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One of the Bristlenoses giving the plant the onceover.

Pearl gourami, do you think theres enough air bubbles?

Sharing an algae biscuit.

And heres a family portrait.

Hi Guys, I wanted to post one of the full tank so you can see what the plants look like now. I am going to put a CARBO-PLUS unit in there today. I,ve been reading some bad reviews about them lately so I hope I haven,t wasted my money. I,ll post another pic of the whole tank in about 2 months to...

Kossy, I originally started with 6 but two dissapeared, next trip to the LFS I,ll grab a couple more. :)

In my short experience with the TBs, everytime they done that there was something wrong. The first time the nitrite levels were too high, the second time there was an outbreak of itch. The TBs seem to be the first ones to show a sign that something is wrong. To me it looked like the fish that...

I completely agree with Rose. I have 6 TBs in my 170lt with 4 cherry barbs,4 danios, 2 platies, 2 gouramis, 2 corys, 3 bristlenoses and one silver shark. They all live happily together.

I purchased a gravel vacum last week even though I didn,t think I would need it as my tank is fairly well planted. This morning while doing a waterchange I used the gravel cleaner for the first time since setting up my tank (its about 10 weeks old) All I can say is WOW, I thought the gravel...

Thanks to all the replys. As you say AA, people are reluctant to change and thats exactly why I felt compelled to question the theory but you have cleared many things up. Wether or not I cycle with fish in my next tank, I am now armed with the knowledge of both methods so thankyou. As for the...

Hey Freshmike, We can make you an adopted Aussie but you must be able to drink copious amounts of beer! :drink:

Hi Anna, I know you are a keen advocate of fishless cycling as are a lot of people on this forum. I have some questions for you and anybody else who cares to answer. Before anybody jumps down my throat, please note this is not an attack on fishless cycling, merely an unbiased observation. 1...

Hi Caz, I think your,e right, we,re about 9 hours ahead of england (in Perth). As far as the weather goes, its been wet and windy for weeks. Not very good drinking weather :P Hopefully it wont be too long before we start getting 30-40c days again. I love summer, all the chickee babes wearing...

Congratulations Fishnewbie, have you decided what youre going to put in there?

Nice setup, the white gravel really contrasts with the black slate/rock? I didn,t know discus come in different colours, I,ve only seen blue ones. What other colours are there?

Cheers Newbie, its 45 US Gallons. Theres 6 tiger barbs, 4 zebra danios, 4 cherry barbs, 2 albino corys, 2 pearl gouramis, 3 bristlenose cats, 1 silver shark. They all live happily together.

The "boys". Its hard to get a pic of these guys they wont stay still!

Bristlenose just hanging around.

Brown algae and Green algae never seem to be together, I might be wrong but most people here say they get rid of one and then the other becomes active. Is there a relationship between the two?

Hi Toni99, as you can probably gather, I,m in oz too. Most of the fish species on this site I find we have, sometimes they've got a different common name though. Which species did you not know? PS: Who are you going for in the final tommorrow, Com,on the PIES!

Hi Anna, I just want to say a BIG BIG SORRY if I offended you in anyway. :( It was never my intention to undermine the great work you do here. I agree the planted tank can be a pain in the rear sometimes. My bristlenose cats love frozen peas too. Again sorry.

:hi: Welcome to the forum. Just curious how did you get your screen name. Its very close to my surname (Humphry). I have family in England too.

Hi Bubble, is that the zac carbo plus unit using the carbon plates you are refering to? I have one on order myself. Its another way of putting carbon dioxide for the plants into the water. Its only harmfull to the fish if the levels exceed the recommended 10-15ppm which shouldn,t happen if you...

If the scratches aren,t too deep you can rub them out with toothpaste. If you use a buffer with glass polish keep in mind if the glass gets too hot from buffing it can explode.

BadKarma, I have the same tank dimensions as yours and one 150watt does the job nicely, dosen,t switch on and off too frequently. You could go the two 75 watt heaters but personally I think they are ugly looking things that take up room inside your tank so to me one is better than two for that...

Hi BadKarma, I,ve uploaded a table in members aquarium pics of recommended heater wattages as I couldn,t attach a pic here.

Sorry I had to post here, can,t upload images on begginer questions. Heres the table:

I like the third one, it looks the most natural colour to me. Its a pity they didn,t give the brand and model of the tubes though.

Hi Christine, I started to cycle my tank with 2 platties, everything was fine for a week but I made one big crucial mistake, I put more fish in before the cycling was finished(about 3 weeks it took).I lost 30% of my livestock. PLEASE, PLEASE whatever you do, do not add anymore fish for at least...

Sounds like the same stuff I had growing on my driftwood. Got myself a couple of Bristlenoses and now its all gone. The wood looks like its been hand polished!