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  1. matthewwoodgate

    Eye disease - please help ID

    Hi I have a planted aquarium with shrimp, 10 chilli rasbora and 6 cardinal tetra. Two of the tetra have a white parasite / spot on each eye. Please help me ID and if possible best remedy. Obviously I know what white spot is and usually this would affect all fish and be all their bodies. This is...
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    Trimming roots from Epiphytes?

    Hi can anyone please advise if it’s ok to trim the roots on my Anubias plants. Some of them now reach the bottom.
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    Inspiration

    Hi is there a quick way on here to get inspiration for ideas from photos? is there a gallery anywhere? I’m thinking about a re scape with my 20 litre nano cube.
  4. matthewwoodgate

    White things on my shrimp

    Hi see in other discussions this has been spoken about, some of my shrimp have these white things on their nose. I also have 9 mosquito rasbora in the tank so can somebody tell me specifically what to buy to treat please. Many thanks
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    Trimming cryptocoryne

    Hi please help. Is it ok to trim back cryptocoryne and if so how? do I trim off the outer leaves from the bottom. I want to take out some of the wendtii green from the RHS
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    Shrimp dying

    Hi can anybody please suggest why my shrimp are dying. I’m finding a couple almost on a daily basis. Small nano cube tank 20 litres. Regular weekly water changes about 75% although even before a change all water parameters are acceptable. I have 11 chilli rasbora in the tank that are healthy and...
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    Confusing ammonia readings🤔

    So I wanted to get an idea of what ammonia is in my aquarium. 20 litre nano cube. I took a reading before a water change that I did today. It was 0.1 mg/l which I expected since I added some fish this week. Top end of the scale according to the JBL test kit. Then I took a reading after a 50% or...
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    Sucker cups frustrating me😠

    After doing my weekly water change this week the sucker cups on the filter won’t stick to the glass (20 litre nano cube with dennerle eckfilter) the filter is only 3 months old. I’ve cleaned the glass, cleaned the suckers, tried to attach when dry, when wet, when under water, I think I’ve tried...
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    Fish suggestion

    Hi there I have a 20 litre planted dennerle nano cube home to about 20 shrimp. I’m looking for a fish that can be kept solitary. I considered beta Splenda but they can even go after shrimp. Any ideas? I’m looking for something that stands out.
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    Anubias gracilis problem??

    hi can anybody advise me on whats happening with the leaves on my Anubias gracilis. I only planted a couple of days ago. I shortened the roots as advised by tropica. I use tropica specialised ferts added evry other day. 🤔
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    A question about Helanthium bolivianum

    Hi there can anybody advise me if and when it is ok to cut off the runner shoots between each new plant With Helanthium bolivianum ‘Quadricostatus‘
  12. matthewwoodgate

    Tropica specialised

    Hi there can anyone help me with how much tropica specialised I need to dose into my aquarium please. A week ago I set up a dennerle nano cube 20 litre with 4 types of easy grow plants, Bacopa Caroliniana, Cryptocoryne wendti green, Helanthium Bolivian up and Marsilea hirsuta. Obviously there is...
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    RO water in planted aquariums

    Hi all I‘ll be setting up a 20 litre nano cube in the next week or so. Will be planting 4 types of easy 1-2Grow plants from tropica. I’m a window cleaner by trade so I always have copious amounts of RO water on the van. I’m thinking about using it with the addition of JBL Aquadur. Can anybody...
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    Plague of snails!!!

    Is there any sure fire way of getting rid of a plague of snails? Gunna buy some clown loach at the weekend as I have a community tank but I know they won't eat every single one.
  15. matthewwoodgate

    Goldfish at top of pond

    Can anyone help please. I have a small pond in my garden with goldfish, shubunkins and comets. They have been at the top recently sometimes under the lily leaves. They are not mouthing or gasping for air but just hanging around near the surface. I recently treated the pond with viresco to get...
  16. matthewwoodgate

    Stem plants reaching the surface

    Hi, can anyone suggest the best thing to do when stem pants (rotala rotundifolia) reach the surface and start growing along the top of the water. Should I leave them or cut them? As they are laying across the surface roots have developed and at each leaf there are new shoots. Thanks. Matt
  17. matthewwoodgate

    Best T5's for planted tank

    I have a Juwel Trigon 190 which has 2 x 590mm T5 tubes. They are in need of replacement because of age. My tank is planted and I want to know what are the best tubes to buy ( I have no clue about light spectrum??? ) Can I only buy Juwel tubes or are there other brands that manufacture tubes this...
  18. matthewwoodgate

    Best way to anchor bulbs to the substrate?

    I've just bought some bulbs for my tank. Aponogeton Boivinianus and Aponogeton Ulvaceus I've not planted these before and would like some advice on the best way to anchor them down.
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