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Not sure if it's the most descriptive subject line... Me and the other half are currently looking into getting a couple of nano tanks for our office (well, 3rd bedroom, but office sounds much grander). She's after one for having a crowntail betta in and I'm after one for a small shoal of...

Re: How much time do people spend actually watching their ta Every day the two tanks get inspected by me and the other half as soon as we get in and before we head to bed at night. Generally they get watched a few times during the evening too, we've got young shrimp in the larger tank so...

Re: Choosing 1st tank - Dennerle Nano 60L vs Juwel Trigon 19 Just spotted your post. For a first test, I'd say you've probably made the right choice as most of the principals you'll see here have been put into practice in "straight" shaped tanks. I have a Trigon 190 and love it, but the shape...

Yup, I have to be fair and say that she does enjoy the tanks too, but has that practical streak of not allowing me to fill the whole house with them! Drat! There goes that idea. I've not actually done any research on Betta's as they don't actually inspire me that much (the S.O. desperately...

Title says it all really, but I'm in the process of tidying my office at home and my other half has relented and said that when money is a bit easier, I'm allowed to have a nano tank (or two) in the office. Probably go for P@H cubes with sponge filters and likely only have a Betta in with some...

Touch wood I've not been aware of a click with mine. It is however right at the back of the cupboard so might not depending on the noise level.

Re: Relationship between amount of gravel/volume of filt. me I would have thought that if the filter is quoted for your tank size that the amount of media in it would be enough regardless. As I understand, the nitrifying bacteria lives on any surface. Biological filter media is "sponge' like...

I suppose that it might be some strange reaction between the cat litter and your soil? Can't imagine why this would do this. I did a lot of research on using cat litter before I went for it and the impression I got was that it was normally used on its own, or with another inert substrate. Put...

Is your tank open topped and how close to the wall is it - just following on from the above thought that the tank is causing damp in your room...

HMA's don't produce waste water so would provide a really good benefit for what you're after doing, plus it would filter out quite a bit of junk from your water :) You've already covered the biggest one - water costs! I also think that a lot of people have their tank away from the water...

I would have thought that this would prove really costly to run. I think you'd have to work out the amount of fertiliser you put in as you'll constantly be loosing some down the drain so would need more to get to the same level as a traditional Ei setup. I'd also be concerned that if the water...

I used a large black bucket when I did this to my small tank. Made sure that it was nice and dark in there so that they weren't too stressed. Amano's were a bit troublesome but it'll be less stressful catching them than leaving them in there.

Or get hold of a cheap internal heater? My biggest problem is finding somewhere in the house to store 100 litres of water in the first place :D

I'd always heard that water from the hot tap collected a load of impurities when it went through the boiler?

Hehe, cheers for the reply. I ended up using razor blades, lots of elbow grease and water - lots and lots of water... The new tank is now dry and random bits of gravel that has wedged under the top surround have now fallen out. Aiming to fill it up in the next week with tap water, check for...

For the tank I'm about to set up I'm planning on getting the plants established for a week+ before adding any fish - basically rather than adding ammonia, I'm adding in plants & fertiliser ;) This will also allow me to play with getting my CO2 and light levels running properly.

Thanks for the clear explanation. Sorry I was going over old ground (and slightly hijacking the thread too). Probably like a lot of other people I've mooched around on various forums and sites and only ever come across articles and comments emphasising the importance of fishless cycling a tank...

Quite an interesting read and does throw a question or two to my mind. Pretty much every fish-orientated forum heavily pushes running a fishless cycle with pure ammonia (or BioMature) - I did this with my last tank. From the comments above, adding ammonia into a planted tank could be...

I finally got round to cleaning out the tank I bought second-hand yesterday. It was a right state so ended up having to use a Stanley knife blade and Cif on it - I know I wasn't overly happy about having to use it and I still have a few marks left where the silicon the old internal filter was...

I've currently got a AquaStart 320T (37 litre) tank and to be honest wished I'd gone for something larger almost from day one, it's been a great learning curve but three months on I'm very limited on both the plant and the fish fronts (although no catastrophes despite the small size). My long...

Hi All, I've decided to move the living room around which is going to ultimately mean that I will be able to get a larger tank :) Sadly the space that I've got to put the tank in is a corner (76cm x 76cm), but it's away from the telly and no sunlight will ever fall on it, plus there is a...

Ooo, thanks - that sounds like a good idea actually as I'm going from standard sized gravel (a mix of natural and blue) to unipac black micro gravel. Going for a slightly deeper layer too as I think my plants will root better in it - and vibrant green against black should look a lot more...

Fantastic, that's cleared up the confusions in my head :) Sounds like it makes sense to keep some of the original substrate then, plus I need a container large enough to pop in some fresh water :D I think I might see if I can pick up a cheap heater so that I can get the water up to temp a bit...

Hi All, In a weekend or so I'm going to attempt to rescape my tank, putting in different substrate and organising the plants and equipment using the various bits of information that I've gained in the past couple of months. My tank is only 37 litres with an internal filter, although I use RO...

Oops, I did mean moss then ;) My biggest concern with moving the spray bar is that I don't have an air pump. Originally I had the bar level with the top of the water so just creating a ripple, but the fish in there were mostly loitering at the top of the tank, occasionally surfacing for a bit...

Cheers so far :) The blue gravel was one of those "good idea at the time" - instead of the bogwood I had a pyramid originally and were trying to make it look slightly river-esq. However as I discovered, gravel doesn't stay in one place ;) Both me and my better half have said that with...

I took some pics of my tank last night with the hope of some suggestions on how to improve its layout/look/etc. The tank is an AquaStart 320T (37 litres), has a yeast based CO2 system rigged up and I'm dosing Ei currently (started last Thursday). Stock is 6 guppies, 1 endler livebearer, 2...