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Does the 1 drop per 3.8 litres treat the Chlorine or both Chlorine and Chloramines? According to the instruction on the bottle, the direction of use: To remove Chlorine, add 1ml for each 20 U.S gallons(76 liter). To detoxify Chloramines, add 5ml for each 30 U.S gallons(114liter). It means, 1ml...

For freshwater fish, we don't use salt except for fish that come from brackish water. We only use salt for treatment of parasites or mild bacteria infections. If you use it to treat parasites or bacteria, use about 1-2 tablespoon of salt for every 20 liters of water. For treatment of bacteria...

The output position won't affect the filtration. You can put at any position that you like. But usually I like to add more aeration by putting it slightly above the water surface. However, if you find it too strong for your fish, you can always lower it down. Some fish don't like strong current...

Glass is a very good material that is non porous. So, no liquid can pass through it. You can stick anything on the outside.

Did you fill up the filter with water? Is your tank water level too low? Is the intake tube connected properly to the filter and sits properly above the motor/impeller?

I'm afraid your water GH, pH will go too high over time and you won't be able to control them. Also, if you make a large water change, your water GH, pH will have big changes which is bad for the fish. Btw, I haven't used limestone before, so this is just my opinion.

Sorry, I'm from another country. LOL The quality are ok. But for common fish, usually the quality won't be so good due too much breeding. Yes, those were the good old time when I was still a teenager in my hometown (the country where I was born). But the prices have gone up many times now due...

Welcome! You can consider crabs in future. They are interesting but they need half land and half water. For fully aquatic crab which doesn't require land, you can try the Panther crab.

At one of the LFS that I frequently visit: Neon Tetra - USD 0.37 each Cardinal Tetra - USD 0.75 each Panda Corydoras - USD 1 each. Discus ( 2" estimation ) - USD 7.50 to 10 each. Geophagus Sveni (3" ) - USD 19 Blue Ram (2-2.5") - USD 4.50 Common fish are cheap. Others are not so cheap.

You have Danios species. They are either Spotted Danios or Leopard Danios.. The other two are Plecos. You can search the internets for their requirements.

I just recall that in the past I used to visit the fish shops near my area every week. There were times when I visited them like 4-6 times per week. I was waiting for them to bring in new and unique, and beautiful species. And I was fortunate that there were 6 fish stores in the same buildings...

Nicaraguan Cichlid are beautiful fish. They are also more intelligent than most fish if you observe their eyes carefully.

What is your lighting wattage? If you want plants that can easily grow and don't require bright light/high wattage light, you can consider Anubias Nana, Hornworts, Anacharis Elodea, etc. Hornworts and Anacharis Elodea are stem plants that don't require to be buried under the sand. They can be...

Actually I had seen and heard of many cases of spirits being passed down to the next generations. In fact, the next generation will even have the supernatural abilities given by the spirits. The spirits constantly want someone to continue to pray and worship them. Whenever someone invoked the...

It's good that you have Neon Tetras that move in the middle or lower half of the tank combined with Corydoras that move at the bottom of the tank plus Gourami that move at all levels of the tank. Your tank will look less empty when you have fish that move at all level. I guess if you can add...

I will share based on my years of interpreting dreams and studying about dreams. My theory is that there are 3 sources/reasons of our dreams: 1)The results of our brain activities, over active imaginations, watching too many movies, over eating, etc. These can create dreams that have little or...

Actually it can be hard to say which is the best because all fish are beautiful and unique in different ways. If you like brightly colourful fish, then Neon Tetras are the best. You can mix them with some Honey Gouramis. Honey Gouramis are more peaceful and won't carry the virus like Dwarf...

This is another alternative method for water change. Another easy method of doing water changes to get a big siphon and connect it to a long hose. The siphon can easily start the suction and you can start draining the water from your tank. For refilling of fresh water, I will use another...

Just some sharing... I saw in the news that more and more people are beginning to use solar power due to the high cost of electricity. But the solar panels and the installations are not cheap. I guess you will have to ensure that the solar panels can benefits your "whole" house for you to get...

I think it will be interesting when you have the chance to study the corals and all life in the sea. Everything in the marine life from corals, fish to invertebrates are beautiful.

