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OK. I'll see if they get over an inch long then try to plant them. Thanks a lot.

Thanks for your reply. How big is big enough? At the moment they are about 1/2 to 1cm long. And I presume should they be attached to rock or wood like adult plants?

I recently upgraded my lighting using the Hagen Glo kit (I got one off ebay). It wasn't that difficult, but I did need some tools. Pictures are here: http://myaquariumlog.blogspot.com/2011/03/upgrading-lighting.html It made a big difference to the way the fish looked and more than doubled my wpg.

My Java Ferns are beginning to sprout tiny plantlets on the ends of the leaves. Is it easy to propagate new plants from these? If so what is the best way? Cheers.

You are probably with Scottish Water if you are in Aberdeen.

It will be on your water bill.

My water company posts the reports online (you type in your postcode and it tells you the general water stats in your area). That's Severn Trent (I am near Coventry so might be the same as your water company?)

Thanks, Josh. :good:

I've set it up now and put some old filter media in to start it cycling: http://myaquariumlog.blogspot.com/2011/03/set-up-tank-2.html Everything seems to work fine.

I rang Seapets and they said I probably needed the base mat as I didn't have an official stand. So I got one when I went to the LFS to get the gravel. I have posted some pictures and my initial impressions of the kit here...

The tank arrived this morning. I was contacted by Seapets and the courier and everything went smoothly. The delivery guy helped me carry it into the house and waited while I checked it. However, the tank does need an underlay. It states in the instructions and it does not have a floating base...

I think it is vallisneria that supposedly don't do well with excel. I am using easycarbo (similar) and my valls are not doing great, but my crypts are doing OK (which may or may not be due to the easycarbo )

My LFS only sells these in male/female pairs so they are supposed to get on with each other. Having said that my male (in a 100 litre tank) gets very aggressive with the female when he has built a nest. Up to now he has built several nests (I've only had them a few weeks). So the majority of...

Your water is very hard, but as others have said some fish can adapt to it or tolerate it. On the other hand if you can get free RO water and don't might frequent trips to the LFS then that might suit you. My water is moderately hard and I haven't encountered any problems yet although I did...

Are you filling so the water at the side of the tube hits the marked line or the bottom of the meniscus (curved water surface) in the centre of the tube hits the marked line? I vaguely remember from chemistry in college that you are supposed to look through the centre of the tube and when the...

Thanks. I think the photo on the web is cut off at the bottom and it may have a floating base (if you look at the equivalent bow front model it certainly looks different). I'll let you know when it arrives if there are instructions for this. If it works out it will certainly be a bargain at...

You generally need more females to males so more females might help. But you are probably near the limit of your tank's capacity so you can't add too many.

It is an Aquael Classic 100 (200 litre) rectangular kit: http://www.seapets.c...le-kit-100.html

Thanks. I will check the manual when it arrives. Hopefully it will say.

I just found a gravel calculator for different types of substrate: http://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/gravel-rectangular-solid Says I need about 18kg of pea gravel per inch of height.

Another question. I ordered a new 200 litre tank and was wondering whether I need underlay or styrofoam under the tank. It is going on a large table. I seem to remember reading that if the tank has a border around the bottom it doesn't need underlay whereas if it is just all glass then it...

I have ordered a new 200 litre tank and want to put pea gravel in it (5mm). How much should I get? This will be on top of Tetraplant substrate. Any ideas? Cheers.

Yes indeed. I got some a couple of weeks ago. Probably enough to last about 20 years for under a fiver :rolleyes:

You can get permanganate off ebay really cheap.

You could also try Sweet Knowle Aquatics based in Stratford. I don't buy fish from them online, but they are a pretty good store and have an online courier service.

My pH is 7.8 (it is 7.4 out of the tap). You can usually get the parameters of your tap water from the website of your water company. Might be worth a look.

I am having the same problem. There are so many to choose from. At the moment I am thinking of Tetraplant Complete and API 1st Layer Pure Laterite. I have read that they last up to 3 years, and at that point the plants would probably be able to manage fine, but I am no expert. I don't know much...

Thanks. I'll have a look for some hornwort. The LFS didn't have any this afternoon, though, lots of cabomba. Would that do?

Thanks. That is really useful. :good: I didn't think there were any eggs either, but having never seen this before I really didn't know.

My male dwarf gourami has built a nest at the back of the tank in some floating pennywort. This was fine until yesterday when he uprooted several other plants (foxtails) to build a huge canopy across the top of the aquarium. The other fish are now struggling to get to the surface of the...

You should read the sticky link on fishless and fish-in cycling. Just running a tank a few days before putting fish in is not enough. Your tank probably isn't cycled and that is what is killing the fish. Look here: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/277264-beginners-resource-center/...

I have 2 males and 4 females. They are hyperactive. They don't really shoal. The males can get really bright crimson when they are in breeding mode and look spectacular. They don't nip or interfere with the other fish. I really like them. They were my also first tropical fish. :rolleyes:

My store is very good . I was just pointing out that I couldn't have bought 2 females to 1 male which is what many people suggest. My LFS stipulated that 1 male to 1 female is generally best, but it seems open to debate. My store will also take fish back if they don't get on.

For what it's worth I have a male and a female dwarf gourami. The male occasionally gets aggressive with the female, but then calms down for a while. She generally stays on the other side of the tank to him and he gets very territorial around the floating plants in the aquarium which are on one...

Thanks for your replies. I might get a backup filter just in case. The problem this time was that I did the water change in the evening and even our pets at home closes at 8pm so it was too late to go out and get another filter. Maybe I should only change the water when the shops are...

Last night I did a water change in my aquarium. When I came to plug the filter back in it didn't start up (Fluval U2). Is this common? What do people do in these situations? Is it necessary to have a backup? I changed the fuse and that didn't work. Then I took the whole thing apart and cleaned...

According to the aquastones website the lead does poison the water, but other people think it is pretty harmless. I don't know the answer myself.I got the aquastones for aesthetic reasons rather than worrying about lead.

Thanks, Josh. The female is beginning to hide today as the male is getting a bit more aggressive. I hope she will be OK. The shop said they will exchange so if it doesn't work out I will try another male. Unfortunately I can't just buy another female.:unsure:

Have a look at aquastones (available on ebay). http://www.aquastones.co.uk/ I just got some and they are OK for certain types of plants.

I bought a pair of Dwarf Gourami at the weekend. The shop I go to only sells pairs, but they are quarantined for 2 weeks before sale. Pics are here: http://myaquariumlog.blogspot.com/2011/02/got-dwarf-gorami-pair-male-and-female.html They look great, but the male does chase the female around a...