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I use a really basic vacuum cleaner I found it took a bit of practice but I can clean the surface of the sand without sucking up much sand at all now. I have seen a YouTube video where the person uses a flat ended implement to stir up the surface soil to then be sucked up the tube, but I...

Not if @Colin_T gets there first 😂

He’s keeping you youngsters on your toes 😀

Some of us have killed beautiful fish going on the advice of the LFS. And it’s difficult trying to research things that you don’t know about. I had no knowledge at all about cycling or water hardness even after numerous conversations with the fish shop. @Essjay sorted all the science stuff down...

And everyone here gives endless good advice that’s easy to follow 😀

Rabbis…? Is that similar to Rabies 😂

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That’s going to make keeping the pantry full difficult…

Oh Colin….what are we going to do with you..?

There is a very scientific thread on here that states Pothos is SAFE in aquariums. I’ll try and find the thread… EDIT: https://www.fishforums.net/threads/alternative-nitrate-reduction-method.476457/post-4111606

I buy RO water from Maidenhead aquatics and mix that 50/50 with my tap water from my Betta. For the amount I need it’s not a huge outlay and probably not much more than the cost of all the wasted, metered water that gets produced in making the RO water.

You’d need a VERY big tank…2 mtrs wide..?..

Blimey!! Part-timers 😂 Our children broke up on Friday 17th December…

I’ve no idea what might be going on, someone with more knowledge will surely give some opinions soon. Sorry you are having such a tough time at the moment. You don’t sound like a lazy fish keeper, it sounds like a random act so don’t be too tough on yourself.

First day…? When did you break up…? Our children (state school in England) went back on 4th January 🤔

@Naughts, if you post (#14) was referring to my post about cycling, just running the filter will not cycle a tank.

I’m not sure that this is a fully cycled tank..? Did you add ammonia, or some other method, to build up the beneficial bacteria..?

Going back to country… England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Ditto

Ok, so, after a very successful fish forum find I decided to try and find a craft equivalent…Oh My Goodness…! It took 3 days to get a reply to my introductory post…😂 The wonderful TFF usually has a welcome within minutes! I asked if I was missing something (TFF is my first forum experience)...

im Not sure that peat is classed as an environmentally friendly product any more..?

I tried this and it was a total disaster! Whatever was in the potting compost caused a huge algae problem and then gases built up (due to the depth I think) and I had huge, toxic gas explosions 😢. I had to strip the whole tank back to bare glass and start again. That said, it is frequently...

I don’t do, and have never done FB. Who wants to know I’m dozing on the sofa..? Certainly no drama exciting enough in my life that anyone else will want to read about, and I certainly don’t want to be inviting anyone else’s drama in! I also didn’t want to be monitoring my (late teens/20s)...

Not that I can see….

😂 my Papa (Grandpa) had a glass eye and had spares upstairs. When we were children and stayed with my grandparents we were always told to behave because we were being watched…scared us to death, but we always went straight to bed and straight to sleep 😂😂😂

I don’t know the answer, but I know those that can will ask for photos or video…

I’ve just bought a small submersible pump and a new kitchen bin…put the bin close to the tank, fill it with the required number of buckets of treated water and turn the pump on… suggested by @AbbeysDad and it saves SO much time and back-ache…

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What is it with cats…? £25 on another scratch post that Norah might like…but no, the corner of the sofa is still the preferred scratching place…🤷‍♀️😂

That’s the biggest difficulty with online, written communications. You never get to understand how ‘invested’ other people are with their replies. I can only speak for me, and from my point of view I have given my preference for the new name, I’m happy to be part of the process and to think that...

Ouch…my dad used to suffer with those…very unpleasant and probably the only time we saw him 😢. Take care of yourself x

I like Erin Isabella 🙂. Have you tried ‘signing’ these names to see which one of the signatures feels best/you prefer the look of..? @itiwhetu - we are a fairly friendly, non-judgemental, and (mostly I would think) unknown in the real world group. So in my mind perfect for fine tuning this big...

Expensive

Just the two, one with a Betta and one with guppies…tank 3 has been put on hold while I sort mum out… EDIT: How long does it take to maintain 75 tanks…?

As the others have said, lots more plants, and floating ones that the Betta can rest on near the surface. I’d also do the “tights test” (pantyhose) on any of the hard scaping/wood. If the tights, when stretched over your hand, snag go any part of the wood or rocks then they will be sharp enough...

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Very sneaky ninja stuff 😂