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I have a silly amount of pest snails in my 50L Betta tank which also has shrimp. I looked into a Esha product to rid them but some people have said it also killed their shrimp. So I’m thinking what’s the smallest snail eating loach that won’t have much of an effect on my shrimp population or Betta?

Great information, thanks for taking the time to explain 👍

Thanks for the advise, I’m going to leave it as is for the time being as I’m pretty happy with it but if it needs it I’ll lower it further. this is a photo from earlier with the light at peak, I’m currently running the planted tank setting from 7am to 10pm including 1 hour either end for...

I bought a floating shelf from Argos (£12) and used the spare brace bar that comes with the DD - Jump guard. Cut and drilled a couple of lengths of the bar and screw them to the underside of the shelf with 8cm extending out, the light sits neatly on it 👍

Managed to get it planted up today, have a few more plants to add when they arrive. Nothing is set in stone and things can be moved and changed, quite happy with the dragon stone outcrop to the right but not sure about the extra bits i added to the front of the main structure, it kind of looks...

I was up till late last night making adjustments to the hard scape which I'm pretty happy with but will be getting some smaller pieces to finish it off. I had no choice but to move the fish over and thought i may as well put the plants in too. Obviously it's far from finished but progress is...

Some pics I took an hour ago of different angles, tank is still a bit foggy. Will be adding sand and plants soon.

Thanks, I’ll pick up some more dragon stone and see if I can make it less distracting 👍

Thanks There's quite a hefty piece of branch going from bottom left to mid right and everything is very secure. I know what you mean about that white/grey on the middle stone but it kind of locks in to position with the branch and the stone beneath it, if i was to turn it around it wouldn't!

This is my first attempt at an hardscape and it took me hours of constantly taking it down and re-building! I like the wood but still not sure of dragon stone on top of it, would love some feedback and thoughts? I'll be using silica sand for substrate and will be planting easy grow plants and...

I decided i had my light up too high so i dropped it down to 8 inches above waters surface. The tank itself is 16 inch / 40 cm High and I'll be starting off with easy plants, liquid carbo, Ferts and RODI water remineralised with Salty Shrimp GH/KH

Is there not a certain height I have to go to get spread from front to back 50cm? thanks

I have a 80L x 50D x 40H cms tank with a 60cm 32w Fluval Plant 3 light. Can anyone advise on the optimum height from the water surface to the light? Thanks

That's great info thanks, from what you say the FE's do seem a no brainer, where would I get these refilled and how much does it roughly cost? Also typically how long would a FE last? Thanks Mark

I'm not new to fish keeping, been keeping Tropical, Marine and Koi for years but i am new to planted tanks and using C02. So I'm picking up a 80L x 50W x 40H cms braceless tank at the weekend, I'm going to buy a Twinstar 600SA Light and controller today. I want to keep BN Plec friendly easy to...

Brilliant, thanks guys 👍

I’m in the process of setting up my first planted tank and want a good light which I believe the Twinstar 600SA is, but I also want to set it to come on and ramp up as well as ramp down and off. I’m not 100% sure if this will do the job...

Cheers chaps, I’ve gave up with this idea and decided to get my LFS to build me a tank. Custom tank will be 90L x 50w x 40h braceless using 10mm float glass. at a volume of 180L. I’ve looked at the tank safety calculator and because it’s not a high tank it gives it a very safe score, unless...

Thanks Darrel, regularly feed my Plec Cucumber, Courgette and Red Pepper which is her favourite 👍 how are Plecs with Moss?

I’m about to setup a new tank 80L x 50D x 40H cm’s for my current fish stock which includes Tetras, Cory, Pea Puffer and a Bristlenose Plec. Up until now my scape as just consisted of silica sand, bogwood and fake plants but I want to create something nicer with real plants in the new tank but I...

I’ve got an old sump which is 80 x 50 x 40 cm’s High, base glass is 10mm and sides are 6mm and the glass is in excellent condition. I’m thinking of removing the baffles then re-sealing and turning it into an All in One Tank by adding a chamber at one end like the Evo Tanks (done this before)...

Yeah I’m thinking if I was to go 60cm high I would have a 3” sand bed with rock in one corner of the tank raising lots of wood branches to mid tank level with plants and moss attached.

My Horse Face Loach are between 3 - 4” one being slightly longer than the other, they’ve stayed the same size for at least the last year or so. I bought them from the LFS simply because they were unusual and although I do like them I hardly ever see them as they spend most of their time buried...

Thanks again guys, great to get confirmation of it not being tempered, I’ve watched a load of YouTube on drilling tanks and know what to do. Will definitely have a practice first on scrap glass 👍

I’ll definitely look into the temperature and take your advice, thanks for the info. Unfortunately my limiting factor is space, the only place I can fit another tank is in a alcove which is 80cm long. I already have a 60cm/2ft cube I could use but I really don’t mind spending the money on a...

Thanks Alto, I’ve had the Horse Face Loach for around 3 years already with my temperature at 26c and they seem to be doing fine. Most of my tetras are around 2 to 3 years old and the rest 3 to 4. I’d like to keep them all till they naturally pass as I view all my fish as pets (also keep Marine...

This is my current 360L tank which is home to a Pea Puffer, Bristle Nose Plec, 2 x Silver Hatchets, 2 x Horse Face Loach, 4 x Green Tetras, 4 x Ember Tetras, 6 x Rummy Nose Tetras and 8 x Sterbai Cory's. I need to downsize their tank to around 200L and I'd also like to go with a heavy planted...

This is the response I got, I suspect they’re Just covering themselves. I’m not certain but I would think opti white glass can’t be tempered but would be nice to know for sure 👍 “I'm sorry I can't confirm if it tempered glass but I cannot recommend any modification of the product or use in any...

Hi I was looking at setting up a planted aquarium and came across the All Pond Solutions Opti-White Marine tank 80 x 40 x 45cm Using 8mm glass which looks nice and is a good price. I’d like to add an oceanlife overflow and sump but I’m not sure if the tank can be drilled? I asked them and the...

Forgot about this thread, been really busy pond building! I did end up going for the "HMD-C4 Small Aquarium LED Lighting 64 LED's" which is a an improvement on the original light but doesn't look as nice as the T5 lighting I have an my 300L Tank. Didn't know you can get different bulbs for the...

Hi everyone this is my first post, hope you don't mind me jumping straight in asking for help :) I've recently set up a aquanano 40 which is a 55 litre 40x40x40 cube. I have a fine black gravel/sand substrait, quite a few (easy care) plants, salt and pepper cories, celestial pearl danios, ember...