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Things are just dandy. I ran out of NT Labs ammonia test fuid but the nitrite and nitrate are still at zero. Instead of buying more ammonia bottles of fluids I opted for a Seachem Ammonia alert round strip thingy. It lasts a year and is a lot less expensive then buyin the NT Labs bottles. I...

So far, the external canister filter tank, flushed out and filled with saltwater in a tank with lots of rocks, indicated extremely high amonia, nitrite and nitrate levels. I added a large amount of live marine bacteria and left things as they were except for a small amount of flake food. Things...

Briefly - I have made a start on going into a marine tank. I have bought a good number of rocks, not live, though some will have a small amount of "life" in them as I hung them into the sea for a fortnight. I have these in a small tank with shop bought saltwater to condition them. I am using an...

The mention of "sump" in the original question leads to it being a marine tank. I guess anyway, since not many freshwater tanks use a sump. In that case the issue is rather more different. Filtration as discussed, is for the collection of detritus and of course, for the build up of beneficial...

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Put a mirror in his tank. Watch the fun....

He thinks he's a guppy. They do breed together so if you have male guppies he may well be going for dominance. And the females? Well, he'll have a twinkle in his eyes

The endler is probably the only one prone to escape the tank. I've lost a few of them. The others should be OK. If you want quick plant cover then try water lettuce. If it gets going you'll end up selling the extra back to the LFS

The tank in that clip isn't the one you think it is @AdoraBelle Dearheart It's a small tank by any standards at 21 ltrs. It's not their eventual home. I just got a few bits of rock to put them in there to condition to start saving them for the transfer to a bigger tank. That was done yesterday...

Not so much solitary confinement: more like Lost in space

Fishcakes. My Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish were a year old so I thought I'd throw a party for them Bought fishcakes

Durham eh? Which shop? I use both Fish Alive in Durham, and Tropical Supplies N.E. I prefer the latter for marine things, and Fish Alive for freshwater, after the amazing Horizon Aquatics at Newton Aycliffe. As for water collection I have now started buying the water. I was very pleasantly...

It took me 10 years to pay off a speeding fine. £5 a week.

Trout. They all seem to have been eaten by otters

@Essjay + @Donya . Didn't know that a few stones of cricket ball size and a sandcastle amount of sand would amount to much. I normally have that much in my wellies after a days fishing. Anyway I won't be taking any more. I do have a bucketful of shop bought rocks secured in the breakwater...

It never ceases to amaze me on the comments about what to stock in a tank. The usual comments are, "there are too many fish for the tank" - " you need a bigger tank" etc, and bettas seem to be largely ignored. To be honest I would buy any at all. I prefer something more natural, even if it's not...

I set up a small tank just to condition rocks ands sand before I transfer everything into another larger tank. As I just scooped up seawater and live rocks and sand direct from the beach, and a couple of small bits of seaweed, oh and a crab, nothing needed heat. Anyway, I've now set up a larger...

I'm still working on my 135ltr tank (I thought it was 125ltr) but in the meantime I cleaned out the small tank that housed my Blue Eye redfin rainbowfish and turned it into saltwater. I was totally peed off with the rainbowfish. They showed no interest in breeding, the plants got out of hand...

I'd give them a quick dunk into a bleach solution. Once a bladder snail gets in the tank it'll multiply faster than you'd think possible. Then you have a hell of a job on your hands. If you have any smallish fish in the tank that you are hoping to breed then I'd add something like Hornwart or moss.

When I do a water change, or a clean of the substrate I always drain into a bucket so I can remove anything that moves easier. On just a water change, I have the end of the pipe inside a fine mesh bag of sorts, and used a pair of my wife's old tights for this last time, so that the young very...

I had the Fluval but the seal started leaking and then the pump to prime it gave up on me. Couldn't get the parts so also went with the SunSun with built in UV. Apart from the price difference there ain't much difference in the build of them, They are all modelled in the same way and get the job...

It really makes me wince when so many cooking programmes are hosted by Italians. It's as if the rest of the world hasn't a clue how to knock up a decent meal. Also the programmes such as those where people are stuffing the biggest burger, almost 2 storys high, into their mouth are just pure wack...

See my new tank inhabitants. They're flying the Ukrainian flag. This is my seawater and live rock.sand tank that I opened to get the beneficial bacteria load onto the rocks I collected. I went ahead and got the NT Lbs Marine Test kit and everything checks out fine. So I went ahead with buying...

QAnon perhaps? Oh, you were talking of intelligent life forms

My black perspex sheets came today and this is what I'm doing with them

Here;s the response. Most of the reagents are formulated and calibrated differently between marine and freshwater, you’re going to get the correct results using the ammonia and nitrate from the freshwater, however the pH results will be incorrect, as the freshwater reagent is not formulated to...

I've just done the test as per NT Labs requirements of 1ml water to 5 drops from each of the 3 reagent bottles. There's no difference from my doing a 5ml sample to 5 drops of each reagent. The colour is still dark blue. Remember this only for the ammonia test.

Thanks @Essjay I notice an immediate difference in the Ammonia test. The sample of water is at 1ml for marine, instead of 5 ml for freshwater. The number of drips is the same so I'll do another test and see what that shows. I have some fresh bottled seawater to try it out on. I wonder..... If...

I have dried a lot of sand/substrate lately. It all depends on how much you have but a typical amount from my own 120ltr tank is only a few pounds in weight. I put it in a container and microwave it. Not only does it dry the stuff, it also kills any potentially dangerous bacteria thay may...

Way too many discepancies to take it as read that aliens actually come to Earth in UFO's; even if they do exist somewhere. Accelaration such as displayed on those craft, would kill any living being of a sizable mass. Quite simply they'd be squashed to death from the sudden accelaration. The same...

Not so sure it's a "fun" fact but there are more people alive today than have died since the beginning of humanity.

I can't see any requirement for a chiller. The north-east of England isn't what you'd call hot enough to impact on a home aquarium. On the beneficial bacteria front, I collected more sand from in between high and low tide marks yesterday, along with a small crab and more fresh sea water. I'll...

Look at this 2 ways. 1st is the removal of detritus. This is done when the water goes through filter media such as floss, sponges etc. As long as what you use is toxic free you can use whatever you want. I use various stuff depending on the size of the tank. For instance I have a tank that I use...

eah, I can offord it but it's not getting the answer that I want, ie are the chemical reagents the same? If anyone can provide a colour chart for the NT Labs Marine tests it'd help.

I rinse out in rainwater

Like,,,, Hell no. Apart from the fact that I ain't gonna dip my hand into that stuff, it isn't what the local coastline has where I collected the sample. I do think, though, that if there is a high level of ammonia in the local area sea, then there'd be a mass die out of fish. There was a recent...

Well here's their response. We would always recommend using the marine test kit, as they are buffered and calibrated differently to the freshwater test kit, although the results will be similar, so should give you enough of an idea as to the quality of your water. I would highly recommend...

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