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I just have the stock LED light that comes with the Fluval Flex 15gal tank which looking at reviews most say works well for plants. The stock of my tank is just six danio's (three zebra and three leopard types). I've read that liquid fertiliser (apparently API Leaf Zone is a good one?) helps a...

After looking around I can only seem to find the Eco Complete at very high prices here in the UK :( Looking in to both of those I am being put off due to the prices as well as (at least with the Fluval stuff) having to replace it every so often, so I might just stick with ordinary gravel and...

Thank you both for the detailed information! I had a further look around at substrate and came across Fluval Stratum substrate on Amazon. which I think is similar stuff to the one linked to above? Im thinking to lessen the chances of messing with my cycle, it would be less risky if I replaced...

I've had my tank for a little over a year now, and have always just had plastic/silk plants but I'm now wanting to make a switch to real ones. I've done some research as to what ones are considered best for beginners, however am still a bit unsure as to what to go for, and what would look the...

Happy to hear it’s nothing to worry about or anything that seems to cause any harm to fish. I will get some white vinegar and hope that it cleans them better without as much need to scrub them so much. Thank you!

I’m wondering if anyone could tell me what’s causing these dirty looking brown/black marks to appear on my fake silk plants in my tank. I have had the plants for a few months now, but in the last few weeks they rather quickly start getting this muck on them which I don’t mind scrubbing off but...

Thanks for the suggestion I shall adjust the times and have it come on less to see if it helps. Today is my weekly water change and clean day so I’m now going to have a go at removing all the algae I can see in the tank while also doing a bigger water change than normal. Fingers crossed it...

Just looked on the water company's website and it says the average Nitrate in this area is 35.6mg/l. And no currently the only live 'plants' are the moss balls. I have the daylight white light set to automatically switch on at 11am, which then changes to the blue night light at 7pm, until it...

They are quite active but they seem happy and not stressed in the tank. Not sure what you mean by fertilisers? The only chemical things I add to the tank is the conditioner in new water. Apologies, a lot of this is still new to me :D Would something like this help with lowering the Nitrates...

Really? I was always lead to believe the 10-20 level was okay :( I shall do a bigger water change today. The tank has been set up since late March, it's a 57 litre and I have six danio fish.

I've done a search and I believe I've got a sudden bloom of brown algae in my tank. Can't figure out why, as nothing has changed, I'm still doing my usual water changes and tests and the latter is always the same (Ammonia 0 / Nitrite 0 / Nitrate 10-20ppm). Is it pretty normal for this stuff to...

I have 6 danio's. Is it best to "knock" the gravel about a bit to let extra mess release so I can syphon it out, or best to just let it rest and only syphon "gently" along the bottom? Admittedly I don't rinse the filter media out weekly, but I shall try doing that more often to see if it...

Just looking to see if I'm doing things correctly. Had my tank set up for a few months now and everything seems to be going well, but even after spending a fair bit of time cleaning it seems there's still quite a bit of what I can describe as "floaty mess" that seems to kick up I assume from...

Thanks everyone, so it seems more danio's is the only recommendation for more fish. I like the look of those long finned variety so may see if I can find any of those for sale, or I may end up just keeping the six we already have. I'm a bit undecided still if I'm honest with what to do as I...

Here’s an up to date picture of the tank just in case the amount of ornaments/plants I have makes much difference.

I'm not sure about GH, here is the full details of my area's water info from the supplier website: I realise the danio's are rather active, which I think is one of the reasons I do like them a lot. Our danio's seem to like exploring all parts of the tank rather than just sticking mostly to...

I've had my Fluval Flex (57litre) up and running for a while now, with 6 Danio's (3x zebra and 3x leopard) and I'm loving it and the Danio's. It's my first tank so I still feel I have a lot to learn, and I have noticed that you seem to get different advice from almost everyone in regard to what...

Im starting to notice a gradual build up of what looks like a mix of general muck and limescale in the corners of my tank as well as the heater etc and am wondering what people here use to clean areas such as these? Will just a basic brush or cloth do the trick? Do I need to take the fish out of...

Thank you both of you for the continued help :) The filter system is just the standard one that comes included with the Fluval Flex tank which I believe just has the outer sponge, a bag of carbon and a bag of ceramic media. I also added a piece of drift wood to the tank (in the back left...

Thought I’d update :) I added the double dosage of the SafeStart as instructed, and today is 9 days since doing it so thought I’d do a test. It seems to have done the trick nicely. So thanks for the help there :) What’s my next steps? 1) Should the Ammonia and Nitrite all stay like this...

75% water change done :) Is it worth doing another test for Nitrite and Ammonia tonight or just leave it a while until after I've put some SafeStart in tomorrow? I've ordered 2x of the 50ml bottles of SafeStart as strangely it works out cheaper than buying the bigger bottles on Amazon right...

Thanks very much :)

Thanks for the tips/info, I've ordered a bottleof the Tetra SafeStart which will be here tomorrow. Do I add a dosage of that at any time directly to the tank or at the same time as doing a water change? And how often should I add a dosage of it? And I assume I continue adding the AquaSafe to...

So after doing a water change last night I’ve done another test just now and the results seem pretty much the same again? :( So not even 24 hours after doing the change the results look bad. Surely something isn’t right or I’m doing something wrong? Do I really need to do a 50%+ water change...

Okay another big water change done. Used a new syphon this time to take out and add in the water more gently which seemed to make the fish stress free. Will do a test tomorrow. Is it pretty normal to get results like I’ve been getting in a new tank? Would feeding them less help, or adding in...

Well today is my weekly water test and I’m a bit disappointed as the results seem to be the exact same as they were last week prior to the 50% water change :( Does this seem normal as its still cycling? I don’t believe I’m over feeding the fish (put 2 tiny pinches of flakes in per day) and...