? Internet advice seems to be a bit all over the shop. Not sure what’s caused it...

Thanks for the replies. Will get it swapped over.

Hi all, I've bought a new external filter in the view of replacing my internal one. Would it be best to; A, take all the media from my internal, put it in the external and run on the external or B, run the filters side by side for 'X' amount of time, allow the external to culture its own...

Thanks for your help. After replanting in smaller bunches, mainly because it all split up after floating all night and day, it seems to have stayed down. Hopefully some of it stays in this time. I have dennerle deponitmix 9in1 capped with sand and small gravel mix.

Hi all, A friend gave me a small bunch of dwarf hairgrass. Never mind growing it, I’m having trouble planting it. I think my Amano Shrimp are pulling it back up overnight and I wake up to a floating mess in the morning. Has anyone experienced this before and anyone have any tips please. Cheers