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Update... have ID'd the algae as Blue Green Algae..... advice sought,   Thank you.    M.

OK.... My algae problem has returned and rapidly increasing....now I've an algae which envelopes the plants, in effect mummifying them! also trapping small air bubbles on the plants and the stones.... The only major difference with my water is that the ph has risen from neutral to 8.0. The fish...

Hi, Looking at pictures.... I think I had brush algae, but there used to be thread algae! I found out a water report and it tells me little other than the ph and nitrate levels.  The Juwel T5 tubes are 2 x 54W Nature @ 4100K each and 2 x 54W day @ 8000K each....Are you saying that they're too...

Hello Byron, I don't use any CO2 and am not using any supplements....! In all the years I've kept tropicals I've never had any problems with plant growth....nor any serious problems with fish except one which constipated (the Angel in the picture) which recovered after a dose of epson salts. I...

Cheers... I had consider a large volume water change, but wasn't sure why I should. I will order a phosphate test kit.

Hi,   I hope someone can help.... I changed the original 4 x 54watt Day tubes after the plants stated to die back.... you can see from my profile picture how they used to look. I bought a new Amazon Sword plant as the others died off, but this one is dying too under 2 x nature and 2 x day 54watt...

Hello,   I've a Juwel 450 aquarium....Up to until about 6 months ago I have great plant growth.... so I changed all my lighting tubes to 2 x nature and 2 x day.... since then the plants have not recovered, in fact they've deteriorated :(  I do have a brown algae starting to grow now. Before when...

Hi, It's only the Angel fish with the stringy poo! Sometimes he looks like he wants to feed, but stops short.... I will try to buy some bloodworms tomorrow :) Thank you. Mark

The problem with is that how do you temp a fish into eating something when he wont eat? I've had no luck trying to drop tiny morsels of pea into his line of vision.... he just isn't interested.   As to the waste trail, there are no bubbles....it's more like a length of cotton?   I've not fed any...

Thank you for the prompt reply. I don't have a second aquarium, but I will try to temp him with some bits of pea. The waste trail is now about 7 cm long, but very thin and almost transparent. Mark

Hi, My Adult Angel Fish is "off colour" and off his food!   The fish is looking a little bloated and trailing a long (2 to 3cm) ribbon of waste from it's vent... It's not fed for 3 to 4 days now.   The aquarium is a community aquarium of 450Litres, there have been no recent introductions or...

The Angel fish has posed no problems for the Cardinals and smaller fish... this is the 2 shoal of Cardinals (these have been in for over a year) and before them a shoal of Neons, that have shared this aquarium with the Angel since he was tiny :)  I certainly wouldn't introduce small fish into an...

I'd like to show off my marbled lace angel fish

Hi,   I've just bought a new Juwel Rio 400 (online). One of the lights arrived with it's end broken ;(, BUT the plastic that pretends to be a lid is so thin, flexible and disturbing (when opening) to the fish that I'm looking to modify it. Has anyone done this in the past please to give me ideas...

Greeting Shelster,   I'm come to the conclusion that I wont buy any!   I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed with the design and build quality of the lid / lights on this Rio 400.... One light fitting arrived broken and the plastic which forms the lid sections is so thin, flexible and...

Hi all, my name's Mark I'm an ex-pat Brit living in France.   I've just taken delivery of a new Juwel Rio 400 and cabinet after my Rena 400 "failed" and started to leak!  I need to get the aquarium up and running asap as my fishes are currently living in a dustbin!   I like the look of the rock...