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Looking to set up a mbuna tank, have got coral sand as a substrate but was wondering what is the best rock set up for them?. Got given some Lava rock which will look great against my 3D background but it looks very porus with lots of very small holes will algae still be able to grow on lava...

Hi, I am having some electrical work done at home on the weekend and the power will be off for 7 to 8 hours. I am concerned that all the good bacteria in my external filter that has built up over time will be destroyed during this period of no electric. Am I right to be concerned or will the...

Thanks for that off to the garden centre for me!!

Hi all, Can anyone tell me if there are any pebbles out there that do not raise pH? I've seen some in Pets at Home and other fish shops and also some pebbles for the BioOrbs. I only want to add a few to my tank for decoration, but don't want to raise the pH. The last ones I had I got from a...

Thanks for your replies think I will leave it in hoping it won't remove the liquid fertilisers no one seems to know for sure whether it does or not

Hi I am setting up a new tank, low tech no co2, low lighting, just want to know if I use some liquid such as profito or tropica a couple of times a week will I need to remove my activated carbon from the filter? because if it removes tannins medication etc, surely it would remove the liquid...

Thanks everyone for your quick replies - rather technical for me, but I appreciate what you're all saying. I will just put up with it, and maybe lower the pH with some peat balls - hopefully that'll work! Anybody know if natural slate raises pH? Thanks

Hello, Can anybody explain why a bucket of tap water (nothing else in the bucket) has a pH of 7.2 initially, and then 24 hours later a pH of 7.4? The colour change in the test is quite considerable. I was going to place some natural slate I bought in the bucket to test if it raised the pH or...

So you think carbon doesn't remove liquid ferts? I'll forget easycarbo then because I'm only using a 9watt led light from interpet but it does give a nice bright clean light I'll use profito what's the best dose ,with weekly water change all at once ? or a little daily?

Still don't understand why Carbon is the best media if it removes liquid ferts seems pointless unless your removing medication or trying to remove the tannins from bogwood think I'll remove it so I can add profito or something to help my plants is it best to dose weekly with water change all at...

Hi, setting up a new low maintenance tank with a heavily planted area in one corner-just sticking with low light plants: amazon sword, assorted crypts, Vallis etc, into a substrate of Ada Malayan soil for a good nutrient base. The rest of the tank has sand, and no co2 injection. Do I need to add...

Thanks all for your replies and help just got to be patient

Thanks for that ill give it a clean just good to think it will disappear naturally

Hi, just wondered if anybody could help. I set up a new tank, only a week old, and the piece of bogwood is already growing what looks like slimey hair. I've got it weighed down at the moment with a stone to stop it floating. Will this disappear on its own or do I need to do something? Want to...

Thanks for your reply, it makes sense I will return the corys back to the shop cheers.

Hi has anyone come across a cory following a oranda around, picking almost grazing on the head of a oranda ? I have 3 fancy goldfish and a couple of corydoras in my 160ltre tank, all very healthy but recently one of the corys has been picking away at one of my oranda's head he does have a good...

Thanks for the advice I'll just pick rocks that have no sharp edges and not to big.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has a bare bottom tank with rocks and pepples in ? I want to change my fancy goldfish set up from a gravel substrate to a bare bottom one with one large rock and several smaller ones for a different look also the Oranda's wont be able to mess up the substrate and...

Thanks sussex cichlids I wont put any fish in untill my levels are 0 nitrite & 0 ammonia may give the heater ago but my tank thermoter already reads 24 without heater.

Hello, I have set up a 160 litre coldwater tank. It has been running for three weeks on a fishless cycle. The nitrite and nitrate have both spiked very high, but aren't going down. Should I do a water change during the fishless cycle to reduce this, or should I wait and let the bacteria in the...

ok thanks all for your help will have another think. Tomo :)

Hello, I am setting up a 200 litre coldwater (tank temp approx. 20 - 23oC) tank for fancy goldfish - 2 Ranchus and 2 Orandas. (Small in size.) I would like to get some Corydoras as I really like to see them scurrying about at the bottom of the tank busy. Can anyone tell me if Corys would be...

Thanks for your help. :D

Hi everyone, I have a 60 litre coldwater set-up with sydeco plastic plants, just waiting for the tank to finish cycling so I can put in two fancy goldfish. These are the readings from my tap water - will this be safe to use for water changes? pH - 7.5 Ammonia - 0.2 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 15...

Thanks for your brilliant advice, tomw! I am already looking at larger tanks for the future. Thanks again Tomo

Thanks for your quick reply. I also saw the article on plastic plants-it was very good. Thanks for your advice. Tomo

Hi Can anyone tell me the best substrate to use for 2 small fancy goldfish sand or gravel? Is it just a personal choice or do the fish prefer one or the other?. Would it be ok to have 5 or 6 white cloud minnows With them as well I have some bogwood that i am soaking at the moment nearly...

