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I've got some really good spiky moss growing on in my breeder tanks, some on stones, some just sitting in the tank, it's growing great, nice and green. I removed some, divided it and put on stones...it's gone a golden brown colour. I think its dead. Does it ever revive or should I just get rid?

I have some little offsets on java fern leaves I want to propagate for my guppy breeder tanks. I want to grow them on a bit before putting them in their home tank. I'm torn between just attaching them to little rocks and growing them that way...or something I saw on you tube. They took the...

I have 4 breeder tanks, two have a thin layer of black limpopo sand. Two are bare bottom. The aforementioned sand is good as the fry are invisible against it, decreasing predation. The other two bare tanks look messy, one that has least detritus on it has built up a biofilm on the bottom. I...

I keep thinking there must be a way to slowly drip moina or brine shrimp into my growing on tank whilst I'm away. I'm picturing an intravenous infusion like you see in hospital, but dripping live food in over say 7 days. Is it a crazy idea? I'm not one of those lucky people that have friends...

I was going to set up a growing on tank for fry rather than keep them in with their parents then put fry food in my fish mate which rotates slowly.. The parents ' tanks are matured more and have plants, but I was afraid that during the holiday the fry would be predated. No one to come in and...

What do you use? I had some infections. Want to disinfect nets etc. I used potassium permanganate, to disinfect tank and items, is it OK to continue to use it and how long does a bucket with pp in last?

I have stripped down my tank, put new substrate in and replanted the various types and sizes of crypts. They have very long roots and keep floating up. Should I be trimming the roots? Any other tips? I hate how it looks today but know when they've established it will be just right.

I have emptied a tank I had some mystery deaths in. After taking all the plants out. I added potassium permanganate thinking it would kill any pathogens. It was pink. The colour has gone. Why? Could it be the carbon sponge? Shall I remove it and add more?

200 L planted community tank. PH7.5. KH6 GH16 in January. KH 5 GH15 February, same in March. APRIL KH4 GH15. I made larger water changes for two weeks. Now KH5 and GH15. Are these changes in KH significant? I have lost a few fish, not all at once. Trying to cover all eventualities.

You may have seen my post "mystery deaths" on fish forum. I have been in tears as two of my bristlenose are displaying obvious pre- mating behaviour. I had meant to move them out weeks ago to a breeder but didn't as was going through this mystery deaths thing and it would be wrong to allow them...

I set up my 200L planted tank at beginning of January moving across stock, substrate, plants and my Juwel internal from my 125L. I also added a U4 filter as it came with the new tank. Its running at 24 degrees. Latest readings pH7.5 NH3 0 NO2 0 NO3 5 KH 4 GH 15. The only readings that...

Has tropica plant soil substrate changed lately? I used it 3 years since and it was mostly even 2 or 3mm spheres which weren't hard. Upgraded my tank, bought what I thought was the same stuff, it's strange and tan coloured fine like sand. So as I was on tank upgrade day, I decided to use...

I bought some "guppy grass" to try. It seems to be all leaf clippings. Will a new plant grow from just a leaf or does it need a length of stem? I can't see how singular leaves would grow. I have tried to delete the nestle file and cant :) I didnt remember it being there to upload!

All is not happy in my lovely densely planted tank. I have 8 dwarf rainbows, 8 small cories, and recently bought 5 serpae tetra. They nip absolutely everything and frankly the corys are living in the plants at the back. At first they were ok, but 3 weeks down the line, they nip anything and...

Yellowish brown hairgrass. What's happening? It started so well in May. I'm using co2 and tropica premium nutrition. The substrate is tropica. I'm nervous it will rot and make tank conditions unhealthy.

There is a patch on my dwarf hairgrass carpet that keeps getting dug up by Amano. It established and grew really well at first but isn't looking so good now. I replant this with bits from the back and it gets uprooted every time. I haven't changed lighting or ferts from when it was first...

If my bubble counter water keeps disappearing, or evaporating. It didnt do it before, Im assuming it might be weather. It does it after about 5 days. Do I buy a better quality one or just keep topping it up.?

What is the difference between tropica premium nutrition and plant growth premium fertiliser? I have been using the latter for a while the bottle was low so I bought another bottle and they are different names. The back of the large bottle has a declaration the small bottle doesn't.

How do you get rid of the blue green slime? The tank has no fish in, I set it up for my granddaughter 3 weeks ago, and put a few plants in, meaning to get her fancy goldfish after our holiday. It is on a sword plant and there is another patch half on half off a java fern. Optimistically I...

