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Hi, surface agitation serves two purposes. Firstly, by making ripples this can actually increase the surface area of the water surface by up to double. As this is where the majority of gas exchange takes place this can only be a good thing. Secondly, surface agitation will stop a film of...

you either have a blockage in the pipes or media. Or the impeller is slipping. Another thing to check have you got the top on the right way round? When assembled you should read FLUVAL right by the seam between the top and bottom. Lastly you could have an air lock

Ha ha I thought you meant the purple one at the top before I re read your post! Yes the 980 is a very nice tank for the money. I had the 850 some years back and did a few mods to the media set up. Firstly don't worry about changing the (expensive) carbon cartridges, in fact don't even use the...

Was thinking of buying this just to save the fish!!!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28L-Fish-Tank-With-Fish-/150957818651?

Thank you........still working!

all is well again

Ah haa! this is me (doresy) replying to myself (dooresy) so all is well! What did you do and how long will it last this time!

Thanks, I have just added another plea for help

Is there a mod that would like to check my old account that I no longer seem to be able to use? This account ( dooresy ) I have set up just so I can communicate on this forum. The account I have used for years will not sign in any more! ( doresy ) note the spelling's different. When I attempt...

thanks for the help on this

Ok so I have had to register this new account (again) to sign in to find out what is happening as my account will not open. When I open TFF the page opens but when I attempt to log in on my account (doresy) it opens a blank white page with just the words Tropical Fish Forum with 'full version'...

Been doing it for 10 years this way without incident I find by re-scaping at each water change stops territories being established so much which suppresses aggression/stress. I feel also by the way the fish 'have a go' at my hands it keeps them entertained.

As all my rocks are hollow and sectional (10 in all) I remove them all. I remove all but 2 which I leave at one end of the tank. I vac then move the 2 rocks down the other end then finish the vac. Each rock I empty into a vessel to check for fry (and hiding fish). I then replace the rock in a...

That's what I thought.......it is epoxy based so should be ok!

Is Araldite Rapid aquarium safe?

NICE! :cool:

Appreciate that your tank is fairly small so you could be forgiven in thinking that why would you need an external filter but think about it? Why take up precious room with an ugly filter when you can have it outside the tank with just a discrete pair of pipes inside the tank? The benefit of of...

Ha Ha Ha Haaaa! Got to love 'friends'! When I first joined these forums many (many, many) years ago I was an irritating little sod because I challenged everyone about this Cycling lark as I had a tank full of fish which were perfectly happy without all this Cycling nonsense! I infuriated...

Add one of these if your tank is not very large or more if it's a good size Zebra Loach (a.k.a. pest snail terminator!)

I have same tank set up and have no problems whatsoever.....? When you say you are having trouble keeping your tank clean for more than a couple of days, how do you mean clean. Remember your filter is primarily a biological filter with only a degree of mechanical filtration. If it's growth on...

To be honest if this is a business venture I think you are trying to improve on something the does not require that much improvement. I'm out! :lol: Hell, did your survey anyway for what my opinion is worth.

Back in the day I had an 850 with the same set up. I got rid of all the cartridges and used filter sponges and ceramic noodles with a thin layer of filter cotton mat all got and cut to size from the pond department of the lfs. I would just like to comment that the filter is SO easy to check so...

The film could be a number of things 1, contamination from hands going in the tank, ie hand creams, grease etc. 2, protein oil from food (frozen foods) 3, airborne cleaning agents/polishes/air fresheners. Easy to get rid of by blotting it up with a quality plain kitchen paper roll or I...

Hi, as suggested they normally come free with unwashed plants or as eggs. Over feeding will help them flourish There are snail killer products on the market which contain copper (not recommended) As you supply zero information as to what fish you are keeping it's hard to suggest much but if...

Hi from 'the other side' (Tanganyika) :fun:

Ahh as I suspected. You need to get some ammonia solution from somewhere like Homebase in the household cleaning department. If you are unsure what to get this is good If you find some from a different source and are unsure then give it a shake and if it froths up then it's no good. Also...

If your ammonia is at 5 ppm that's spot on so turn the heat up to 30* and sit back and wait.... HOWEVER.....if as you have stated your ammonia level is at 0.5 ppm you need to add more ammonia (using the calculator at the top of this page) to bring the level up to 4-5ppm. I am assuming you are...

Ebay is a pretty good source sometimes. Check this item....... 380467073834 I always check out tourist shops when in countries like Spain and Greece. This year managed to pick up a couple of lovelies for just a couple of Euros

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Before any help you must provide a side by side picture of your old and new ballasts showing the 2 wiring diagrams.

What would be better is to try and get some matured filter media from a cycled system. If you do not have anyone you know who keeps fish then you could try your LFS (local fish shop) with the promise of being a future good customer. :hey:

Hi, I used sand as a substrate back when I had a community tank and experienced your problem 1 and 2. 1) The discolouration can be removed by mixing the sand with a long stick in this area. However to stop it happening try to slope the sand at the front to a level below the lower lip of the...

Anyone know where I can purchase 2 x white reflector strips for Fluval Roma 240 ltr.?

Hi, I have to ask what you mean by 'active filter media'? If you mean carbon or any kind of resin filtration like nitrite/nitrate remover you need to remove these and replace with foam/ceramic noodles. Your cycle is yet to kick off by the sounds of it. The nitrate was probably already present...

I hate to tempt fate but I have been running a 305 for 4 years which gets a strip down clean of the mechanics every 2 weeks and has never given me a minutes worry! I'm thinking a 405 is the same but just a bit bigger? Apart from the odd smear of Vaseline around the seal and pipe connectors...

Back in the day when I was running as many tanks as I could fit in the house I always did the same thing with a newly acquired second hand tank. I placed it on a flat hard surface in the garage (or anywhere where water on the floor didn't matter)and filled the tank to the very brim with cold...

I had one of those in the early days and the same happened to me! It was grit between the two tubes that got mine stuck. With mine there was enough of the inner tube extended to grab hold of so I twisted the two tubes back and forth in opposite directions while also pulling apart. Slowly, with...

Just to add, just because the 'rule' says that in your tank it's ok for 17" of fish it doesn't mean that, say, a 17" common pleco would be happy in it! OK so that pretty obvious but you see what I am getting at :hey:

:lol: :fun: I am just trying to imagin 2 sword fish in a 32 lt!! :lol: :fun:

40 gallons (UK) that's approx. 180 liters so loads of room left! Regarding the stock you have now most are shoaling fish (Neons, Guppies and Danios) so you would be best to increase those first. Kribs do better in a shoal as well although I would not recommend them in a community set up!