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Excellent stuff, you guys are the best..! :D jimmy

Hi guys Hope this doesnt infringe any forum rules but does anyone (from the UK) recommend any Online shops where I could primarily buy my fish food from? I've bought equipment Online and was very pleased with service and costs but that shop did not have an extensive array of foods. I can get...

I kinda guessed that!!!! Just wondered if there was a website that contained a listing... Anyway, the ones I am most interested in Kev, are: Kuhli Loaches Zebra Danios Platys Guppies Thanks again for your quick responses... Jimmy

Sorry Anna how do u mean? Thanks for the info on the ones u know about :thumbs: but not sure what u mean about comparisons? I just wondered what age I can expect from keeping certain fish if the community water parameters are kept well... Cheers again. Jimmy

Cheers Anna So i could do flake one day and pellett the next...? Would a structured regime work? For example, Monday - Flake, Tuesday - Pellett, Wednesday - Freeze Dried Bloodworm, Thursday - Frozen Daphnia, Friday - Flake, Saturday - Pellett and Sunday - Nothing.... Would this be a balanced...

Friends Anywhere I can go to get the average life span of most common tropical fish? Like to gauge my success in some way...! Cheers Jimmy

Hi everyone Tank is starting to get set up and will be cycling shortly. I will be looking to get some loaches (kuhlis hopefully), zebra danios, platys and guppies. When I feed these do I need to ensure I use a mixture of flake and pelletts so that the bottom feeders get something and the top...

I plan to fishless cycle my new tank once it arrives. I have a friend who has kept fish (with varied success) whom I'm tempted to get some gravel from to help seed my tank. However, he certainly does not take his fish keeping seriously, laughs at me for purchasing all my test kits and...

The amazing thing is I feel like I've learned so much and I'm still awaiting the delivery of my first ever tank!!! :lol: I've got all the other stuff ready (heater, filter lighting etc) but I dont want to have all this (expensive) kit in front of me only then to say to myself " well what do I...

I'd just like to say, on behalf of all newbies who use this forum... THANK YOU :nod: for helping us with all the questions we bombard you with. I dont know how many books I would have had to buy to get all the info I need and its so reassuring to know that if I have any fishy related...

:D Excellent stuff chaps, I'm back in business with the slate!! Will use special "aquarium silicone" or glue to stick the pieces and the vinegar test is great info and will also give that a try. Will then soak the stuff in hot water to get it nice and clean. Love the DIY aspect of this hobby...

Oh bum :huh: , I thought slate was slate was slate..... Not sure how I'm gonna know if its been treated with anything. Maybe someone here might know..... ;) . This will need investigating. Regards shops, the best place seems to be in Crews Hill which is actually Enfield, but its really...

Thanks for the advice Ade. My dads a carpenter and he reckons he might be able to get me odd bits of slate, so all I need do is clean it up and maybe glue some of it together. Some free decor!! :D I'm in Broxbourne. Its gonna be my first ever fish tank, me and the missus just decided it...

Hi guys I've got some pieces of slate I want to glue together (possibly roofing slate) to use in my new aquarium. Is slate OK to use in fish tanks - dont wanna introduce and heavy metals or ores or whatever that might leak off from the slate. I spose I'll need to wash it in hot water to kill...

Mr V Yeah I've asked at my local Pharmacy and they just look at me funny. The bottle I bought which says "Household Ammonia" only tells me that it contains 9.5% ammonium. But cos it foams up I'm reluctant to use it. I actually asked my LFS if they sold it. He laughed at me saying "you need...

You Guys!!!!! :lol: Well back to the serious question in hand, I tried my local independent chemists and they had nothing. I guess my part of Hertfordshire is an Ammonia Free Zone...! Is urine really a viable option for a tropical tank? I mean could I be introducing other toxins which could...

OK, bought Household Ammonia from one of those pound shops. Its clear, has a real strong smell of ammonia (not lemon scented or anything like that) but when i shake it, it does kinda foam up. And on the back of the label it does say 9.5% ammonia. Does this mean its no good :no: ???? I went...

Thanks CM. I presume this needs a thorough wash too...? Jimmy. :rolleyes:

Cheers for this. Helpful as ever :) What about sand or do I definately have to buy this from the LFS? I want to use some small pea gravel and also sand as I will get some Peppered Corydoras which need a fine substrate (if I've read my books correctly). Thanks again for any help. Jimmy

Hi everyone As a newbie just setting up my new tank, I read on a website that I'm just as well to buy my pea gravel substrate from a DIY shop as it will be cheaper and in bigger quantities than from the LFS. As long as I wash it out does anyone think I'll have a problem with this?? Cheers...

Ahhhh forums, where would we be witout them :P Well I've tried a couple of old fashioned hardware shops who have surprisingly been unhelpful. The stuff they sell is for cleaning and it comes in plastic bottles which arent transparent so I cant see if it foams up. Good tip about "Clear...

Hi everyone I've purchased my first ever tank and am completely new to the hobby. However, I want to do things right and proper and that appears to mean a fishless cycle to get my tank mature. But here in UK (not sure who else can see these forums) i cant find plain pure ammonia for love...