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I agree with everything you have said. I’ve been looking at canisters all week and apart from being plug in and play sumps are better all the way I think!

Ye I’ve had open rimless for years looking forward to having a top to be fair. Since I’ve always had sumps I don’t like idea of having equipment in the main tank like heaters. Am starting to wonder if for ease the canister maybe is the way to go by the time I factor in cost of buying all the...

My first marine tank i made one from pvc I then had a Cleartide overflow box but found it lost its syphon from time to time. I’m in the uk I copied and pasted surface skimmer but not seeing how I’d get the water over the tank. Could you show me a picture of what you mean please

suppose one down side is drilling the tank which I’m not keen on doing

Plus I get to make a sump which I’ve done on the past and enjoyed going to do some plans for it as it will be for a tropical tank this time

Cheers this was the way I was going unless everyone came here to tell me different my tank to me is all but silent ( compared to when I had a protein skimmer)

Tank size is still up for debate it will be 4 or 5 ft long I don’t like that tropical tanks are like 15-18 inches so looking for a wider version if possible. Fish wise got rummy nose tetra, cardinal tetras and red phantom tetras with kuhilo loaches. I’m going to go with large shoal 30+ of small...

Apart from a the tropical I’ve got now I’ve always had marine (15 years) my tropical currently is an ex marine tank with a sump. I’m upgrading to a 3-400 litre tropical tank. Most people use canisters but I like my sumps can easily make one and put everything in there. What I’m asking is the...

Ideal thought as much just wanted to check

Cut I trim this plant? If so where is best to give the cut part a chance of survival if possible? Thinking round where roots and coming down?

Nothing new they were the last to be added just odd they’ve had 4 batches together there is a few kribs that I haven’t managed to catch in there from pervious but she wouldn’t of gone off him I have a sump chamber free I could him in got a light down there and I’ll put some floating plants in there

I have a breeding pair of kribs since January always been a pair together but the last batch she has decided he’s not involved she’s laid the eggs as is guarding the cave but he kept coming towards her she would batter him he’s now hiding at the top far corner from her in amongst the plants...

This is my 50ish gallon ex marine tank with sump been running just over 12months Livestock 15 tiger barbs 7 rummynose tetra 2 breeding kribensis with 30 odd babies 40 kribensis about 15mm in the sump about to go to lfs 2 bristlenose Plants I dunno really I just buy them don’t have any...

I’ve got a breeding pair in my 50 gallon tank with tiger barbs and rummy nose tetras they have had around 40-50 at a time all but a few seem to make it I sell them for 1£ each at lfs. They will look after them very well (you do nothing) they are now my favourite Fish just the way they ‘walk’...

Well was hoping not to remove them as it’s becoming a jungle 😂 but best roll the sleeves up tonight! Wife’s going in Friday to have a baby! Just out of interest is male a common Krib the markings seem different to me?

Kribs fry are about 6 weeks old now been doing a lot of research but found a lot of conflicting info. Some says she protects the fry from the male others they share responsibility. Some say you need to remove them as he will start attacking her to get her to breed again some not. My experience...

Sorry didn’t really word it well. It wasn’t a dig at you its was aim for anyone reading this in the future as there is a lot of miss information on the internet involving critters in reef tanks (mainly Facebook) just think they get a hard time 😂 live rock has lots of nooks and crannies people...

Ye you shouldn’t really be killing bristleworms as they are cleaning up the food not being eaten. Reducing amount of waste food laying around will reduce them. aiptasia X is a good product used it for years get it in their mouths and they are done. Dealing with aiptasia should just be seen as...

No idea why then? The 6 barbs did follow the rummynoses but over past 2 weeks of settling they do more of their own thing I also like how they keep the Kirbs busy

Ye loved mine, one would leave cover and the other 2 would shortly follow. One lasted around 8 years so suppose its like all things before the internet kicked off. Books seem to downplay size of tank and numbers

Ye I’m happy with 1 type I’ll look at getting more checkers barbs. Ye although tank is a 60g it’s only 90 not 120 as it’s deeper (better for marine) so in hindsight I’d of left out the rummynose as i can see how much they like to swim up and down but not around the tank they seem to swim...

Had tropical in the past then had marine for 10+ years now back on tropical original plan was some rummynose, bristlenose pair of rams or maybe angels and tetras. But after all all the research and that and maybe from coming to marines I prefer move robust fish. So I’ve got currently breeding...

Tanks much further on from this just haven’t had time to do a journal!

Well after 10+ years of marines I decided I wanted a change in direction so I broke it down and went tropical! Tank dimensions 90x54x52 cm Sump holds a diy filter (pond pads) DD heater with controller (from marine tank) Lighting evergrow 5018 (from marine tank)

I understand your worried but it is very different from when covid did start. I’m in the uk you don’t legally need to stay home or wear a mask. Now so far out of 10 of us 3 have had covid and still came work 2 wore mask while indoors (not outside) 1 didn’t at all none of us have actually caught...

Ideal cheers So other than that nothing more needed? Obviously normally you buy a filter rated to the tank so wondered if it was enough

Converted my marine tank to tropical so made a filter out of the first chamber currently have a course sponge medium/fine on the bottom got alfagrog rock. Its 250 ish litres planted. This enough? Or what else to put in?