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Ha ha quite true! :lol: "The total weight is probably about the weight of two averagely sized people." and about a quarter the weight of just one of my wife's many wardrobes!!!

Turn heater up to about 30-32* to help things along.........just remember to reduce again before adding fish later on!

Fill with water and 25% (thin) household bleach. Leave over night then rinse out several times with clean water. Let completely air dry then wipe with a soft cloth....... Clean and stirile :good:

The simple answer is absolutely NOT!!! The 'plastic hood support' as you call it is in fact an integral structure designed to strengthen the tank and to stop it bowing under the water pressure. Tampering with any kind of tank bracing will compromise it's integrity. :crazy:

Well my tank is always extremely clean (has to be) although not in the sterile sense of course! I hardly notice it most days until someone comes in and goes WOW :hyper: what a tank! then I gaze at it for an hour or so. :lol:

(Mike455555) Wouldn't have a Betta with Neons. :unsure: The Common Plec will get very big and quickly (also messy as hell) Mollies? (Not very adventurous :lol: ) You have 240lts of space.........be creative! :hyper:

No :huh: Google is my read

Wanted: CYPRICHROMIS LEPTSOMA Adult, Females prefered. Collection only Price to be agreed. (below LFS prices) Wanted for stock increase. Southampton area. (Hampshire) Information of LFS selling these also appreciated.

Livestock FRY WANTED (TANGANYIKAN) Age and condition: VERY YOUNG Quantity wanted: 1-100 Reason wanted: TO GROW ON Delivery or Collection: NO POSTING Sales price: FREE OR NOMINAL PRICE Postage & Packaging: N/A Location: SOUTHAMPTON

Well in my limited knowledge your problem points to the ballast and I'm wondering if the replacement that you have been supplied with is also faulty. It is good that the seller is sending you another replacement (maybe they are thinking the same? :shifty: ) We'll resume this once the 2nd...

Hi, glad to see this thread is still getting hits and sorry to hear that you are still having problems despite following my journal. :unsure: First thing I have to ask is do you have T8 lighting or T5 as the ballast you have there seems to be for T5. If you do in fact have the T5 system does...

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Livestock/Equipment 1 x Altolamprologus Calvus White (male) Age and condition: unknown (adult) Good Quantity for sale: 1, maybe 2 Reason for Sale: Alfa male starting to pick on other males as paired with female (see photo) Delivery or Collection: strictly collection only Sales price...

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Hi, only wish to add that some amount bog wood can lower the pH value of the water (acidic) which can slow up or even stall the filter cycling process. Best to keep an eye on the pH while checking your ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels during your fishless cycle :good:

I wouldn't use newspaper as the print is unstable. I have had this problem and found sheets of good quality, non patterned kitchen roll works well.

Well, during my water-change I transferred approximately half the fry from the shell to a specially adapted breeding trap. Then, after making sure there was no trapped air in the shell and that the remaining fry were safely tucked in, I replaced the shell in it's usual place. I am glad to say...

I just feel that the first fry that emerge will be scooped up by the Tetracanthus which are constantly hanging around the shell. I think that is what happened the last time they spawned :sad:

Hi, ok so I have a bit of a breeding situation going on and need some advice. I have this 6" shell in which I have a Altolamprologus Calvus spending a lot of time in. She is being guarded by a large male so what do I do. I already have an aerated breeding trap containing minute Neolamprologus...

Thanks guy's.........it was a numb-nuts newbie who said that he had the exact same ballast as I did and needed to know which wire went where (no other info) I just said if you have the same ballast then how come you cannot follow the journal (didn't really see what else I could do, I mean, it is...

Sorry to say this but I shall no longer accept PMs or emails regarding the fixing of Juwel light-bars following an unfortunate message accusing me of not being a 'nice bloke' :angry: Not going to go into details but it was very unnecessary and luckily not now being a regular user of this...

When I was 14 (some 40 years ago now, :crazy: ) my bessy mate's family across the road had most things, you know like a telephone, colour TV, a bike and even dad had an XJ6 (when they were considered THE luxury car) and he had a tropical fish tank! Me? oh I had a 'fair-ground' goldfish in a...

Wow, you guy's make it sound hard :crazy: I got my T-shirt sleeve wet diving for a misplaced rock and thought I was having a bad day! :lol:

Good water = happy fish = good photography. Good mixture of colours, nice background.....all good. (sorry, been watching the judging on Masterchef! :fun: )

First comes the addiction to buying fish then comes the added addiction of buying tanks! :crazy:

Tank that big needs spectacular! Community......bah! Be creative, go Tanganyikan Cichlids with complete rockscape! Well you did ask..... :hyper:

Ok, so at the moment I have the Fluval Roma 240 lt / 305 filter. I am thinking (hoping) to go to a 5 footer (around 400 lts?) I like the look of the oak ones at Maidenhead Aqatics. As I will still be keeping Tanganyikans (of course) the stock level will not be massive (as with malawi)so I...

Well, in the UK it is illegal to take quantity of sand or stones etc. from the shore or forest however it may be different in the US. As previously suggested though I cannot even see why the risk would be taken as the cost of sand is so minimal!

Firstly do NOT put any soft material under the tank!!!!!! :crazy: The black lower lip of the tank is designed to sit flat on a hard surface. The fact that yours is only touching in a few places would suggest that the stand you are using does not have a true flat top. I would suggest a proper...

Fair point, still nicer than other remedies!

Mmmmmmm? Personal views. Gourami, especially dwarf variant require and well planted and very mature (not just cycled) set up. Most Cory grow to 2"+ and should be in a same species group of 4-6 or more. Betta can be harassed and nipped by Neon Tetra. Suggest. 6 x Neon Tetra (as you like...

Confused, a spike is when level go well up. Even a .25ppm of ammonia or nitrite is bad for your fish. If you are using API liquid test kit then you are getting constant yellow for ammonia and sky blue for nitrite then?

As I have suggested to many snail inquiries, get yourself one or two Zebra Loaches! Very attractive fish and prolific pest snail hunters Check this out............

People can get pretty disheartened when doing a FISHLESS cycle as it means many weeks or sometimes even months of just keeping water with no fish! The end result is well worth the hard work and discipline. HOWEVER this is a much better route than rushing out and getting fish from the start and...

Oh yes, I always advise a few extra days to make sure :good: Well done, looking good. Obviously you're planning a massive water change prior to adding fish, oh and don't forget to adjust your heater if you have had it turned up to assist cycling :unsure:

You are overstocked by some way now so do not add any more fish and do regular water changes.

I would go by the glass one on the inside. The outside stick on ones are a bit hit and miss and the setting on the heater thermostat are only meant as a guide.

Firstly do you know the name of your tank and is it a stand especially for the tank? Secondly does the tank have a suspended bottom? In other words is there a space up under the tank base with a rim around the edge or is the base flat?

How big (capacity) is your tank and how many of each species do you currently have? Also is your tank planted and what filter are you using and how long has the tank been set up. These are all questions that are need to be answered before anyone can suggest fish stock :good:

Testing each other in establishing 'pecking order' rather than a territory dispute I think. This is why we keep Africans :lol: