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I think it is about 120l

Thanks for the advice everyone. I only have 7 fish to transport (one of my Blue Gourami died last week! He must have been scared about the move...). Anyway, I'm going to put the fish and some of the water into a bucket with the heater/filter in whilst I put the rest of the water into bottles I...

Hi all, I'm moving house in several house to an area about 4 hours away. Can anyone offer any advice how to move a fish tank with several danios and a blue gourami. Many thanks, Amnesia

Hi All, Just a bit of an update... We still have diatoms in the tank, it doesn't seem to be getting worse but it's still there. Roughly how long do you think it will take to clear? Yesterday, I picked up a couple of shrimp (amoto/algae eaters) and they seem to be loving jumping infront of the...

Thanks again, Terry. Not sure on the type of filter... it's quite a large box with a small dial on the top to adjust the speed. I'll just leave it for now then and watch it disappear :-) Thanks again the rest of you for reassuring this is "normal".

Yes, this is a new tank. I had left it sitting with mature media for about 10 days. It has 6 danios in it. Would you suggest cleaning it? I need to do a water change this weekend anyway.

Last one... Thanks, Terry. I'll get cleaning tonight... I've got one of those hoses with a section that collects the gravel and just takes away the muck, so I'll see if that helps at all. If I got a couple of shrimps, would they help keep the algae down? A quick question regarding the...

Hi All, I'm unsure what this is growing ont he gravel, I've attached a couple of pictures. It has appeared overnight (as it was not there when I turned the light off last night. The fish don't seem to be stressed, and it seems that something has "settled" on the gravel in just a particular...

We have a large DIY box I could fill with water. But I feel the filter won't be powerful enough for it? We did add a rather large bridge to the tank, so I think he feels cramped because of that (The person who had him before us kept him in the same tank and he always seemed fine). I'm going to...

Hi, I'll do a test this afternoon and let you know. We took the tank off a relative who was just waiting for it to die. We cleaned it out, done it up etc. Looks like it may have been kinder to let it die than keep it in the tiny tank.

Hi All, I inherited a tank several weeks ago, with a goldfish in it. The tank is just over 12 inches and he has seemed fairly happy until yesterday. He seems to enjoy swimming (but he wobbles, a lot!). And today, I saw him hiding underneath the bridge that is in there. He only just fits in...

Hi All, My tank has been running a little over a week now, and I've beed to the LFS a few times for water tests etc, each time there has been a change in levels but the Ph has remaided consistent. I'm happy my tank was mature (we reused water, along with a used filter, gravel, ornaments etc)...

Another question from me :) During my cycle, would it harm to collect the waste from our tiny tank (which has a goldfish and minnow in it) and put it in the larger tank? Alternatively, I still have gravel from Sunday evening out of the old tank (which was emptied on Sunday evening). Could I put...

Thanks all! I'll persuade her Rummy's are better to start with, and we'll look at a few Neon's when I'm back from RAF training in a few months... that way we won't have a full tank and feel like there is nothing left to do with them! I don't think I'll be able to afford all the fish at once...

I'll get pictures up when the fish are in... Who knows when that will be! I've been taken to the other half about the fish, and she seems to want to put her foot down with the neon tetra's! I've explained what you guys have said, but she really likes that fish. Do you think it is better to...

Great, thank you for the help :-)

Thanks all! Yes, I’m doing a fishless cycle but I think some beneficial bacteria is already in there. I’m going to get the water tested at the LFS at the weekend and pick myself up a test kit when they’ve got some more in. 4x male guppys 2x shrimps 12x rummy nose tetra 2x bolivian rams Could...

Thanks guys. We're still a while away from putting fish in, so we're doing our research now. So the rummy nose tetra's are OK, but not the neons? How many tigers would we need to get to keep them happy then? I'll have a look at the 'centrepieces' that ZoddyZod has suggested, as it would be...

Hi All, We popped into our LSF to get some water treatment and test kits (but they didn't have the decent test kit, so I'm going to try a different store this evening). We spent some looking at fish and reading their little write ups. They've colour coded the fish Green/Yellow/Red (Green being...

Thank you! And would thisbe a suitable kit? I suppose I could take some water to our LFS every day which provides free water tests :) Haha

Thanks, yes I was going to wait a while but thanks for giving me a time frame :) Is my reasoning on it (above) correct though? I'm assuming I'm wanting ammonia and nitrite to get to 0 within a 12 hour period?

Ahhh, I see. Sorry, nitrIte not nitrAte. So, following the instruction... Once I've added the correct amount of ammonia, I'll test straight away to see what the reading is. Then monitor the reading daily until it gets to zero. Top ammonia back up to 4ppm and also test for nitrite. Test both...

Thank you. Good idea about the pinch of food. I'll do that this evening. Okay, that's great. I'll rethink the fish front then and pick up some ammonia (Would thisbe ok). Once I've added the ammonia, I will be testing to see how quickly the filter reduces the amount of ammonia and nitrate in...

Thank you for your help. We have a "Pets at home" near us, and I've been told they offer free water test. So, whilst I'm waiting for the one from eBay to arrive I might take it to them as see what they come back with. That way, I can get a good idea of waht the current levels are (as the...

A couple of questions, whilst I remember: I've currently got the filter on the left side of the tank and the thermometer on the right hand side of the tank, Should I be moving it to the same side as the filter so it can push the heated water around more effectively? Also, would it be worth...

Thanks for the advice. Where we have it positioned is next to a window, but it is in the corner and no direct sunlight hits it, apart from the side first thing in the morning. There seems to be a few "scum" type marks along the seals, but this is an old Clear-Seal tank. We've filled it with...

Hi All, I've got the tank. Its 3ft and in OK condition. There is some stubborn algae on the lid and some faint stainage around and on the glass. I've cleaned the majority of it up the best I can (don't want to use detergents etc on the inside). We have a big bag of the rock/gravel and fake...

Thank you everyone, and Waterdrop... That indepth post was a great read, and I feel a little more "fishy" having read it :-) Reading about the importance of bacteria the cycle this goes through (as you have said) will ultimately lead to me keeping happier fish and doing it properly. If it...

Thank you for the help :-) I do not want it to sound like we want a quick fix or anything and that I'm gonig to rush through the process. My Fiance will be here to look after them when I am not (and she is just as keen as I am for tropical fish), and I'll be back at weekends to do the water...

Thanks for the reply. I've just done some research on cycling. I am buying the tank second hand from someone I know, and it is coming complete with everything including some sand/gravel that was used with their previous fish. So that should still have some bacteria on it etc (but would it be...

Good morning, all! Firstly, "Hello" from Gloucestershire... I'm totally new to keeping fish and currently have a coldwater minow and a goldfish in a small coldwater tank. We love them to pieces, and whilst they're not "serious" fish, we certainly look after them and are happy they are there...