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Your not too far from me so I'm not sure how different our water will be. I'm in swindon. My water is quite hard here. It also has plenty of nitrate :( I think it was 20ppm when i checked it a while ago. I did look up my water a few years back when keeping marines. I agree with water changes...

Thanks for the info on the cuttle bone. I am feeding broccoli once a week. Do you just put a small bit of the bone in the tank? I'm reluctant to change too much water at once as the tank is only small and I didn't want to shock the shrimp. Hopfully the ion exchange exhausts it's self sooner...

Yes I'm sure this is my problem. The shrimp show what is known as the ring of death for about 1 week then pass away. This is a symptom of a poor moult. This then made me check my water hardness in the tank only to find KH 0 and GH of 4. This was a shock due to the hardness of the water out of...

Hi all Back in December I took the plunge and created a planted nano. I couldn't be happier with the plant growth and health however I have a problem. I introduced a small number of cherry shrimp. Quickly I noticed they were showing signs of poor moulting and then dying. After a bit of...

Thank you. I know what you mean by it taking over. It can be a hard graft at times, always something happening. I'm looking forward to a change and like you say sitting back and enjoying it.

Hi all Just a quick hello to all. I've kept fish for well over 15 years now. Started off with tropical fish. Then specialised in puffers for a number of years. Over the past 5 or 6 I have been really enjoying keeping high end marines. I've been interested for a while with tropical plants and...