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Thanks for the info :good: is the ehfi substrate more efficient than the sponges as i have been given a large box

Hi I have a eheim 2215 with coarse blue filter pads and want to replace some of the pads with substrate but to avoid killing of bacteria how much should I replace should I do it in stages? and what is the best substrate to use.

Hi I have a eheim 2215 with coarse blue filter pads and want to replace some of the pads with substrate but to avoid killing of bacteria how much should I replace should I do it in stages? and what is the best substrate to use.

I have just seen one doing it again they are defiantly sucking the insides out of the shell and then dumping the shell

Hi all I have 3 zebra loach which I introduced to my tank about three months ago to try and control the snail population but they never made any impact. however since introducing 6 black widow tetra a fortnight ago it’s a job to find a snail at all, and I have observed a couple of the...

I have just got a new Eheim classic 2215 to replace my Juwel reo 125 internal. my Juwel has a course blue sponge and two fine blue sponges which presumable bacteria grow to take care of the ammonia and a green nitrate sponge the new Eheim has a white filter black carbon filter and six course...

hi all gold gourami (three-spot) I have been reading through the posts but still unsure 125 ltr tank male gourami very aggressive towards females I am afraid he is going to kill one of them but isn’t aggressive towards anything else in the tank would it be best to find another home for the...

I hadent noticed before but I think it is whitespot can it be fatal I will get some meds tomorrow what do you recommend

I will have to consider another tank you say treat for internal parasites any suggestions for meds? and I thought that Nitrate levels at about or below 50ppm were ok

sorry I didn’t give you all the info there who says men can’t multitask I wrote a reply and burnt some cheese on toast at the same time Ph is about 7.6 and the water is fairly hard in this area I do a 10% water change weekly

The tank is 125 litres stock 4x Golden Gourami 3x Dalmation Molly 2x Red Platy 2x Bristlenose Plec and the Loach’s temp 25.5c

Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 25-50 by thrashing I mean that they are flicking the underneath of there bodies on the gravel violently

HI all Can anyone help I introduced three Zebra Loach (Botia striatus ) to my tank on Saturday one small and two larger ones , N02 N03 & NH3 levels all as should be the small one seems very happy but the two larger ones are in hiding most of the time and when they do appear they are...

Hi all I am just a beginner don’t now much about plants apart from C02 and fertilizer from what I am reading light is also important I have a Juwel rio 125 35cm 80cm 45cm with one daylite 18w 590mm tube and one warmlite 18w 590mm tube could anyone tell me if they are sufficient or...

thanks donna

Hi all I have just registered I used to keep tropical fish about 25 years ago but back then I had three young children etc and didn’t have the time but now that I am an old git and the kids have cleared of and left me I thought I would have another go. I have a Juwel rio i25 (not...