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I recently bought a couple of Apple snails and they are brilliant. Always busy and visible and very interesting to watch with the ability to breath under water or from the air via a snorkel type of tube that extends. Also have the added bonus that they are too big for most fish to eat and...

Thanks to everyone for the help. :thanks:

So on the back of another thread I thought it would be worth sharing these reports on a separate thread as I believe that they show that the water hardness readings in this area increased significantly from 2020 to 2021. The 2020 water was on average 6.01 dH and within a range of 3.74 to 8.28...

So I spoke to the water people and I am awaiting a call back within the week, however I have now found the latest water report for 2021 and this is what I found... The 2020 water was on average 6.01 dH and within a range of 3.74 to 8.28 where as the 2021 results was on average 14.23 and within a...

Nope, some slate but very little and it has always been in.

I have used the same test kit throughout (NTL test tube kit) and the last test I double checked with an API test tube kit so I don't think it's that but I will do as you suggest and take it to my LFS and see what they get.

Thanks for that. If I did put the Java Moss in a 5% solution will it do any harm as long as I rinse thoroughly before putting in the tank? Can I ask if the Marimo Moss balls can be "re-balled" if they do fall apart as I pulled some apart to try and get it to grow?

Thanks for reply. The tank has been set up since around last November but I do not think the parameters started increasing until around the middle of May as any changes prior to this were only minimal and could be down to my interpretations of the sample colours v the chart. The wood is...

I cannot think of anything in the tank that would have changed it but I've listed everything in my OP and unless I'm missing something then :confused: ?!?!?!? I think I will give NW a call tomorrow and hopefully will get through to someone helpful. I'm also going to do a few extra water changes...

Thanks to all for the replies! The readings are in dH and in my OP I've provided test results from my tap today so unless they changed about a month ago and have changed back again it's probably not that. Also the last time I phoned them to discuss the incoming water I got fobbed off :(. The...

Hi all, I bought the java moss about 2 months ago and it's been sitting in water in a plastic tray on my window sill growing waiting for me to get around to doing something with it, hence this post. I have read that rinsing it, soaking in a 5% chlorine solution for 20 minutes, and then rinsing...

Hi all, Hoping for some help with regards to recent changes in my water parameters.... Some info about my set up starting with a photo to set the scene :) ......... I have an established freshwater 4 foot 90g tank which contains: 2 Red Robin Honey Gouramis - approx. 2" in size. 10 Neon...

Thanks for replies. I'd never thought about the fish getting trapped in nets but once pointed out it's fairly obvious this could happen. I've uploaded a couple of photos of the type of foam I would be using to see if anyone can think of any negatives.... Mark.

Hi all, Looking for some thoughts about an idea I had to help my plants root securely into the substrate. I have a sand substrate and have read about using nylon mesh etc to help the roots take hold, however I was wondering if anyone has ever used pond filter sponge? You can buy it in very...

Hi all, I have just upgraded my tank from a 40 to 80g tank, my new tank being quite a bit deeper (higher), and it got me thinking as to the importance of the dimension and in particular the depth of aquariums. Most sites will give advice as to volume required per fish or inch of fish but I have...

Hi @Colin_T Thanks for the info. Seemed OK then next thing dead so maybe it was a heart attack or stroke. Thankfully no more deaths of any sort since then and all of my fish seem to be ok. So hopefully just a rare one off. Mark.

Hi and sorry about your fish. I would suggest going forward doing a frequent and regular set amount water change and letting the tank find it's "natural" PH level. My newbie tank started out as 6.5PH but now that I do 7% per night, which works for me but I think most people do larger and less...

Hi all, I've just found one of my fish lying dead upside down on the gravel and I am hoping that someone may be able to spot why. I had 4 female platys and all looked OK, the only difference being the one that has died was not as fat as the other 3 but I put that down to it not being pregnant...

Bit late to the party but how about "Chanel" as in "Coco Chanel"?

Glad they're OK! :)

For future piece of mind get a little bit of clear perspex and cut a bit to place over the filter cut out.

I had a mia gourami the other day and it had somehow lodged itself into an impossible small gap. I also has a missing neon which I looked for for hours, eventually emptying the entire tank of all decor and it just appeared!

I haven't read the whole thread so apologies if this has been covered but if you are just water changing then hook something up to the filter outlet. For an external it's just a matter of a valve which diverts the water into a bucket, for an internal it would be a bit trickier.

Males are normally much smaller. I have 5 platies, one of which is a male. It chases all of the females aggressively with the exception of one which it constantly nudges and stops very close to. The male is going back to the LFS as it's making the other females lives miserable despite the...