I used a bazooka atomizer for not much more than a month, turned it off for 2 weeks, and its not working presumably clogged. I had noticed shrimp feeding off it whilst it was off so I presumed it had a coating of algae. I tried rinsing it, couldnt figure out how to clean it at first. Then I...

I can't remember who but a member recommended a particular co2 kit from eBay. I can't find my instructions and I m not sure if my solenoid valve is sticking or if my tank has suddenly emptied. I'm wondering how to find out what the problem is. I turned it off for 2 weeks holiday and on my...

Just got back from holiday. I was aware that one or two Amano shrimp were berried but on return all 10 females are berried. The other two are males who have obviously been doing their job. I was thinking of set to g up a red cherry shrimp tank, but I am wondering about having a go with the...

Just got back from a fortnight away. In the end I decided to turn off the co2. Nothing has suffered and plant growth is good. As my plants are fairly well established I am considering taking off the CO2 altogether. I'm pleased with how things are. The only thing I'm worried about is the...

Is it possible to set up the camera on my laptop to view the aquarium whilst Im away from home? Then log on to somewhere and see a live picture of what is happening? I know people do this for security but I just wondered if it was possible.

See pic, in my 'scaped tank my java fern has offshoots on ends of leaves. Do I cut these off and propagate them or just leave them to grow on the top of each plant? If I leave them what will it look like?

I am setting up my granddaughers fancy goldfish tank with dorset pea gravel. She would like a few hardy plants. My first thought was Vallis as I am sure I grew it in gravel successfully ages ago and just added root tabs. I could put some soil under the gravel but I know the fancy goldfish...

Did water change today and by bad judgement I did it to usual temp 26 when lately has been 29c because of heatwave. Before I realised I found one dwarf rainbow with a fat belly and slightly protruding scales her mouth was open as if breathing was rapid. I tried to get her out but after an hour...

Do you turn your CO2 off when you go on holiday? Its running well at the moment and the plants look great, but I am scared for when I go away for 2 weeks. No one to come in to check. The cylinder has been running about 3 weeks so there should be plenty in it. I just have a worry about...

I am setting up a fancy goldfish tank for my granddaughters. I have kept them years ago. I started off with gravel then changed to bare bottom tank with plant pots then plastic plants. I feel that depriving the goldfish of the gravel deprives them of the activity of sifting through the...

I bought a fluval Roma 125 litre and inside it was a Fluval U3. I have used these before and knew I wasnt keen, but it was there, and it seemed churlish not to use it. A month or so down the line, I dont feel that this filter provides enough movement in the tank. It doesnt suck stuff up. I...

I have a couple of fertiliser questions. My tank has only been set up a few weeks, I have tropica soil and I use plant growth premium fertiliser. At first I read the bottle and put all one weeks fertilisers in at once. I have since realised its better to put a bit in every day so I try and...

I am seriously considering turning off my co2. I installed it only a few days ago and a day after I added a powerhead to move the co2 round. Brown algae arrived yesterday and today it has increased. Shall I discontinue co2 or decrease the photoperiod?

Tank is just over 2 weeks old. I have dwarf hairgrass growing well as a carpet, some crypts, anubias and java moss on bogwood, and have just added some water lettuce. Brown spots of algae are appearing on leaves and in centre of tank on the dwarf hairgrass. Details: Tank is Fluval Roma...

I set up my CO2 yesterday so it has been hooked up for 24 hours approx. but I turned it off overnight. Today it came on at 10am. I have experimented with position of atomiser but have left the drop checker alone. The water is still fairly dark blue, but I decided to test my pH with my API...

My planted tank was set up a week ago and I have a black dust on crypto willesi. Substrate is tropica soil, dosing tropical plant nutrition and easycarbo. No fish yet. I am using the fluval Roma 12w LED and the Fluval fresh and plant LED 32w. Should I ignore this or try and remove it? I...

I have always started my tanks off with mature filter media either from my other tanks or from a fishkeeping buddy at my local club, as I didnt believe in dumping cleaning product ammonia in. I have had a years break from fishkeeping, and just set up a brand new planted tank as follows: 125...

I have been out of the hobby a couple of years. I missed my fishkeeping so I bought a new tank, 125 litres. I wanted to grow a carpet in front of the aquarium. I bought elocharis sps, java fern, anubias nana and cryptocorine wendtii. Did a bit of reading and thought I would start the...

