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Thanks, I bought a second heater and managed to get the temperature ip to 30 deg, how long will it be before I see improvements in the fish? If it was brought in by the kihli loaches wouldnt they have it too? Thanks

I have just found a pdf from juwel stating the 300w is suitable for the rio240 enclosure. Any other suggestions? Thanks

Hi does anyone have any suggestions for a replacement for the standard 200w heater that comes with a juwel rio240, the one I have has not coped well with a cold room and i think i could do with a higher wattage heater. Does anyone have any suggestions and preferably one that would still fit in...

Thanks for your detailed reply it is much appreciated! I think i will upgrade my heater to make sure it can cope, im not sure it will get the temp upto 30 degrees but ive just turned it up to see. I have a juwel rio 240 with the stqndard heater 200w i think so i need to find a suitable...

Last additions were kuhli loaches about 3 weeks ago

Also tank inhabitants are 5 kuhli loaches 11 cardinal tetras and a few cherry shrimp. Kuhli loaches dont seem to be effected by ich.

Hi all, I have been away on holiday for a week and come back to find my cardinal tetras have ich, Ive tested the water and ammonia nitrite and nitrate are zero, I will check gH shortly. Unfortunately i left the heating off in the house and the tank heater hasnt coped when i got back the temp was...

So I just tested the water with a new liquid tester and it came out as 6dh for the tank and 4dh for the tap water. I think that works out as 60 and 90 ppm? So hopefully the rocks are inert or at least not altering the gh too much. I'll keep testing every week, hopefully with weekly water change...

So I just tested the water with a new liquid tester and it came out as 6dh for the tank and 4dh for the tap water.

I havent yet, ill have to do it in the morning, will i need to let the water stand for a while first?

*Also described as slightly hard

Hardness clarke 8.33 Calcium 36.9 mg Ca/L Think the utilities have changed what results they display but this is what I can see on the page

Its multilayered rock, I havent done readings before adding the rock as I added during initial setup. https://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/rocks/4403-multi-layer-rock-per-kg-5060182397256.html

Hi, Just looking for a bit of help, I have an all in test kit, recent test has come up with 0 alkilinity(kh) and 6.8 pH but gh of either 150 or 300? Its hard to tell because the colour chart doesnt match exactly with the strip. Would it be likely that the water parameters are as above or more...

Ok so the lamps are 6500 and 9000 kelvin each. If the floating plants cover the surface will this be ok to leave the 2 lamps as they are?

Thanks for the replies, the led lights are 2 x 29W. Just over 1 W a gallon which I believe would be classed as low light? So if I allow the floating plants to cover the top that will let even less light through, so I really will need to look at low light plants? Ive already planted the crypts...

Hi, I have just finished arranging my juwel rio 240 tank with stones and bogwood, Im going to stock with cardinal tetras, corys and cherry shrimp. I have ordered a collection of plants and added to the tank, The collection of plants was labelled as easy which I took for granted meant easy for a...

The cave on the left is actually open on 3 sides , yiu can just about see through it if you look at an angle but i didnt think about not seeing anything dying or food under there! I have added amazon frogbit although its small and theres not alot yet, and water sprite floating aswell. Theres...

Well had a rearange took one of the bogwood out and added some more stone, and some plants, I ordered a collection of plants and I dont think some of them are suited for a low tech setup will have to see how they go.

Thanks for all the replies, i ordered everything off the internet so didnt get to pick, I was trying to arrange the wood to look like tree roots coming down into the water kinda like a mangrove, I think i may cut the large piece down and try rearranging, its actually quite thin so o think if i...

Hi, I have srarted setting up a juwel rio 240 and I am after some advice, could peiole help me out with some advice on how to improve my setup. I am planning on having cardinal tetras, corys(probably bronze) and cherry shrimps,. I wont be getting fish until after christmas also need to cycle the...

Ah ok thats something i havent thought aabout what order to add fish. Its gonna be a few months before i actually set the tank up anyway

Thanks for all of the advice. I think I will be going for: Stock: Neon tetras or cardinals Cherry shrimp Corys (Undecided on which) Plants: Anubias Java Fern Crypto Wendtii Java Moss Tank: 240l juwel rio Bogwood Stone of some sort Sand substrate If I pick neons I believe they need a more...

I quite like the idea of either neon or carinal tetras, cherry shrimp and ome corys. I believe they have similar water rwquirements? But neons prefer more densely planted wheres cardinals require more open areas? Thanks for all the replies

Im not sure on the parameters, I havent got the tank yet, I can get a test kit soon to find out, According to the local water authority the water is described as slightly hard. These are there average results fro. Water testing not sure if it is meaningful. Hardness Total as CaCO3=109 mg...

Hi all, Its been about 10 years since I last kept tropical fish and I'm looking at getting a 240L juwel Rio. I'm just after some advice really. The tank is going to be set up in an alcove of a fireplace and surrounded by houseplants, so I would really like to create something in keeping and have...

well i got a new pump and a second filter, went for the fluval u3 for 90-150L tanks so should be wel filtered now, glad to say there were no fish deaths and all the fish now look ok, thanks for all the advice :look:

Well I hope they'll survive I'm going to pick up a new filter and hopefully a replacement pump tmrw after work. Tried the chopstick and it didn't work. Checked the fuse and thats ok so it must be completely knackered. I dont even think its 2 years old which is the most annoying thing!

Im worried thart the small filters are no where near capable of doing 100L i think theyre rated for a combined 30! I now have one filter with a mature sponge cut in half and jammed in it, nowhere is open now that I know of so what can I do to help my fish last the night? THanks for the replies...

Came back to find the filter on my 100L tank has packed in I've put two small filters on the tank tho they have no matre filter media and I have floated the old material! I need to go out to get a filter nowhoping somewhere is open!! Can someone suggest an easily available suitable filter...

there is bogwood, java ferns and anubias in the tank. Im hoping it happened before I got it a week ago, no signs of problem getting worse. So i'll hope it starts to heal soon

I have sand, and the only other fish are harlequins and a bristlenose plec, so I dont think it would be them, could it be one of the other corys? So will it heal back to normal or will there always be a split?

Are split fins a sign of disease? One of my new bronze cory has a split dorsal fin, not all the way to the bottom about a half to a third of the way down. Is this a sign of disease or any other problems? the fish is acting and feeding normally and I can see no inflamation or redness

I only have one which looks like a bristlenose from all the pictures I've seen, it has 2 small bristles just below the eyes so maybe it is a female. I'll have to search for some pictures to compare with!! Really hoping it is not a commom pleco as it would have to be taken back tot eh lfs as I...

Hi how big will my bn get before I can tell what sex it is? at the moment its about 2-3 inches long and hos no bristles, does this mean it's a female or just too young to tell yet?