Search results for query: *

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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%...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...