Hi, Thanks for the quick reply, and advice. I've just brought the Waterlife treatment you recommend, and I'm going to give it a go. Fingers crossed! Thanks again Tomo :thumbup:

Hello everyone, I recently bought 6 cardinal tetras for my tank. As soon as I put them into my tank, I could see that they had a little bit of white spot. I treated this straightaway with the API white spot treatment for one week. (Two treatments.) This seemed to clear it up. I then did a 50%...

Hi CeeJay, Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! Sorry for the delay in my reply, but I wanted to let you know that my tank now seems a lot better than it was. Thanks for your advice. Tomo

Thanks for the reply, just wanted to know really how to get rid of the fine bubbles that cover the surface all the time even with the filter angled at the surface they just don't disapear,spoiling the look when you view the tank from underneath any ideas? Thanks.

Can anyone help? [ new to co2 ] I recently got a co2 unit for my planted 60ltre tank it is dispersing fine bubbles but they all seem to be at the water surface. The disperser is about 1inch above my gravel so you can see the fine bubbles rising up . I have directed my fluvel u2 series to...

Thanks for your quick replies and advice :D

Hi Could anyone please help. I have a 60litre tank with a lot plants at the moment I am using 1ml of easycarbo and 1ml of tropica plant nutrition per day the lighting is t5 24watt on a timer for 8hrs a day. I recently got the waterplant co2 disposable set complete with bubble counter and...

Hi Darrel, Thanks for your reply, and your helpful information about the plants. I had a look at the website you recommended, and it looks very good. Hopefully I'll now have some better luck with my cabomba! Thanks again Tomo

Hi Darrel Thanks for your quick reply can't afford udating my lights. Im pretty sure i read somewhere you have to be careful with adding nitrogen and phosphorus because it might cause algae? which i dont wont.I read on the back of easyprofito that it contains a complete fertilizer with...

Hi Can any one give me advice on keeping my cabomba heathly and bushy.It is growing tall and straggly.Keeping its green colour but just looks staggly. Is it best to trim the top down, or take out and cut the bottom stems and replant, seems fiddly and a pain that way? I have a 60lt tank other...

ok will do thanks for your help.

Hello, I've got water wisteria in my tank. It's a really lovely looking plant, but it seems to be growing at a right angle! I don't really understand why, as there is light coming into the tank from every direction. I've had to trim the top part off as it was touching the front of the tank...

Ok thanks for the info,i'll try the threads. :)

Hello everyone, I have noticed recently a film on the water in my tank. It looks almost like petrol on water, but it obviously isn't! I did have some floating water lettuce and at first I thought perhaps these plants were causing this film so I removed them and did a 50% water change. By the...

Thanks for your replies , wont worry about carbon taking out easycarbo/profito just up the dosing slightly.

Hello, Does anyone have any hints or tips on how I can keep my vallis looking neat and tidy? I read somewhere that Easy Carbo can kill vallis. Is this true? I use Easy Carbo daily (1ml in a 60L tank) and this helps my other plants. I don't really want to stop using it. When I've had vallis...

Hi everyone, Thank you for your advice. I'll have a go at boiling the wood. I have a Fluval U2 Series filter. I took the carbon filter out of the filter because it said that it removes chemicals and odours fromthe tank. This is good, but the reason I took it out is that I was worried it would...

Hello, I've read that some people varnish pieces of bamboo before placing them in their tank. Can anyone tell me firstly, is this safe? If so, which varnish should be used? Lastly, would varnishing my bogwood stop the tannins being released into the water? Even after weeks of soaking before...

Hello, I am thinking of upping the levels of CO2 in my tank to fight off some algae. I have a 60L tank, with a 24w T5 light on for 8 hours a day. I have these plants in my tank - Amazon Sword (large), Anubias (large), Wisteria, Crypt (large), Vallis, and Java Fern. I dose Easy Carbo daily, 1ml...

Thanks everone for your advice .I'll use the pad to get them off. Tomo. :thumbup:

Hello everyone, Thanks for all your help and advice. I'm glad the eggs won't hatch! Any ideas on how to get rid of them though? I don't like the way they look in my tank, and if the snails start laying more it'll just get worse. Also, do you know why the snails have suddenly started laying...

Hi everyone, Thanks for your quick replies.Yes i have 2 snails in my tank they are dark brown with stripes hope you can see them from the picture.I dont know what snails they are but i've had them about 3 months now they are good at cleaning some of the algea i get, i want to keep them but...

Hello, I've recently noticed quite a few of these small white-ish 1mm to 2 mm sized spots in my tank. They're on my plants, the rocks, the filter and the artifical log ornament. I don't know where they've come from or what they are. I don't think they're algae as I had to research an algae...