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Hi, I added a new filter into my tank last weekend....The reason.....because I couldnt find the sponges anywhere for the old one I removed which were half the size of there original size, even after washing them, I had 2 filters running together, the one I removed and a Fluval 307, they were...

As the title suggests, im looking at getting a new tank, preferably something thats pre-drilled in the bottom for the filter pipes (not something im willing to do myself), I have a Fluval Roma 240 at the moment, im looking to go upto approx 300 litres, maybe a bit more 350 litre max, I dont...

Theres nothing to worry about there, shes quite happy, ive had her a year, she eats every feeding time which is every other day and always see her swimming around, it recommended to only keep one as 2 or more fight with each other. heres a couple of picts, the elephant nose is usually sleeping...

This is the tank, I have 2 external filters running on it, they are hooked together so they work in tandem with each other...

I have a fluval Roma 240 litre tank at the moment, im interested in adding a couple of rope fish to the tank, its no where near over crowded at the moment, in fact it looks quite bear apart for the plants etc, although there are quite a few fish in there, I do know that I would have to get rid...

She'll come out and investigate soon enough, most of the fish I add to my tank go into hiding for a day or 2. My Bristlenose is still a baby and has become somewhat aggressive towards my African black dwarf frog, they are meant to be both non aggressive, but if they cross each others paths, the...

Same lol, and a Mrs that supports my hobby too.

Yes I understand that, however my tap water contains silicates which in turn is causing a diatom issue, the intention of the RO system is to get rid of those silicates and hopefully the diatoms will die off, ive tried everything up until now, blackout for 3 days etc, which did work, all for...

Ive just purchased a full RO kit to go under my sink, im mainly going to use this for things like the kettle and obviously the fish tank, im just wondering, does it still need to be treated with tap water conditioner even after being through the RO system ?

When I siphon around my plants, just get in as close as you can to them, and surface siphoned only around by them, do not dig into the substrate otherwise you will risk damaging the roots. Also you do need to be careful how deep you are siphoning the substrate, you shouldn't go in any deeper...

So far so good, no further losses, no signs of illness, no erratic behaviour........fingers crossed it stays that way, in all honesty they seem very happy and quite playful, colours on the clown loaches and neon tetra's are very vibrant at the moment which is always a good sign as ive noticed...

Im actually living proof of this........I tested all 6 water parameters last night using the API kit and NT Labs kit, PH, GH, KH, NH, NO2 & NO3. Everything was fine except ammonia which was at 0.2 on both kits, I know this is not dangerously high but id rather it be on zero, and it did cross my...

Thats what im worried about, the 4 that died were fine, no obvious visible signs of illness, one day swimming around, the next day dead, im keeping an eye on the remaining fish, again they all look healthy, all eating, no dead fish today, fingers crossed it stays that way, im kind of hoping it...

just completed a 50% water change (100 litres), 4 bottles of this (below), I use a siphon to take the old water out into 1 of these bottles which is only used for waste water x 4 times and tip it down the toilet, then I have another 3 of these bottles full and heated to go in (treated with...

I will do, thank you.

Yes thats correct, the hot water is only suitable if you have combi boiler ~(it heats the cold water as it comes through), if you have a storage tank as I do, then its no good, you can only use the cold water supply and heat it.

I did have a look at it, but my nearest tap is 35 feet away in the kitchen, my tank is in the living room at the furthest point from the kitchen.

Thank you, I do have 2x25 litre bottles of de-ironished water heated up already which I brought today, mainly for the bottles to aid with larger water changes, but may as well use the water in them and also a bottle of tap water (treated) currently being heated. EDIT: just too add, I did do a...

Never thought of that, they are indoor cats only, but yes they use natural cat litter, regardless I did think maybe they were the culprits, ive tonight sealed up the 2 holes that were in the lid and ordered a new section for a more permanent solution. As per the pictures below, its taped on...

Ammonia = 0 Nitrite = 0 Nitrate is 5 to 10ppm depends on the day, feeding day its goes upto about 10ppm non feeding days it drops to 5ppm, they get fed every 3 days. PH = 7.5 KH = 6 GH = 11 Im running 2 external filters, an all pond solutions EF-250 and fluval 307, they are hooked together, the...

a few days ago 1 of my clown loaches died, this was no mystery, I could tell he was about to die due to erratic behaviour, did try to save him by putting him in a hospital tank but it was a little too late, he passed away that night, he was fairly new to the tank. 2 days ago I came home to find...

Same, I worry that this could happen too, not sure the neighbours below me would be very happy, I've got 240 litres, but still enough to cause a mess. Sorry to hear about all those poor fish though, id die.

1500 tropical fish died and over a million litres of water after a 14 meter high tank shattered. https://www.news24.com/amp/news24/world/news/huge-aquarium-with-1-500-tropical-fish-bursts-in-berlin-hotel-lobby-20221216

Bit of a treat for her tonight, she loves zucchini

Thats a beautiful pleco, this is a better shot of mine, you can just about see the white tips on his tail and dorsal fin.

Not sure, sold as a bristlenose ???

The only way I can describe it is it's a earthy like smell, like if you live near a big field and it's rained heavily you can smell the soil type smell in the air. I have recently disturbed the substrate, as I had a brown algae problem that I was trying to fix, got it pretty much under control...

Great thank you. Pretty much do water changes with buckets, or rather very large bottles, i have 2 X 25 litre bottles, one is heating up as we speak with clean tap water treated with seachem prime added to it ready for the next 10% water change later tonight, and the other 25 litre bottle is...

Thanks for the confirmation, it's also quite a heavily planted tank, wasn't sure if that's what was causing the smell. Overall the tank has been running about a year, with the same filters, but although I say a year, it was a 105 litre tank which I upgraded to a 240 a couple of months ago and...