Recent content by Maroonostrich

The tank got it's clean on Sunday! It WORKED! Thank you all so much for encouraging me to give it a go. :) It worked and it looks gorgeous, even better this morning, and so far the fish are showing no ill effects- no scraping against anything, behaving normally! Bad point- one of my ottos has...

Not too expensive either. Can you overfiltrate? I don't know whether to buy up to 60ltrs or the one that filters 60ltrs and over..! I have a piccie of the tank, but it's not come out very well, will try and brush it up and post tonight.

Thank you for the link, like the look of the Eheim filter, I think I heard good things about that, or am I imagining that?!

Hi, got the tank sizes, it is 61 x 36 x 31 cm. Approx 54 litres according to Juwel Sites It's sand Erised- that looks pretty grubby too to be honest.

I haven't bought a filter in quite a while... are they pricey? Is there a good UK website where I can buy one and have it delivered- I'm at work so much is hard to go shopping?! Seems like getting a new one might be a good idea. The Juwel still has that box thing in the corner which was once a...

Hi, I can certainly try and get one, will give it a go if I get a sec tonight.

Oh thank you ALL OF YOU, these are great links/hints. Re: the filter, not sure what the problem is, whether it's just on it's last legs or what. I've took it to pieces, rinsed the sponges in a bucket of the aquarium water and got them clear, and put it back together again, but the marginal...

My dad has had a small Juwel for some time. Lost interest and it was handed over to me. I can't get around to doing anything with it as I am scared of hurting the inhabitants! It's a Rekord 60 54 ltr tank. It's currently housing 2 very shy corydoras and 3 ottos. It's live planted, dwarf anubias...

Thank you so much for the help and the useful link to the forum, I'm over there now too!

Hi everyone Quick question, am prepared to take any advice as have no preconceptions. I've won a little biorb in a draw, it's the small one, 30l no heater. I can't wait to set it up but I am pretty sure it will be far too small for a goldfish. What would live in it happily? Would a siamese...

Oooh, yes, it's a Juwel tank! Is this normal for them?! :( BTW, In both cases I have noticed that the edges of the light have gone cloudy? Sorta blackened like something might have burned out? I also have to say that the old routine was; I'd come home after work in the afternoon about 2pm...

Ummmm mixed results.. possibly partly due to my own ignorance. A golden eyed cichlid from Trimar is still with me after around 1 year 6 months..?

Ok, my tank, bought complete, is about 2 years old. roughly 7 months into purchase and after being on for about 7 hours daily, the aquarium light began to flicker and then died. Thanks to my nice supplier (not the manufacturer of the tank) I received a replacement light towards the end of...

I didn't tell you about this one..! Happened a couple of months back. I was really stupid, cleaning the tank when I was ill and foolishly deciding on putting in some treatment because two of the neons had damaged fins and I thought I saw signs of fin rot. Anyway, I got the medication totally...

Hi My light is not working at the moment :angry: but when it was, I would always notice how the neons would rush together when I put the tank light on. I always put the light off before I put the room lights off and still they would gather extremely quickly when the light went out! It was...