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Hi guys, recently added a lone, fully grown Angel fish to the 55 gallon. Never owned fish this big and or course he is producing a lot of waste. I’ve noticed a lot of this trapped in the inlet pipe and wandering if this is normal, or if this waste should be sucked in by the filter. I thought all...

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Hi guys, what’s the easiest and cleanest way to disconnect a canister filter in simplest terms. Very new to them and can’t think how to go about it. Obviously switch it off for a start, but I assume gravity will continue to pull water through leading to a flood if I simply popped the lid off...

I changed the placement of the filter inflow to increase aeration a few hours ago and he calmed down and stopped doing it very quickly 😌

Hi guys, I picked up a fully grown male Angelfish today, he is in a 200 litre tank alone which is fully cycled. I have noticed he is constantly opening and closing his mouth very obviously kind of every half a second. It is almost like he is breathing very quickly, as his gills also move in...

Would a single adult Angelfish in a 75 gallon tank attack a newly introduced group of 4/5 Electric Blue Acara Juveniles (a couple inches). Would it be best to remove the Angel and allow the EBA’s to grow a bit first or will they be okay?

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I don’t own a bucket I could put a 4ft piece of wood in. I also live in a tiny one bed apartment. I’ve read a lot about plecos and things that will happily munch on white discharge from driftwood. Is this not the case? If not I will continue to scrub and let the filter take care of the waste, it...

After the first week of battling this new white mould/algae on my driftwood in a new 200 litre, it seems to have calmed down a lot. After the first few days I could barely see a thing in the tank; it was so cloudy. After regular water changes, combined with removing the wood and power...

Okay thanks for the info! So I guess for the time being it is best to do regular water changes and add a pinch of fish food a couple times a week to feed keep the cycle going? If it doesn’t get better within the next 4 weeks I take it we have a problem and will have to remove the wood 😔 (very...

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Okay sounds good, I did think it was likely to be a bacterial bloom. The driftwood has showed white algae/mould but only in small amounts, after taking it out and scrubbing it, it has yet to return. Also from what I had seen, it is normally much more white mould everywhere that causes this...

Hi guys, new 200 litre set up and cycling with old media + a large piece of mew driftwood. After a couple days, the water became extremely cloudy and I noticed some white algae/mould on driftwood. From what I’ve read, this caused the cloudiness. I took the wood out, cleaned it again, did a 50%...

Hi guys, after shifting over existing media into my new tank to quick start the cycle, I have found the fish I want won’t be available for a few weeks. Is it worth shifting over my two dwarf gouramis into it (from 60 litre to new 200 litre) just to maintain the cycle for a few weeks? Then moving...

I don’t think the wood is making the water cloudy. I soaked it in the bath for 2 days before putting it in and it had no effect. It certainly looks like a bacteria bloom and is getting better already. Was more curious about whether or not I should add some temporary plants and fish to maintain...

Unfortunately I live in a 16th floor apartment and have no access to a hose or anywhere to do this? I’ve read this will resolve itself? In the mean time; is it worth adding temporary plants and fish to sustain the cycle??

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Hi guys, quick update. The wood has started to develop a white mould/algae and is obviously still cloudy. Not too worried about things, I am mostly wanting to let nature run it’s course and have a perfectly clear, algae free tank before adding my Electric blue Acaras. From what I’ve read, this...

Okay, how long is this bacteria bloom/cloudiness likely to last?

Hi guys; hopefully some of you have seen my recent posts and I’m not too worried but just wandering how you guys would go about this situation. -Just got my 200 litre filled with water and my first canister filter successfully running. -The filter has old media from an established tank. -The...

I won’t be able to get any fish in the tank until at least Monday, is it worth adding any fish food to “feed” the bacteria. I could move 5 Cherry barbs from a 60litre into the new tank until Monday but then would have to move them back and would feel bad about giving them all that room then...

Hi guys, set up a new 200 litre with a new canister filter. I have taken a couple bags of media that I had in my old 60 litre. (They were just rocks/substrate in a netted bag that I kept by/inside the filter for the future, both bags about the size of my palm.) I have placed these bags inside...

Tank is finally set up and thank you so much to everyone who’s helped over the last couple months. First “big tank” and first canister filter so it’s been a learning curve. Managed to wedge the driftwood in with no slate to hold it down and the filter seems to be working no problem (There’s...

Sorry for the spam! I think I’ve cracked it, does this look right to you guys?