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Does anyone recognise what this little creature is in my tank? I’m assuming he’s hitched a ride with a plant… about 2cm long.

Just popping back to say that the light bulb change fixed the problem within a couple of weeks.. thank you

Sorry if I’m being really thick.. how does this eliminate all cycling issues? Does it not need regular ammonia to cycle and stay cycled? I can’t get my head round QT tanks but really want one.

Thanks guys. I really appreciate all the help. I’ve been in this hobby for about 9 months now and have learnt loads from this forum and it has been a tough journey at times as I thought it was going to be so easy and it’s been a steep learning curve. It’s really selfless that people give up...

Didn’t think of adding a second nature one - will do thank you

Thank you! So the light - yes I will try that I do regular huge water changes but will vacuum the substrate more. I had worried I was maybe cleaning it too much and so will put that back into a twice weekly routine. In terms of feeding - I typically put in a decent pinch of flakes for the...

Thanks again for advising. I am not sure what is causing the nitrate rise (only aware that it’s an issue to look into thanks to your mention of it - it certainly puts the pressure on me for water changes as I know to keep it low for my mollies) I wonder if it maybe due to some of the plant...

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That’s really interesting thank you for the help

Thank you for all this detail. The nitrates go up to as far as 20 and reduce to 5 after a weekly water change. I have looked for the spectrum data - not sure if this tells anything - Brilliant luminosity and excellent plant growth are what you get with the state-of-the-art Multilux LED lighting...

Oh that’s interesting thank you cos I saw somewhere on a Google search that Seachem Flourish helps reduce algae (which did seem strange) I have the Fluval 307 external filter. It’s been in for a couple of months having replaced the Juwel one that came with the tank

Hello I have had an algae issue for several weeks. I’ve tried to follow advice I can find online but not had much luck. I’ve refrained from adding any algae fighting chemicals and instead have just kept on top of water quality and reduced light time. Any other suggestions please? Also what type...

Thank you I have got some more photos

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Thank you for your reply. The smaller spots are his colouring, I will add here the photo ID him at the LFS showing his spots. The growth on the fin is new though I’ve only had him a couple of weeks. Ammonia / nitrite 0 Nitrate about 15ppm PH 7.6 GH 10 None of my other fish are showing any...

Does anyone know what this little growth might be on my pleco? I’ve only had him a month, from my LFS, I wasn’t able to quarantine. No behavioural or feeding issues just this little growth that appeared on its fin last week, slightly more red at first but now this more creamy colour. Thank you.

How long have you had the tank and what else is living in it?

I’m so grateful that you suggested I look at the filter. It wasn’t doing its job and when I tested the water it had gone from 0.25 ammonia to 2ppm overnight. Thankfully not having let it get any worse, I have cleaned the filter out, done an 80% water change, added Prime, stuck an old smaller...

I’ve done some googling and maybe there is a blockage in the filter. I’ve recently put some new plants in and stray leaves have been going to the filter so maybe that’s caused it. I’m not good with anything technical at all :( I’ll try to investigate though. Also my air stones are very close to...

Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll gladly clean the glass more regularly if it won’t affect beneficial bacteria. The filter came with the tank, it’s Juwel bio flow M. I don’t know if anyone in here is able to tell me why it might not be efficient, or I’ll check if there is a section specifically...

Hopefully these show the issue, I do twice a week at least 50% water changes. I don’t know if this is normal or if I have a water quality or filter issue I need to sort. Thank you.

I’ve been in the hobby about 6 months now; I had a 70l for two months that I transferred into a 240l which went through a mini cycle. I have recently noticed a lot of white specks floating around, like loads, making the water look really unclean. This is despite a 70% water change last night. Is...

Glad to have helped, if only the nitrates are reduced because of it then I’m sure that will much improve their chances. I hope someone can diagnose from the photos. I know how frustrating it is when you’re trying hard to do right by the fish and not seeing improvements (still going through it...