You can keep shrimps and fish in these conditions but don't expect healthy shrimps, fish and plants in your tank without water changes and light. All shrimps, fish and plants need minerals and plants will need nutrients and light. Without all these, they will grow weak and won't be thriving. I...

Actually all Tetras and Killifish will be tempted to nip the fins of other fish if they have the opportunity. Bettas will also fight among themselves and nip each other fins and tail. My Killifish even tried to nip the fins of my Red Phantom Tetras.

I will answer the first part of your questions as I don't have time to digest the second part of your questions. I check the internet for your tank size and filter. Your tank size is 41*25*25cm. Your filter is internal filter Aquael ASAP 300. I'm afraid that the filter with flow rate of 300...

Welcome! Marine Biology is an interesting subject. What do you do at your workplace? Do you have the chance to go to the sea and study the life in the sea? Chinese golden algae eaters are beautiful with their bright yellow/golden colours. I think if you keep them with small fish, they might be...

I agree with Colin. If you get a new canister filter, it will also slow down and get clogged after some time. The same thing will happen to the canister just as what is happening to your filtration system now. You just need to do a clean up of your filtrations system. The filter media may need...

In my opinion, electrocution rarely kill fish. Electricity flow from high to low voltage point. It occurs mainly in human who touched a high voltage source and is standing bare footed on the floor(low voltage) at the same time. So, if there is high voltage on the tank or water, the person will...

What fish are you keeping? Top level fish may try to jump out of water unless you have a lid. Bottom level fish have less tendency to jump. If you keep the water lower as Gary suggested, bottom level fish won't jump out of your tank. As for top level fish, probably they also won't jump out of...

Your GH at 120ppm (about 7 dH) is consider soft water or moderate soft. You can consider most South American and Asian fish. Platy is not suitable because they require hard water from 10 to 20 dH.(about 170 to 340ppm, preferably at middle range)...

I'm not an expert in aqua-scaping but just to share a few simple tips that can make your tank look better. Firstly, you must use sand instead of other bigger substrate like gravel. Sand will make big impact on the overall look. Look for sand that is lighter in color and not too dark. Dark color...

Wow, very interesting project...

Yes, it definitely can work since the bacteria stays in the filter media. Actually you don't need to take out the piece of sponge and put it into your HOB. Just use it as sponge filter in your current tank. The sponge filter works as a filter and also like an air stone since it will be pushing...

All your plants, shrimps and fish require minerals to stay healthy. Whenever you change water, you actually replenish the minerals in the water. You also remove unwanted waste, nutrients that are in excess. But this also depends on the how much minerals are in your tap water. For tap water with...

I'm sure you can do a planted tank but you may have to research for plants that can take hard water or higher pH. You can see from one of the videos above that they have plants in the tank. I guess most people used rocks and sand only because they are trying to imitate the habitat of the African...

I forgot to tell you. Aggressive Betta will kill the shrimp. Make sure you have a lot of plants and the shrimp is smart enough to avoid the Betta. Some shrimps that are unaware of the presence of Betta will get killed. There was once I put a divider between some shrimps and a Betta. But the...

What do you use to create your blackwater? I think as long as you don't use too much Indian Almond leaf, it should be fine. Too much usage of Indian Almond leaf is also unhealthy for the Betta. Make sure that your pH is not too low like below 6.5 and GH 5-8, most Cherry red shrimps will be...

What is your tap water GH, pH? You can check your tap water company website to find out the average GH, pH throughout the whole year. If your GH is too high, you will need a lot of RO water to reduce the GH especially for your 75 gallons tank. Take for example, if you want to reduce the GH from...

By right, the LED should be sealed inside the glass or some materials that is water proof or water resistant. You will need a soldering iron if you want to repair it but provided the cover of the lighting can be opened up. Check the youtube for some videos.

Actually there are many colourful and interesting hard water fish that you can consider. From the common livebearers like Guppies, Endlers, Platies, Mollies to African Cichlids. Under African Cichlids, you have many nice fish from Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi(more aggressive), Lake Victoria...

They are nice small fish with beautiful fins and tail but not so cheap. I also like the fish at the bottom which are Checkerboard Cichlids. If you can get 6 of them and let them pair up and breed will be interesting.