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I can answer.this seen as I've just filled my fx6 with new media. You will notice everyone is different... Bottom basket Side sponges Fluval bio pad 750g prefilter media Middle basket Side sponges Fluval fine filter pad 1kg or seachem matrix Top basket Side sponges Polishing pad material.

Delivery day!! After turning it on in the kitchen i made the mistake of looking at it turns out it's pretty bright. My Initial thoughts on it? It's very well put together the led units look of a high quality. This has an app for the controller which connects to a smart phone. Which in my opinion...

Depends at a guess you may get issues with the Betta and the guppies if there males ,Some fin nipping. On the other hand you maybe lucky and have no issues at all. I have kept Bettas in community tanks with no issues but then they can cause havoc.

After much deliberation I've decided to order more plants. So I've got 3 more crypt wendtii green 3 more crypt undulatus green 2 more hydrocotyle tripartita japan 2 trident java fern. coming Monday. will hopefully get my wood and rock in on Saturday and get some pictures loaded up.

I had considered torpedo barbs but I think the red flash is not to dissimilar to the cardinals red so that's why I was more leaning towards the Congo's although they are tetras. Well I'll opt for a good group of Cory's

Delivery of my hair grass just came so itll need to sit in the tank until Saturday as I'm working tomorrow and Friday won't have time today sadly to do any more work. Package came with some nifty new glass ware thoughcourtesy of aquarium gardens a blau 45 diffuser and a blau orb drop checker...

Really? Had Congo's before in planted tank and they were great with the plants. Not had cardinals before normally kept rummies but fancy a change. So you think the Cory's would be suitable?

Well I had intended on a large group of sterbai Cory's but I think they will make a mess uprooting plants etc with that JBL substrate because of how light it is sadly. So what I know I definitely want 20-30 cardinal tetras 10 Congo tetras 10-15 ottos Other than that I'm not 100% Im open to...

Yeah prior to this I have always cycled using patience, But I figured well why not see if stability works like it says it will. It says on the bottle fish can be added straight away but I still won't be doing that no fish until my levels are correct. If it doesn't work then I'm no worse off.

Living in Scotland we have naturally soft water thankfully so I can't say I have ever had the need to to test it.

This morning has been productive joys of a 2 year old, early morning rises. I decided before I set the tank up how I was going to make things a easy as possible for me for maintenance as I work 12 hour shifts days and nights so the quicker I could do water changes or general tidy ups the...

Sadly I wish our government had taken it as seriously. And we wouldn't be in the situation we are in now with 83,000 life's lost.

Yeah absolutely I think it could have been far bettered handled by our government and that's coming from someone who's employed by the government. New Zealand has more than luck on its side being that is far less densely populated than the UK but also you went into lockdown sooner which had a...

Pmsl sadly disappearing covid 19 is far beyond my capabilities , But Christ it would be nice if we could all wake up tomorrow and for this nightmare to be finished. Thankfully myself and my wife are key workers so we have kept some kind of normality to our life's as we have worked through it all...

I have kept runmies for numerous years and had them in mixed tanks. All my tanks have had a pH of about 7.0 they do also like warmer water so that's something to remember when picking tank mates. They are prone to white spot if there stressed by poor water quality. They LOVE to school so a...

Thank you. It was one stupid mistake, Being uch I don't need to double check I've turned it off. I should have checked it. So lost fish that I had for numerous years were very well grown out and breeding pair of angels. Moral of the the story DOUBLE check that tap is off! Indeed I do...

Thank you... Thankfully house insurance covered the replacement of the underlay and carpet as our living room, while the the tank was torn down we got a decorator in to give the place a freshen up this also sweetened the Mrs up.

Good evening folks!! Right little bit rusty on here not been on this forum in over 5 years!! Originally I purchased my aqua oak tank and stand from Maidenhead but after a house move and a rather unfortunate accident recently with overflowing the tank (I have a HMA filter rigged up to the mains...

Hi folks, Can't Remember the last time I was on the forum. I need some help as to what lighting I should opt for, Ill start with what I have at the moment. Tank: https://fishkeeper.co.uk/product/aqua-oak-120cm-x-60cm-2-doors-aquarium-and-cabinet-aq120d tank size is 43 inch X 21.5 X 24H...

I may sell yes. It is full working order. It's a 300w. PM me. And we can work out a price.

Eheim Hager it will be I've borrowed a heater for now. My aquarium is 2 ft deep and just under 4ft long. Got the fx6 set up and I must say I am impressed. Worth the extra IMHO. Thanks for the info folks.

UK based. I had looked at the "super fish ultra safe" line of heaters according g to PKF THE 400w version would heat tanks in the 400L to 600L range so a 300w would be perfect but it's a company I've never heard of and there's only two reviews on the PKF site it does get a good review. Here's...

Ok thanks for the reply. I really only want one heater in the tank as I feel personally they look a bit unsightly hence why I bought the hydro in the first place. Would u recommend any particular 400w as the only bigger heaters tend to be cheap chinese rubbish. Cheers

The way I look at it I may be wrong but if the heaters more powerful it'll warm up the surrounding water quicker so in turn spend less time on and it wont be constantly on like a smaller less powerful heater. And I have my tank in a cold corner of the living room. But if a smaller heater would...

Good evening folks, Not been on the forum in a while but I need some advice. I did have a 246L aquarium. I have now upgraded to a lovely slightly larger aquarium from Maidenhead Aquatics, A beautifully made solid oak stand and lid and a more substantial 380L capacity. ATM I'm running an Eheim...