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Thanks for the messages guys I think your right about it being a barb, I've not witnessed any bulling however very suspiciously a single barb died then a couple of days later! I noticed some swelling of the barbs lip and he wasn't including himself in the pack. Maybe he/she damaged it's lip...

Thanks! Do you have any ideas what might have happened to my Tetra?

Here is my tank now :) We got 11 Pentazona Barbs now and 10 Cardinal Tetra. We did have 11 Tetra but I had to pull one out yesterday because he had somehow lost his tail fin!? I've not witnessed and fin nipping so it's a bit of a mystery. Took a water reading and everything looked fine, I did...

Hi Byron, the wood is indeed two peices. I think your right they are java ferns. I planted the grass thing on the front right because I wanted to hide the filter a bit, maybe I could split it at somepoint? The heater is in the back right at the moment.

Been a while since I've been on here! The tank seems to be doing very well! Its currently got 5 pentazona barbs in it! Here are some photos! The baby crypt plants actually came from the original adult plants! I clicked the baby plants away from their parents and pushed them into the sand!

Thanks again Byron for your info!!

This is the water analysis from the water people's website:    

Got my water test kit today, measured the ph only as I think I'd be a waste of time measuring anything else this early because all I've added is mopani so far. Water ph maxed out the normal test and the high ph test came in at 8.0 Keep changing my mind about what fish to keep too! I'm now...

I've turned down my heater to 25C now as I read on the net in a few locations is this a better temp for tiger barbs and cycling a tank. Plants at the weekend!

Heya Nyan, there isn't anything wrong with your computer its something the forum administrators are looking into.

Ill probably move things about nearer to fish buying time, I've been soaking the wood for a couple of days in a bucket but decided to drop it in the tank to save space, not fussed about it changing my water colour because I'm going to be doing plenty of water changes yet! Might add some rock...

Nice one! :) Thanks for keeping us posted!

Hi all,   Just to let you know that I also occasionally get the same as the OP, where a google link will redirect you to: url4shortinfo/16e39f8f[DO NOT COPY AND PASTE/CLICK]   If I go back and then click the link it then works, I've had this happen to me on my phone, tablet, home computer and...

Here is my tank with the Mopani dropped in, I realise this is going to change the colour of my water but i'm not bother by that as there are going to be quite a few water changes ahead of me anyway.

Yep well on my way now! Here are some pics of the Mopani I purchased (that is on it's second day of soaking at the moment) and the tank after filling.

Washed and dropped in my play same today and filled up the tank with water at the same time! I’ll attach a photo or two tomorrow when I'm on a computer. Not treated the water with anything yet but not going to get any plants until next weekend at the earliest. Will need to get myself a water...

Thanks for the info on Dwarf Loach Byron! I'm still a long way from stocking with fish but it useful to know traits of each species so I can plan around it. I've used the black side of the vinyl, looks a lot better than the blue side! I've got a couple of photos to show the wood I've got so...

Thanks for the info Byron! I just got back from visiting two fish shops! I got myself some background vinyl which is two sided (black one side and dark blue gradiented on the other). I also got two peices of Mopani which I think should suit tigers and a bag of play sand! Noticed loaches...

Cool thanks for the info Charlie!

Thanks for your reply Byron! This is my first tank so this is all brand new to me. Regarding fish species at the moment I'm thinking only tiger barbs for the tank! Do you have a rough idea how many we could keep in my 90 litres tank when they're fully grown? The other option I quite like it...

Thanks, I had to drill an additional hole for the bulb mounts, I attached them with a block of wood behind them.   Heading to the local aquatics shop tomorrow to check out their choice of substrates, tempted to go down the play sand route but if it's not an awful lot more for some fancier stuff...

I installed my lighting into my tank last night, looks great!   Next job is to clear the tank out and get some substrate in there!

I've ordered most of my required equipment now! :) Last thing to order is the filter which at the moment I've found cheapest here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLUVAL-U2-U-2-INTERNAL-POWER-FILTER-AQUARIUM-FISH-TANK-FILTERS-FILTRATION-MEDIA-/150381872192   This was my shopping list: Life GLO 2 20W...

Thanks Byron for the bulb recommendation! I measured the space in the hood where the bulb would go and I think it would probably be too tight for a 30" tube so best going with a 24" like you mentioned you used. Got all the limescale off the sides of the tank last night (using vinegar) and the...

Thanks fluttermoth! That really does help! Something to add to the shopping list :).   @Byron, What Watt tube would you recommend? I'm not sure i've got room for two tubes so if it means going for a T5 tube (slightly more powerful?) I can do.

The LED lighting looks quite expensive so that might be something I upgrade to at a later date when I've established the tank. Good idea regarding taking the tank off the bracket, if I get the same issue I'll use that plan too. I think the next job for me is to source the right tube for my...

Thanks for the replies all, your informations is incredibly helpful! I was wondering about the light situation Byron so you beat me to it! Here is a pic of the underside of my hood, I think I know where a bulb could be mounted now but any instructions that might help would be good...

I'm thinking this filter looks better than the one above: http://fishkeeper.co.uk/product/fluval-u2-internal-filter-110-l-30-us-gal

Thanks for the reply!   I think I'm going to be more like yourself and prefer an internal one, I found this one: http://fishkeeper.co.uk/product/aqua-range-aqua-internal-200-filter#product-details   It's a bit cheaper on amazon.co.uk mind you, do you think it looks okay? There is a slightly...

Okay! I have a starter question, when I brought my tank it came with an air pump and an under gravel filter tray thing, both of which look like they've seen better days so I wasn't keen on using them and I would also like to use sand as my base substrate (think that is the right word for it?).  ...

I want to develop my tank slowly so the fish wouldn't be for a handful of weeks after the plants are installed.I actually got my tank today, I think its around 90lt in capacity, the dimensions on the listing were L30" x H15" x W12". I'm going to measure it myself to be sure. I've got some tank...

Cool stuff! I'm glad it's possible to do as the prospect of looking at an empty tank was a bit off putting haha! I did some googling and I found someone referring to the process as silent cycling, it certainly sounds like the approach that would suit me best. I'd still give it plenty of time...