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I bought some 3/4” bore reinforced hose for another job and was quite surprised how supple it is. It bends nicely but doesn’t seem any more susceptible to kinks than standard aquarium hose. I’m thinking I may get some next time I replumb one of my filters. Anyone on here tried it?

I bought these 16/12 adapters from Amazon. They are very nicely made and have a good bore size of 12mm. This makes them a bit large on the outside for 12mm hose but you can get the hose on ok if you put it in hot water first.

I’ve been considering a new setup again and my thoughts turned to a suitable cabinet. I don’t like many off the shelf Aquarium cabinets and they are generally much too low for my liking at only 75 - 80cm high. After a quick Google I came across this site and thought it may be of interest to...

I’m wondering if this might be handy for monitoring my canister filter flow? I’m using 16/22 hose though so it may restrict the flow. It has four modes, one of which is litres per minute.

I’m finding it a bit tricky to adjust the amount of air going to my airstones. Have any of you found any particularly good ones for sale?

Anyone tried these on a canister filter?

When I see tanks like this I wonder what size/thickness glass can safely go braceless. It’s one of the things I like about my two Nano’s but I’m still thinking about replacing them with a bigger tank.

For cleaning this?! I hadn’t realised it was so bad as it was behind some bogwood and moss. I’ve tried Hydrogen Peroxide and some Citric acid so far …

What height are most folks Aquarium Cabinets? In the past I’ve made cabinets using easily available doors or made use of existing furniture. Just wondered what folks think is a good height?

If I wanted an optiwhite tank with mitred corners is there anyone in the UK that makes them? Asking for a friend ...

How do these shake to start gravel cleaners work? I’ve got some materials so would like to make one for my Nano’s.

No, I haven’t lost my marbles just yet. :) The hygienist at my dental surgery recommended that I get an electric toothbrush a few months back. Being time to change the brush head I wondered what I could do with the old one. Aquarium cleaning brush obviously! I tried it out today and it worked...

Not having much luck. I’ve already got an ATC-1550 running on my 37L Nano with an under tank heater and it works great so I ordered another for the new tank. Duly ordered it arrived a week later with a damaged case because the mains lead was packed with the metal plug pins against the casing...

These are in Lidl at the moment for around £3. The long one is about 12mm dia the small one about 11mm and the fat one is about 22mm. Might come in handy for cleaning some bits.

Just wondered if ADA will be the first to make a Transparent Aluminium Aquarium?! :lol: https://makezine.com/2012/01/17/transparent-aluminum/

Most of us will find a scraper useful at some point. I used to have one of those Algarde ones with the planting fork on the other end. They work well enough but they are only about a 30cm long. Some years back I bought one of the Tetra ones and it works very well. The reason I decided to post...

When I bought one of those stick-on thermometer strips for my Nano I assumed it was just inaccurate as it always seemed to over read. I have a 10L Nano without a heater. Out of curiosity I checked the temperature with a scientific and an old photographic thermometer that I have and they both...

Any recommendations? It’s for a 10L Nano so nothing too large. It would be nice if it could clean the curved parts of the front glass as well but I’ve not seen anything that can do that.

Many years ago I set up a 50 gallon aquarium and took the time to wire up all the bits and pieces nicely. I bought a metal project box and put cutouts in it for a mains IEC socket in, three IEC out sockets for heating, lighting and filtration together with corresponding switches. It kept...

In the 1990’s a friend and I both set up tropical freshwater Aquariums, mine was a three foot tank holding nearly 50 Gallons and his was a four foot holding maybe 60 gallons. Both of us used under tank heaters. These were the very thin carbon fibre type commonly sold these days for Vivariums...

For a 10 Litre Nano, the little one is handy for ferts and the large one for partial water changes! :lol:

Hardware comes in a variety of colours depending on manufacture but what would be your favourite if you could choose? It’s for hardware that is directly connected to or inside the Aquarium so includes inlet/outlet pipes and skimmers/strainers etc and internal and HOB filters.

Anyone using one of these? https://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/sochting-oxydator/8-sochting-mini-oxydator-4019056825204.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkvfMnPjF4QIV75ztCh01uwaUEAQYASABEgL-4PD_BwE

Having just set up a Nano I realised I needed something to clean the "dust" that had settled on plant leaves etc. I used to just "waft" stuff off in my old aquarium with a long scraper but wanted something a little more delicate for the Nano so I took a trip to Hobbycraft and got these two...

I'm doing a very good job of resisting the temptation to buy a Nano but if I fail I certainly don't want anything but a Glass one so are there any I should avoid because some suppliers give no clue as to what their products are actually made from! Front runners at the mo are Ehiem and Dennerle...

The smallest they seem to make is the 50W, I'm guessing this is too much for a 30L Nano?

Nothing new here, I'd just like your thoughts on making a "cylinder" trickle filter rather than a traditional glass sump type. It all depends on availability of a suitable container or ease of making/modifying one. The container would be sealed like a conventional external cylinder filter...

I'm sure I've seen folks mention other types of material to go under their tanks other than Polystyrene but I can't seem to find it now so anyone got any suggestions/links please. I'm planning on an under tank heating mat so that will have a bearing on what I can use I guess! Thanks in advance.

I'm thinking this might be quite nice as a lighting timer: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150787944070? ... 1438.l2649 Anyone seen anything nicer? I'm not interested in timer sockets as I'll probably be using IEC plugs anyway. It'll be sitting next to one of these...

I've been trying to find space for an Aquarium and the only place I can think of is against a short section of wall in the kitchen. Available space is about 1 metre but it would be best to leave some room so I've settled on 750mm long. I felt my previous tank was a little deep at 600mm so I'm...

Not sure if this link has been posted on here before but I did do a quick search and couldn't see anything. http://www.projectaquarium.com/plantedA ... Stand.aspx Very nice construction using Plywood rather than MDF.

Under tank heating mats? I got rid of my last aquarium about 20 years ago but at the time it was heated with an under tank mat, placed between the tank and a layer of polystyrene. A friend of mine also used the same system at the time as well. I can't seem to find anything about them now...

I rather like the look of this but they don't seem to be available in a suitable size: http://www.seapets.co.uk/products/aquar ... ducts.html Does anyone else else make glass tanks with rounded corners in a good range of sizes? I'm probably looking at 900 x 500 x 500 or maybe a tad smaller if...

I've got one of these somewhere from my old tank. Is it worth digging it out for future use or is this system regarded as old hat these days? http://www.aquariumoxygenator.com/