I bought some A. ulvaceous in bulb form, planted them in a pot and was amazed at the number of leaves that came. I did this with 3 bulbs and added each to a different angel tank. In one tank the plant is large, luxuriously furnished with greenery and completely untouched. In two of the tanks...

I have got about a dozen breeding tanks for angelfish which I run bare bottom. I have started to pot up my aquarium plants in either a glass or terracotta pot. The first ones I used were crypts and I used the substrate I had from my previous tanks. These have grown well and are ready for...

Is there a cheaper maybe unbranded type of Easy carbo? I am finding it effective and want to continue, so want the cheapest way to buy it.

Simple question. Which do I buy? Sera phosvec, a phosphate remover pad, No phos, Jbl Phos ex, Rowa phos.

I have a six pack of these given to me by another aquarist, all new, sealed etc. Is there a use for them in a freshwater aquarium or will they encourage nuisance algae?

I have recently bought a Fluval osaka which came with some discus. I havent kept discus before, but they are doing quite nicely in my tap water which is pH 7.6 out of the tap, they were purchased from someone locally who bred some of them, and used tap water with some RO, but I am using all...

About 3 weeks ago I put some fluval shrimp stratum in a hexagonal tank, arranged my rockscape, planted some dwarf hairgrass and got some craft mesh and wrapped phoenix moss around it. I wanted to go for dry start, so I put in just enough water to cover the substrate, but as this is higher at...

I have a small colony of cherry shrimp in a quarantine and I want to aquascape a hexagon tank for them, using just phoenix moss and hairgrass. I need a substrate which is suitable for shrimp but will support plant growth. Please can you recommend one fairly quickly? I would like it to be...

I am setting up a rimless shrimp tank which is 45l and is cuboid rather than cube, but resembles the cube tanks. I want carpetting plants. These are what I am considering: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOYU-T5-8W-x- ... 2569b85cc2 http://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aquar ... led-s.html...

I have decided to have a go at a moss wall. I have some moss growing on an upgright piece of bogwood wood already and its growing really well. I have a 200 litre tank, which is 40 inch wide. I dont want a 40 inch moss wall. I was thinking of just doing a panel, maybe of a third, to see how...

I moved my 70 litre and my 100 litre into a new 200 litre all ponds solutions tank. I used sand as substrate as I like the way it looks and its easy to plant into. My adventure into complete substrates wasnt successful so I decided to stick with sand and my many cories love it. I moved my...

I have just upgraded my community tank to a 200 litre All ponds solutions tank which has 3 x 39 w lights, one described as "red" for plant growth and two white. The switching gives you a chance to have one two or three on. This is more light than Im used to, I was previously on T8s. I dont...

I have decided that my problem with the anubias is brown algae. If you take the plant out of the water, rub leaves with a damp piece of filter floss, it comes off. I did this the other day, rubbed a lot off, but its building up again. My two anubias are now in my goldfish tank 240 litres...

I was taking a tank down and having a move around last weekend when I noticed a piece of bogwood with a sulphurous smell. I took it out, rinsed it and left it to dry for a couple of days, still bad eggs. So this weekend I soaked it in methylene blue. Its still stinky. (Background: I had a...

I am keeping 3 fancy goldfish in a bare bottomed tank (Juwel 240 litres) with a few plants. I have never kept a bare bottom tank before but i want to try it for the fancies. There are 4 packs of biorb pebbles on the bottom scattered in groups some piled up to disguise the terracotta rings on...

I have recently created a fancy goldfish tank which is bare bottomed. This is a first for me, I normally have planted tanks with substrate. I have used this because one of my fish is telescope eyed and I am worried about possible damage, I am also worried about goldfish getting gravel stuck in...

http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14837 It has been suggested on the plants forum that certain of my low light plants may be suffering from too much light. I was surprised as I thought my lighting was quite basic, but I am taking a low tech approach (I think!). I have an 18w T8 tube...

I set up my new tank a few weeks ago using a mature filter from my old tank and transferred my stock across. I used new tetra plant complete substrate, covered with gravel from my previous tank. I also took bogwood and plants from my previous tank. Some of my plants, anubias mainly, are...

I have bought one of these, half price as they are old stock, but it has no instructions. Does anyone know how the filter works and what goes in which compartment (there are 4). Thank you!