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Ive taken out 50% of the water (relaced with RO water) and removed literally all of te BGA, totally cleaned through the gravel (in a bucket of freshwater) so basically my tank now looks how i want it to look after the blackout and from then on. I'm going to be blacking out for 5 days so what i...

Bump Sorry just i got water sat here doin nout :shifty: ty

I've got a 2nd tank filled up with treated tap water now. Instead of using 100% tap, should i mix, say 20% from my tank first to reduce shock? One of my fish has an ulcer you see and i want to keep an eye on it. I'll be taking some ceramic rings out of my tank currently being blacked out for...

Ok i will clean out as much of the algae as possible with the fish present. I do have a spare tank lying about and i think i would feel a bit more comfortable knowing i can view and feed the fish during this period so i may temporarily house them in this. If this method does not work is it...

So my 500ml flourish excel came today. I have about 50% water ready too. im gonna take all fish out with 50% of the water and filter in a temporary home. Gonna take all as much of this algae crap as possible then put fish back in with 50% change. I doubt much of my plants will be left after i...

Woo the site is back up! :rolleyes: I got some testing done too: Ammonia - 0.1 Nitrite - 0.1 Nitrate - 5 Phosphate - 6 (was quite a lot) The lighting is mostly a light greenish light - about 550nm (fills the graph) followed by a goldish colour - about 600/625nm (half the graph) - on the...

http://upload.overclock3d.net/dwn/022233306934/dsc00226.jpg http://upload.overclock3d.net/dwn/022233306934/dsc00225.jpg http://upload.overclock3d.net/dwn/022233306934/dsc00224.jpg Thats pictures for now so u can see what we are dealin with Tank Size: 61 x 31 x 40cm Lighting is a interpet...

Ill get some photos up now so you can see what im dealing with.

Good link From that ive gathered i need to monitor and perhaps add CO2? Then next time i water change, remove as much as possible then black out for 3 days Then do another water change and keep an eye on CO2 I like the idea of snails (will they have a go at plants?) but will they eat this...

Hi all Im what one would consider a n00b at fishkeeping and im starting to want to start again its that bad. I have a mirabello 70 (70 litre) tank with the standard internal filter (heater, mechanical, biological) and another i bought for extra filtration (mechanical/biological) and this damn...

Do you know if the tetratec one comes like this? Sounds good tbh Ordering next couple of days :D

I have noticed my *main* filter has gotten crapper and crapper flow rate. Its pulls water through the heater, mech and biological elements - one of those all in one thingies. Its nowhere near as powerful as i feel suffice (the inlet to the filter compartment is kinda covered in fluffy, hairy...

What kind of treatment? Anti bacterial kinda thing? OR fungal? I would guess just a general anti bacterial treatment would suffice?

how do you recommend fitting the spray bar? as you can see in this pic the internal filter (+heater) is built onto the back of the tank

So the corys eye should go back to normal as long as the water is good quality (stress is expected during transport) - i shall do some tests to make sure all is fine How do u recommend treating the black widow's fin?

Well the gourami is actually quite timid and leaves all the fish alone. Could they have actually done this already?? urgh Its a 70litre mirabello tank. Its been going for a good 2 years - 3 years. I did a 40% RO water change 3 days ago. My grandad has my testing stuff atm but it shouldnt be...

Just wondering what happened and how to fix it. One of my new peppered corys appears to have one of its eyes clouded - not entirely just the iris. What is this and how to fix it? Also one of my new black widows has got a tattered tail. I dont think it was like that in the shop, and i dont...

btw http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/fish/filters...r_filters/19461 Cheap Cheap!!!

ok cheers mate tetratec it is (eheim look too expensive for what they are...)

SO a tetratec ex600/700 would be a best bet How about a 2nd hand fluval 305 iv just been offered by one of the members here - or is it too powerful/better to go for brand new

I'll probably get it thrown in tbh - hes a nice guy to bargain with.

Really i mean...all i see them for is £54 at the cheapest new and online (so i would need postage onto it too) Fluval 105 : 330 l/h (filter flow rate) : for 100 ltr tank Hagen Fluval 105 External Filter £54.99 on aquatics-online.co.uk Nobody said anything against fluval...

He is putting a fluval 105 aside for me capable of up to 100l (so in reality it is just about right for a 70l tank) for a price of £60 (im gonna probably get the media thrown in too :good: ) Think i better master a small planted tank before moving up to a bigger one.

Well ive just done a good old water change...scraped off and emptied my tank of horrible horrible hair algae. Looks nice now :good: Found a 2nd internal for now so i have the stock and an extra plus a big airstone...its getting a nice bit of movement atm :rolleyes: I'll call up tomorrow...

Just been on phone to my fav stockist and he may have some 2nd hands in soon. He's got a fluval 105 in stock atm which doesnt seem too bad (ill get a deal off him :good: ) Also need to a visilux sun 36w light too :crazy: hard to find Whats the fluval like? I know its only up to 100l tanks...

so a eheim 2026 is overkill :drool: alternative for a smaller tank?

So looking at all of these considerations (knowing I want a filter that will suffice if say i do get a bigger tank...nothing on a massive scale, just bigger and not overwhelming) which brand and model would be best? Priming looks a good idea unless it does indeed cause problems. Some kind of...

So Eheim and priming is pretty much pointless? What size will i want to go for? I guess all models do the same thing 70 litre tank atm but may upgrade at some point to perhaps a 100l - i dno One of the pro 2? Loving the asus comparison! :good:

I currently have a Mirabello 70 litre tank and my internal filter is a pain/a load of crap. I did have a cheap external which: a) did not fit properly B) leaked c) was crap I'm after an external which will fit most/all tanks (in case i upgrade/get a different tank) An effective...

ill keep an eye on the numbers very closely - if i spot any more casulties ill probably take them back btw a neon tetra went missing while i was away last week and ive found the carcass today - i have no idea whether it died of natural causes then got stripped by the shrimps or...the worst...

ive got 4 danios in total but i now have a reasonably good pic of one of the prawns.

a pic of the prawn is going to prove hard as atm i have a lot of hard algae on the front and they hide under the bogwood / in decor (theres 2) i have noticed that the danios readily chase eachother round the tank (including the other fish!) - would they be able to nip off the whole tail up to...

Oneof my zebra danios is now missing his tail and i dont know why. i have two freshwater dwarf prawns that have pincers but i would have thought they were too small to do any damage. The shop assured me they were safe after keeping them with small tetras with no casulties. i have seen the shrimp...

wpg - well its a 36w strip and i have 70 litres of water :S whats diatoms?

aquarium pharmaceuticals electroright and ph adjuster i had blue green bacteria algae before (cyno something) and it just kept covering my gravel untill i added algaecide. this stuff is different as it leaves hard bits stuck on the glass, but it does group together and cover the plants / decor...

its 70 litre aquarium systems mirabello tropical tank with - 5 corys 2 frshwater dwarf prawns 1 fairly big 3 spot gourami 2 zebra danios 2 leopard danios 2 cherry barbs 1 neon tetra 1 white cloud mountain minnow no co2, it has visi lux sun lighting i have one large java moss growing on some...

I keep gettin outbursts of algae within a couple of days of cleaning it off. I perform water changes (RO) every 3 weeks and cut the lighting down to 9 hours. I just cant get rid of it.

i think its ok... its more of a gentlre current pulling them backwards im happy as long as none get pulled into the actual filter!

yea, its a bit strong lol, it isnt sucking the fish but the spraybar its obviously moving the water a lot more and the fish have to either get out of the way or be moved around by the new "rapids" the water is looking a lot cleaner the quality should be higher too as i primed the filter with ro...