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Is it possible that the pump motor is resonating with another part of your filter assembly such as a filter lid, pipe or other component?   It might not be the pump itself but something around it or attached to it.   Just a thought although I'm sure you've checked out the peripheral mechanisms...

I occasionally see them on eBay or our local on-line trading post called "Gumtree".   My feeling is that although they are great in principle (aesthetically at least), in a practical sense, cleaning, maintaining or worse, replacing them, is totally disruptive if the grille(s) need to be removed...

Amazing   Does it have its own solar-powered substation to generate the electricity you'll need to run it?

William Shatner did a renovation a while back which, I think, included a watercourse in his living room.   Perhaps this is what the OP is referring to?

I read somewhere that MTS bury themselves in the substrate which helps to aerate it.       This is my experience, Cameron     I have never kept Nerite snails but if you can follow this link it has some helpful information   http://www.aquariumcarebasics.com/freshwater-snails/nerite-snails/

Pearlweed makes a very pretty carpet but I'm not sure the area of my tank is big enough, given the way it spreads.   I haven't seen any for sale in any of my local pet stores recently.   Some water plants spread so easily in my part of the world that stores are not permitted to sell them because...

Points noted Ch4rlie   As for growing "as large as lobsters" I assume if that were to happen it would transpire over many months and not overnight   They are very easy to monitor because they are regularly out looking for food and their hiding spots will only conceal them as long as they...

Yes, there are a lot of similarities between your shrimp and mine.   I guess the difference in colouration and patterns is a regional thing and it's perhaps an adaptive thing like squid where they are able to camouflage themselves to some extent for protection, especially when there's a tank...

Thanks again Baccus.   Whatever they are they give me a lot of enjoyment at the moment with their cheeky behaviour and that especially applies to the larger one which is increasingly interactive, especially at meal times.   And point of order, all the references to Macrobrachium that I've come...

Thanks Baccus.   They came from a specialist aquarium store which I happened to visit but is not in my local area.   Various websites I've been looking at seem to confirm your suggestion in the other topic that they are Macrobrachium, although I haven't yet found a pic that accurately represents...

Beautiful and mesmorising  

I googled "Japanese shrimp" and only found pictures of shrimp battered and deep fried   Do you have a scientific name for them BettaBettas?   A couple more pics   Note two sets of pincers

I have two shrimps, which I acquired almost a month ago, in my 90 litre tank and they seem to be thriving, although I have no prior experience in keeping them and I'm not feeding them anything other than the food their tank mates get (a mixture of various types of store-bought flakes and freeze...

Thanks for the refresher on the "birds and the bees" Nick   I was referring more to the conditions in the tank being conducive to reproduction, but if these guys continue to do well, I might get a few more just to see what happens

I've never kept shrimp before and I wasn't expecting them to last more than a week.   But they are intriguing creatures and clearly have their own personalities.   The one in the pics is the larger one and I'm guessing it's just about fully grown and around feeding time it will look me right in...

Very cute   I have two shrimps that were given to me about three weeks ago which came out of a tank full of feeder fish.   They were virtually transparent when I got them but I've noticed they're now considerably darker, varying between light brown and chocolate in colour, but mostly speckled...

Another thing you need to consider is what it will cost you on a weekly or monthly basis to maintain the tank.   If you already have a tank, filters, pump(s), heater(s), lights, plants, decorative features, etc, etc which you can loan or donate to your school, that will help, but if not, you...

In my opinion, the most important thing to consider is who will look after it, on a daily basis and during vacation time.   Specifically, feeding, water management, lighting control and monitoring the tank for "problems" with your fish, plants, filtration and anything else associated with the...

The other thing to consider is that algae, if it's controlled, can add a certain realism to an aquarium.   We would all agree that algae on glass is as unsightly as it is undesirable   But I have some artificial plants and a few river pebbles in my 20 litre tank which have grown a thin layer of...

  I love the look of this too and as suggested, there must be ways you can mitigate the algae problem you're concerned about.   My understanding is that algae generally becomes a problem when there is too much light and/or too many nutrients in the tank to prevent it from flourishing.   There...

I'm sure there are folk around here who can give you some recommendations on how to plant it out if you're interested

That's a great foundation for a spectacular tank, blu3s   I'm guessing you've got at least 30 kilograms of rock plus the combined weight of the tank and water which means you must have a lot of support underneath it   Are you planning to stock it with plants?   I'm already imagining how good it...

    Nice pic, spe464.   My Cories have what appears to be the beginnings of a gold stripe behind their eyes, perhaps 2 or 3mm long, which, having seen your pic, I hope will become more pronounced as they mature (I'm assuming they are not yet fully grown since they are less than 2.5cm in length)...

This may be a question for another thread, but I'm curious about the substrate in the OPs photos and whether or not it would normally be considered to be too coarse for Cories.   My "Bronze" Cories are in a tank which has what I would describe as coarse sand or fine gravel and they have no...

I share your appreciation of Neons, Julielynn, even though they are not the easiest of fish to keep.   I have 12 at the moment and they have a lot of personality when in a group and have become quite with interactive me around meal times.   I'm often mesmorised by the brilliance of their...

They look like the kind of Cories which in Australia are referred to as the Bronze variety.   If you can follow this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_corydoras it should tell you what you need to know

  I would be cautious about using Vaseline as it's a petroleum-based product and there's no guarantee that some would not get into your filtration components and tank.   My recommendation would be to replace any moving parts in the pump mechanism and if you can't get them individually, then...

Thanks Julie.   I love the natural look of your tank and it will just get better as your plants become established and thicken up.   And well done on the canopy too  

Anecdotally, Neons seem to be a pretty good indicator of how healthy a tank is.   It may be over-symplifying things to suggest that a happy Neon means a happy tank, but in my experience, that seems to be the case.   Fortunately, in my neighbourhood, Neons are inexpensive and are usually my first...

Any chance you could post some pics?   I've been finding some interesting clips on Youtube about the benefits of Pothos plants in aquariums

I get the impression that the OP is not particularly concerned about "specific type" for breeding purposes.   Perhaps he could clarify that.

I'd recommend you go to your local fish stockist and select a couple of male and four or more female guppies that have the the colouring you like and let the party begin.   Choose females on the larger side which look healthy and capable of bearing several batches of fry.   There's no guarantee...