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You can test it by pumping from one bucket to another bucket. Try placing both buckets and the hose at the same height, then gradually lift the receiving bucket up and see it keeps pumping.

No, you can't remove the black rim, but you should be able to unscrew the hinges which attach the lid to the black rim. Then a new glass can go on top and a 90cm long light can sit on the glass. It won't look as pretty as what you have now, but it will work.

The only suggestion I have is to contact Fluval and ask if they have replacement light. If they do, it won’t be cheap though. If you’re a handy person, you can remove the part of the lid which is openable and place a glass cover on top of the aquarium. Then buy an LED light like a Hygger, and...

The 4th picture in post #20, is it a rendered brick wall? Is it on the ground floor? Is the ground outside the wall wet most of the time? If the answers are “no”, then it’s just a ventilation problem which could be easily fixed. If the answers are “yes, yes and yes”, the problem is likely...

Welcome to TFF :fish:

If the LEDs flicker, the problem could be the transformer rather than the LEDs. It’s a black box which transforms the household voltage and current - in the 2 examples in the pic, from 100V-240V and 1.5 Amperes to 12V and 3.0A A defective transformer drops the current to below what is required...

The article mentions we need 2.36 mg of Levamisole HCl per litre of aquarium water, which is 94mg (2.36 x 40 = 94) per 40 litres of water in the tank. KilVerm’s concentration is 16.5g per 1 litre of the stuff in the bottle. So to get 94mg for the 40L of aquarium water we need roughly 0.0057...

You can get Levamisole from Petbarn for $20. It contains 16.5g/L Levamisole Hydrocholide. I really can’t tell many mL is needed per litre of water, but I’m sure someone can figure it out. I soak cichlid pellets in it, straight from the bottle, then feed the soaked pellets to the fish.

I’m not familiar with Caribsea sand. But if it’s for freshwater aquarium (not marine) then it shouldn’t affect your tank’s cycle.

You could place the cast iron stand on timber board about an inch thick, it should provide a firm surface and not sink into the floor. Do you have a picture of the cast iron stand? If your aquarium is 29G then it should only weigh about 250 lbs plus the weight of the cast iron stand.

An orchid, Oncidium incurvum.

I use fishing line to tie rock to driftwood, or any kind of wood.

I don’t buy fish or aquatic plants online, so can’t answer the first part of your questions. But you can look up AquaticPlantsAustralia for online purchases, their prices are reasonable. Most of the plants you see in the pet stores are supplied by AquariumIndustries, but you can’t buy direct...

I think you’re right, some kind of wasting disease. I don’t think they can be saved, they may last another week or 2. If they deteriorate much further, I’ll euthanise them. Espei are hard to get here, unlike the harlequin or hengel. Perhaps I can try to breed the remaining few.

Just wondering what the problem is with these 2 fish? Currently in isolation tank, they’re around 2 years old, have been swimming like that for the past 3 weeks or so, still eating but not as much as they did.

The works to replace old pipes may take 4 months, but it’s unlikely that your property will be affected for the entire 4 months. They usually don’t know early on which properties (on what streets) are affected on which dates, so tend to send out a generic letter. Once works start, they will...

I agree with the above. It's a female.

It’s good to have an aquarist friend who can help you out with establishing your tank. If you live in Adelaide or the surrounding suburbs, the GH of your tap water could be up to 10 dGH which is too high for some softwater fish. You can get the water data from SA Water, not your local council...

Welcome to TFF :fish:

Simply cut a 150mm length and let it float in the water, it will grow new roots.

How often did he change the water and when was the last time he changed it? If the cloudy water is caused by the lack of water changes then nitrates could be quite high and pH quite low. A large change of water could kill the remaining fish. There are threads on TFF discussing this, search "Old...

The fish have been in the 4 foot tank for nearly 20 months now. So I doubt I’ll see a dead fish or one that gets chewed up or with faded colours any time soon. I assume they are difficult to sex.

Welcome to TFF. You'll find that it's a lot easier to keep plants alive in bigger tanks.

Are these 2 males? I’ll be thankful if they are either both males or both females.

I have never used the test strips so can’t really comment on them. I do use the API Master Test Kit though, and at $60 (without GH & KH) + around $15 shipping from Nature Pets & Aquariums, I don’t consider it prohibitively expensive, especially when a kit lasts 2 years. I’m aware some advocate...

I'm not sure if a blue ram would die of loneliness, but I'll leave that to knowledgeable ram keepers to answer :confused:.

I'd say a 4 year old betta is an old betta, so he's almost lived out his life in the wonderful care that you've provided.

I can tell you my experiences with Blue Rams, which are not good. I had 5 different rams from 4 different stores, and I couldn’t keep them alive longer than 6 months. They were all very healthy for months but, literally overnight, developed fungus on their bodies which I couldn’t treat. I put...

This kit comes with an AquaOne heater which is probably undersized for the tank. I have a few of their heaters. Check the wattage of the heater, if it’s 100W AquaOne it won’t heat the tank in winter. To replace this with a more decent heater, say 150W Eheim, will set you back approx. $70 The...

Your mini internal filter in post 1 consumes no more than 2 or 3 Watts of power which means that the current drawn to run it is theoretically 0.013 ampere (assuming 3 watts power consumption and 230 Volts). This is a tiny current which explains why you didn’t get a real shock. You need high...