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Baccus, thanks for the response. I haven't used any medications, and certainly try not to dose anything that contains copper, as I am aware of the toxicity of copper.   The tank is well established, apart from the removal of rocks, and the addition of wood, and a complete change of the plants...

I kept the shrimp in the bag they came in, not a breather bag.   I floated the bag in the water for about 20 minutes to allow the temps to equalise. The lights and CO2 had been turned off in the tank for about an hour previous to this also.   I then added small amounts of tank water to the bag...

Hello All,   I added some shrimp to my 100L tank yesterday, and this morning noticed 4 dead, and one looks to be on its way out.   First thing I checked were my water conditions, which showed that all parameters fine.   But then I may have found what's responsible, however would like other...

Hi thanks for the response. I completely agree that reliance on a software isn't good practice, and nor would I trust it, I've used it as more of a loose guide with regards to the stocking. Water changes would be 50% weekly rather than what Aquadvisor recommends. Living in Manchester I know...

Not Getting much luck in the planted section of the site, so thought I'd try this over this section of the site.   Basically, I've just acquired a new tank, I have a 95 litre tank, 80cm Long, 30cm Deep and 40cm High.   I am planning for this to be a fairly heavily planted iwagumi style tank with...

Hello All, I've just acquired a new tank, I have a 95 litre tank, 80cm Long, 30cm Deep and 40cm High.   I am planning for this to be a fairly heavily planted iwagumi style tank with the following.   Dragon Stone Rocks Elocharis SP mini and micranthenum "Monte Carlo" forming the carpet...

  Thanks for the great info.   Where can I buy said containers, and what would I do with regards to filtration? Presumably it would take a fairly large filter for that volume of water?

Emo kid, I use the API test kit, and test weekly.   My nitrate has been up and down to be honest, and I was surprised at my latest reading being 0. Last week it was between 10 and 20. As I say though, I do 2 water changes a week to help keep everything in check.   I had a nitrite spike about 5...

Thanks for the reply, I'm still new to this and learning as I go all the time! Wish I had done my research first    So, can the fish being stressed due to something like overcrowding be enough to kill them? I had kinda thought that stressed fish would be more prone to disease etc, but not...

Hi, my tank has been running for a while now, and recently I have lost 3 WCM and I can't seem to work out why.   I have a planted coldwater 35L tank. Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 PH usually around 7. 2 x 50% Water Changes per week,   Stocking 1 Small Black Comet 1 Small Oranda 4 WCM 1...

Hogan, thanks for the link, I've registered over there and asked pretty much the same thing, I'm gonna have to find a few more hours now to spend time reading that forum too haha.   Old Spouse, it will be a heated/lit/planted set up when I eventually get round to everything, I'm planning on what...

First of all, thanks for all the help that is available on here, very informative and helpful, especially with regards to cycling. Anyway, tank (35 litre with 4 white clouds, 1 black comet, 1 small oranda, and 1 hong kong plec) has been cycled for a while and has some fish in, and from what I...

Wow, I'm a complete Noob, and reading that has made far more sense than anything that is written in the "Starter" brochures that came with my tank.   That, to me, makes a lot of sense, and I thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed, easy to digest and easy to follow guide. I'm...

Hi Thanks for the replies, will definitely look into some fertilizer. Will put some more pics up shortly, don't expect big things though, its only a little 35ltr tank with a few plants and a "Greek Ruins" ornament. Although, I am currently soaking some driftwood and plan to tie some moss to it...

Hi there, complete noob here just after a bit of advice. Recently set up a 35 litre freshwater tank (ambient) and just wanted some advice regarding the lighting. At the moment I have a 15W "sun-Glo" fluorescent in the tank. I just wanna know if this light will promote plant growth? And if not...