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Hi there, I have a 200L planted Discus aquarium and am considering getting a HMA filter for the Discus… and it wont harm the plants either ;-) I was just wondering if anyone has one and what you do with the filter between water changes… do I drain it or leave water in the filter and flush out...

This is my current setup it hs been running for about two years now and since then it has been ‘surviving’. The wife and todles has gone skiing for a week and I have the opportunity to do a re-scape on this aquarium. You can see some additional plants that I have purchased to augment and create...

Hi There, When I started in this hobby in the late 80's I got this book as a Present in the early 90's: Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes by Herbert R. Axelrod (Author), Leonard Schultz (Author) It was a great book with 150 pages covering the basics including a little on plants but for me...

Hey guys, I am on a long course which requires me to be away from the home from Sunday night to Friday night... it sucks but it came with a promotion at work so yin-yang... I have a nice aquarium at home which is happily chugging away... I should probably update it as I haven't done so in a...

Hi guys, A few weeks ago I was given two tiny Pleco babies that a friend of mine managed to spawn. Normally it wouldn't be a problem to ID but he has about 6 different varieties of Pleco so I was hoping someone could help with a ID... Your help is appreciated Sent from my iPhone...

So I have been running a fairly basic filter insert setup for a while now and thought I would post it here for comment/discussion. I stopped using any chemical filtration a while ago up to that point i used a phosphate sponge and activated carbon. The filter is a AquaManta EFX300 rated at...

So i knew from reef keeping that fluorescent tubes need changing at-least once a year if not every 8 months. Got a new tube for my Set-Up and decides to do a side by side comparison: They are 39W Fluval Power Spectrums top one is 11 months old and the bottom one is New... a picture paints a...

As you can see my Gymnocoronis spilanthoides is reaching the surface... i have a glass cover with a hood so I cant let it grow and further... what should i do with it now? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, I set my tank up un December last year but had to leave home for a few month leaving the wife to look after the set-up, she continued dosing ferts and feeding the fish as per my instructions Well I am back and it looks like this now: I have ordered some plants from AquaEssentials...

Hey guys , So Im currently running twin T5's with arcadia reflectors. I have one Fluval Life Spectrum and one Power Spectrum. My plants are doing well just i think my 'baby tears' could do with a little more light. The tank is 45cm deep with the lowest plants sitting around 42 from the...

Hey guys, So I had a space... Which my lovely wife filled with: And then I went and spent some more money... and took over the lounge.... I did some cable Management from this: To This: However I have to wait... this is a spankers new tank and all.. So I have some...

Hey Guys, After a 13 year break from Aquatics my wife bought me a 110cm tank for Christmas... well this Christmas, last Birthday and the Christmas after that! I used to keep a whole variety of aquariums when I lived in South Africa but since I moved across to the UK and working here there and...