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I recently purchased a P. Pictus, but im now a bit concerned... S/he looks in good condition, if not a bit on the skinny side, and is very active. I've seen her nibble on a bit of food, but not a great deal in the half a week i've had him.   The issue is that s/he spends all day and all night at...

Is there any more advice to be had on growing your own food? i too have an old tank sitting in the garden, and its got some black larvae swimming around, but im a bit skeptical about feeding these to my fish. Im sure i read a thread on here a long while ago about the different kind of larvae and...

Hi, does anyone have any suggestions on plants that would survive severums? preferably quite tall ones

wouldn't 'non' bog wood rot in the tank? is there anything you need to do to it before putting it in your tank? a good soak and scrub i assume Edit: Tribal - thanks for the photos. some good inspiration

Is the big bit still for sale, or sold? do you have anything else large? need to beef out a 4ft, 30" tall tank. rooty or not.

I am now the proud owner of a 330L, 4ft x 18" x 30" tank. I moved all my fish across, and the bogwood & rocks i had in my old tank (rio 240) and it looks really quite empty... I was wondering if anyone had a tall tank, and how they go about scaping it. I have severums, so lots of greenery is...

Ill get me a bottle of coke and a hose then...

I have ordered a tank from all pond solutions. its a 4 ft 330L tank. It comes with filtration built into the hood, which sounds very dubious to me... i have also ordered an external, and i've got my fluval 305 which i will use if i need to. I was just wondering if anyone had one of these tanks...

i dont understand all this "sand is easier to clean"... i have only had a sand tank one, a little 50L ish tank, but it was a right pain! i could never get all the poop out. maybe my gravel vac is a bit rubbish

Sorry to highjack, but im in a similar situation, although with a rio 240 so a smidge bigger. My main question is about RO. Is this essential? i have got friends who assure me marine is just as easy as tropical - just add salt as well... but im not really that sure??? same about skimmers - my...

From what i can see, it doesn't state what wattage those bulbs are. I would try to find that out before buying. I'm no expert, but i dont see why that wouldn't work. But unless they are something decent like 5W it might not be worth it. Only other thing is they may have quite wide lenses? just...

found a good site yesterday. Its american, and i dont know if they would post over here. Its also expensive compared to just e-shopping around, but its good for ideas. I also like their solderless parts. Plug and play! rapidled.com

I managed to get the unbroken end off, and it looks like it is just silicone holding it on, so i will try to get some solvent to remove the snapped off lip that is on the other side. Would i be right in thinking that this stuff would be nasty to fish, and completely draining the tank and moving...

will have to investigate, but the official replacement comes with 'Cyanofix' "Instant Glue" which i would guess is what the original would be glued on with? ill hack and slash and see how i go

Anyone got any ideas how to take the old brace off? not only that, but the lip of the snapped side is also still glued in place... I've got a feeling its staying put, and my new brace will be off centre (not the end of the world)

Please re-cap the components of a build like this. Am i right in thinking you need: x LEDs x lenses a driver that's V needs to be compatible with x LEDs (or multiple drivers) heat sinks - where do these have to go? one per LED? a plug for each driver a sheet of MDF - drilled and waterproofed...

have a look at this thread. It looks quite simple and cheap. Am considering doing the same, if i ever get round to buying my 5 footer DIY LED hood build

30 is usually a lot more expensive though... upped to 12mm glass. tempting though... I am thinking of saving up for a 6ft ND mmyself

Am i missing something> if you go to B&Q, a 1W LED bulb (GU10) will cost a fortune, and you're saying you can do all this for a fraction of the cost? This is making me re-think a ND aqautics tank and a home made cabinet & hood

the brace bar has recently snapped on my 240, and the front glass is starting to bow, so i have ordered a new bar. I would recommend having something in place

£15, and it comes with all the glue so i don't have to worry about getting toxins in the tank. Lovely... Yeah that's much better than me going to town with a big drill

Hi The supporting brace has snapped on my Rio 240, and i can see the front pane of glass has bowed slightly. I'm assuming the brace is there for good reason, and i am now in trouble... Does anyone have any ideas? the brace has just become unattached to the front pane. it looks like its just...

What sort of foods do you feed your skippers? can you ever get away with pellets and flakes etc, or are they really better off on live foods? Am thinking of setting up my own tank (although my DIY/art skills leave a lot to be desired, so no DIY root system for me..)

Hi, I am looking to set up a new tank (aqua / viv / terra / whatever) and thought this might be the forum to search for some ideas. The one thing this project must be, is based on my current unused fish tank which is about 36 X 12 X 20 inches. I dont have a proper fitting lid or lights, so...

It is my understanding that they come from west africa in boggy climates, so its unlikely you saw one in Oxford, unless it had recently escaped!

i very much doubt you will save money by making a DIY glass tank. There are plenty of internet sites that will build you a tank to whatever dimensions you need, and it will be cheaper. Cabinets on the other hand look like a complete waste of money. Usually these cost more than the tank itself...

convicts will get their leg over anything...

hand held? wow - i was reading the thead thinking "its not that hard with a decent camera and a tri-pod" I stand corrected!

Can you not have a sealed sump? It would need some sort of rubber seal on the lid, so that you can open it for maintinance, but that way you dont have to worry about power cuts etc? Or is there a specific difference between a sump and a giant external filter?

I dont clean it that often - every few months at best, and its always full of tiny snail shells... (alhough i dont have any in the tank) Also, does anyone else (with an external) get gunk in their pipes? Whenever i stop the fiter to clean is, and then start it again, i get tonnes of gunk that i...

Alright, my maths says 750 filled. Anyway - it doesnt really matter. If your baseing anything off literage, then you need to subtract the vol of substrate / decorations and add the vol of filter (assuming external) Are you gunna have any catfish in this tank? Edit- seen you have said L200s By...

If you glass is 15mm thick, it will be more like 725L, filled to the brim

i would steer clear of the EBJD - they are quite fragile, especially when juvi's. I like the idea of a mixed Sev tank though, Just dont expect to see any living plants! Also, i think your tank is less than the litres you think... Based on rouch maths of 1" = 2.54cm, its 792L - but thats not...

Hi, I am setting up a tank. its about 80L, and i am thinking of going low tech planted. This tank is on a real budget, so i had no intention of buying a T5/8 light bar. Can i get away with just having a couple of lamps pointing at the water? with 'normal' bulbs? and if so, what WPG would...

I have kept all of the above barbs and more at similar temps with no issues. Personally, rosys and tigers were my least favorite. I love the Odessa, but I also became very attached to my Golden barbs. Even the smaller barbs (drape fin. Not so much cherries) happily put up with the cichlids i...

Good luck. you will now have two little terrors in your tank. I am setting up a 2nd because i getting a bit fed up with the Cons owning the tank

i am a full on noob to this green side of the forum, but small tanks in general can mean more work. ammonium spikes etc happen super fast in small tanks, so more frequent water changes are often needed (but obviously dont need as much time & effort)

Thanks for the info. When it comes to the convicts, i will keep a close eye on them. Currently, all 3 get on fine and the male seems to swap females every now and then. Its every other fish in the tank that they have got a beef with! What should i be doing about substrate? do i want some peat...

Hi, I have never done a planted tank before. In fact, my current tank only has one real plant in it (the Sev's ate the rest...) but i recently aquired a little 3 x 1 foot tank, and thought it would be fun to set it up as something different. I really havent put a great deal of thought into...

Got myself a little 3 x 1 tank the other day (came free with a tortoise...) so i might set that up as a 2nd tank. Probably going to go with lots of plants and see where it takes me. I'll keep my eye out for a bigger 2nd hand tank and see what comes up