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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...

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

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...