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Update One of my workmates has just offered me 25kg of live rock, with some live sand ( unsure how much but says it will be enough for my tank) some of his water and a power head. Will this be ok under my T8 bulbs until I get my new light unit? I have a daylight bulb and a blue actinic bulb.

Thanks Donya I'll just use my canister for floss and carbon then, maybe some phosphate remover. Would I be better off getting a 4 bulb T5 system then? Or should I just go straight for LED? Could you recommend any LED light units that aren't too pricy? Some of the one I have been looking at are...

Hi Donya Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately due to where my tank is situated and the stand it is on that would be thy biggest sump I could get. I have read on other forums though, maybe on here can't remember I've read that many, that I could just fill my external filter with frags of live...

Hi there I am currently running a tropical tank but have been thinking about getting into marine for a while and decided now is the time. I have been doing some reading up on the subject but thought I would get some advice from here as always had good advice regarding my tropical set up. The...

Thanks for all the help guys. I already have a few caves and some bog wood set up. Gunna try some easy stuff like the amazon sword and corkscrew vallis etc and see how I get on. I like the look of planted tanks I just don't really want to be messing around with CO2 for now. I say this but a few...

Thanks for the update. Not really sure on hardness sorry, I don't test for it. Only test for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and ph. Will plants grow ok in sand substrate or will I need something else??

  Hi   Above is what my tank currently looks like. At the minute most of the plants in there are fake apart from the 2 small Anubias which I have just recently purchased. I want to convert to planted so I would appreciate any advice that can be given. I am looking for some plants that will fill...

I'm away for 8 days. Unsure what to do??

Thanks for the reply. So I can't get a small tank and dont have any neighbours I would trust with my fish :( I usually give them feeding blocks when we go away. I Have just ordered a breeding net though to keep the fry in. I have read that the fry need feeding 4 times a day, is this true? I...

Hi guys This is my first experience with any sort of fry. My Platy decided to drop her fry last night, I didn't think she was ready so didn't have her in a trap or anything. When I got up this morning she was noticeably less pregnant, so I scoured the tank for fry but couldn't see any so...

Ha ha nice one! Can't wait. Baby assassins !! :)

Hi I have had 2 assassin snails in my tank for 2-3 months now since i got over run with pest snails. I have just recently transferred them, along with all my fish, to my new tank on Sunday just gone. When I picked up what I thought was the first and dropped it into the new tank, I then realised...

Well my tetra tec EX700 arrived today and I can say I am impressed with the build quality! Really easy and simple to put together and so easy to prime. I also can't believe how quiet it is, think its quieter than the internal I had in before :) So far I can say I am very happy with my choice :)

Right, so after doing some serious research online, taking into account everything from, flow rate to price, number of media trays to size on unit, I have opted for a tetra tec ex 700. I think this will do the trick. I will post update with pictures once up,and running for a few day. Thanks for...

Ok well I'm not getting the all pond solutions filter I mentioned earlier because the one first one I looked at is out of stock and the 1400 won't fit in my cabinet! Online now looking for best price on eheim! I liked the sound of the all pond solutions as they had the built in UV filter, do I...

I have been looking into some today and think I am going to go for All Pond Solutions 1400EF + UV filter. This looks really good. Do I need to but my old media in the new filter or can I just run them both at the same time until the new filter gets established? If so how long roughly would this...

Thanks guys. Someone else has mentioned all pond solutions to me. Think I'm gunna go with the eheim Ecco pro. I'll update later with progress :)

Would anyone reccomend EHEIM ecco pro 300??

Hi I have just treated myself, after persuading the Mrs, and upgraded my tank. I have gone from an interpet 64ltr fish box to a Juwel Rio 180ltr :) I have transferred everything from fish box to my rio, fish, ornaments, heater and filter. The filter is an interpet PF2 internal filter, which says...

Thanks for the response. I'll have a look at purchasing a new air pump see if that works, cheers :)

Hi I have been trying to set up a bubble wall across the back of my tank but not having much success. I have tried about 4 different air stone bars but these don't seem to work, either the bubble just come out of half the air stone or just get a stream of big bubbles from one section of the...

Thanks   Got the pic on finally, this damn computer!   If that is what species it is, are these 2 types of snail ok in my tank or will they breed like rabbits lol

Hi   I am still quite new to the fishkeeping game. My tank has been established for around 6 months or so now and everything has settled down. All levels, ammonia, nitrite & nitrate all fine. Quite recently I have noticed quite a few snails in my tank, which I dont really mind, and have found...

Hi I have 2 fan tailed goldfish in a small tank in my sons bedroom. Since getting myself a tropical tank and learning more about keeping fish am now starting to feel guilty about the size of the tank they are in. My sons are now also more interested in my tropical tank so I want to give the...

Just ordered some sera nematol. Should be here on Monday :good: Let's hope that solves my problem! Thanks again wilder :D

Wow thanks for the info wilder that is brilliant! :good: Have been doing some research today and had come to the conclusion it was that, darn worms! I was hoping it wasn't but at least now I can treat it. This explains why I have unexplainedly lost some fish since the addition of the guppies...

Thanks Not really what I wanted to hear but at least now I can deal with it! Thanks I'll try and get it sorted this weekend

Hi can someone help me please... One of my male guppies has what I can only describe as red spikes about the thickness of a hair sticking out of his anus by the looks. I can see 2 one is about 2mm long and the other about 3-4mm long. Have only had him about 2 weeks and the other male I got with...

Ok brill cheers. I'll give it a go :)

Shelled peas really? Thanks I'll give it a try. Will frozen garden peas be ok?

Hi checked tank. All seems to be in order apart from it looks like one of the guppies is doing white curly poo's? What does this mean?? Going to do a water change now as well though

Cory didn't show any signs of abnormality over last few days as I always sit and watch them every night, I find it so peaceful :) Has been swimming fine, eating fine, no abnormal markings or growths. Although in it's (unsure of sex, only little) final hours did seem to look a little more...

Yes through lack of knowledge I had tetras in tank after 3 days then cories a week later on advice of local fish store! But then after coming on here learnt about cycling and had to do a fish in cycle which took just over 2 weeks. All fish cam through fine as I was doing regular water changes...

Update: Unfortunately my cory has passed before I had chance to do anything :-( This is the 5th fish I have lost since Saturday! Put 5 new male guppies into the tank on Saturday an made sure they were acclimatised properly. Then 2 of them passed Sunday, went out for the day and when I got...

Hi Need some advice please I have just come in and noticed one of my panda cory's is flapping about on the bottom swimming about sideways and can't seem to balance or get upright! Help please, my cory's are my favourite Thanks in advance Scott

Ok thanks I'll get on with that water change after work :good: I'm using test strips to check ph, but yeah ph from tap is always between 6.8 - 7.2. I just dechlorinate the water before adding to tank. Is this ph ok ??

Hi I have had my tank set up for just about a month now. I have been slowly stocking once cycled. My latest addition to the tank was 5 male guppies on Saturday from a local shop which I was assured by a friend was a good store. Since then I have lost 3 out of the 5 up to now with the last 1...

Hi Scarlett I got my sand from pets at home, this is what I got http://www.petsathome.com/shop/aquarium-pewter-sand-2kg-by-pets-at-home-33632 In regards to the fish I'm going to go for guppies next then add the panda cory's later :D