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Thanks for the reply. I have turned up the flow as much as I feel I’m able to with the betta, he doesn’t like it too fast. I did think about getting a mini air pump to get some more aeration in there. I have just some LED lights in blue and white. Should I purchase a new one? They areover a...

Sorry should have mentioned old tank was set up since March, new one since last weekend same Filter, from old. I knew that would Mean Some spores would get in, to the new tank, but I thought hopefully not enough to re establish

Hi everyone, I’ve still got a huge problem with what I think is Cyanobacteria in my tank. But I don’t know because as described below, it hasn’t got some of the features that I’ve read about Cyanobacteria. i have had this tank set up for quite some time now, maybe since March, and I can’t get...

Awww love him! So pleased it’s worked out - worth it in the end :)

My local Maidenhead aquatics is open and selling fish ! Have you got anywhere near you open yet? I guess London might be a bit more locked down but things look to be cautiously opening up now.

Changed the substrate today - and planted all my nice plants. I’m pleased but had a problem in that I hadn’t ordered anywhere near enough new sand so ended up mixing it with gravel but I think it looks ok. It’s way better than the horrid white sand from before one of the plants - the one...

How cool you can catch these- well not really if they have been introduced and not native, but you can’t catch anything exciting in UK like this and take it home. I guess you could catch like a stickleback or something. Not sure if you are allowed to take fish home here but I wouldn’t try anyway.

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Ooh I’d like a koi one but I think I’ll need to order online or one like you said with different colours I’ve seen some beautiful blue and white / silvery ones. I also want shrimp and they come in a variety of colours like blue or red so I was thinking maybe something to contrast with the Betta...

Pleased this is improving. I know this is jumping ahead but any idea what sort / colour of betta you’d like?

That’s good news :) my cycle seems to be fine but I’m going to be changing the substrate in the tank. The white sand looks AWFUL and so ive ordered some new very fine gravel which came today, I’m pleased with it, it looks like ‘almost sand‘ and it’s a lot darker. I’ve ordered more plants and...

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Yes well I guess a betta would need slower flow if I can get one. That’s what I would really like but my water is very hard. I am thinking about a RO unit though, but haven’t settled on it yet. so I had a go at tying the plant to a rock - I’m quite pleased it worked out pretty good I thought for...

Thanks all. I will tie it to the rock- might as well give it a go! I didnt think it would attach to that rock though yes I expect something with crevices might work faster. This is the most helpful forum I’ve ever been on thanks I think the flow to my tank does need increasing (someone...

Well I’ve ordered some very fine gravel, almost sand so hoping this will be ok. I will put no more ammonia in now. Thanks for the advice and Essjay you did mention plants at the time I remember. I am not sure but I think that plant is an Anubis so maybe I need some wood or lava rock now too:lol...

Oh dear autocorrect fail! I meant dosing wise on the seachem :) thanks

Here it is but my lights are just blue and white no other colours Here a pic of it on and off, two lights are blue and the rest are white

Thanks so much this is super helpful! So I tried Copying the link but as it’s no longer an available product, the link didn’t work. I’ve taken a screen shot but i don’t think tank is a good make! I think I fancy getting super fine gravel to try so I might look online. Anything but what I...

Hey thanks for the reply. so I was adding ammonia on the advice of someone else on here because there is nothing in the tank yet and i guess there needs to be some to keep the bacteria going? If not dr tims what should I do? I can’t buy any livestock right now :( the plant fert is flourish...

Well I’ve got one piece of that stuff in there so maybe I need some more. I expect I can get some off eBay. Snails will have to wait of course until the shops are back open.

7 hours lights on I was wondering if I should reduce it by a couple hours but I don’t want to make it Harder for plants to grow

I can’t tell you the names of the plants apart from Vallis and moss balls Sorry but they are all easy ones. There’s not loads but I’ve ordered more. They are growing but very slowly and I am putting liquid seachem fertiliser in there every other day. the water is very hard. About 15 degrees and...

Hi I have a bit of an issue in my tank : there is no livestock in the tank as yet but it is cycled and Awaiting its first inhabitants when lockdown is a thing of the past. so I know that sometimes you get problems with algae at first when setting up a tank, but i thought that was normally brown...

I was assuming the algae was a result of the light and I know new tanks can get it at first too but it’s strange it wipes off so easy and appears so quick! Not experienced it before. I may look into the RO unit- I did have a look online and saw a similar one to this but it said you needed good...

I tested this morning and the ammonia to nitrite bit in my tank is working nicely, I put in enough for 1ppm yesterday night and it’s already zero, nitrite was showing Just now at medium high (3 Or 4 out of 5 but not sure what that is in in ppm) and nitrate about 50ppm. So I’ll see what it is...