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no im using liquid tests i have just bought a new test kit from ebay plus i already had one which was nearly run out. the one whcih has nearly run out showed coluors as purple high and then yellow as low . the new test is different again . idone a test with the new test kit ! then as i...

hi the ph is high when from tap ,,purple in fact but i obviously use de chlorinator the tank water has been fine until now?? just wondered if the fact of nitrite and nitrate and amonia now being fine had anyrthing to do with ph readings

hi i am using argos playsand wash it well a lot of times . do it bit by bit one bag split one bag into about 3 lots , thats what i done . 2.49 a bag i have injected co2 in my tank and in a month or less infact i have plants growing out of the tank the tank is 32 inches deep colin

hi i have a baolong tank it is suberb looks good and its the best priced they are even on offer now http://www.aquariumsdelivered.co.uk/catalo...ft12hofbh0rfai3 colin

hi my tank is doing fine 0 nitrate 0 nitrite o amonia ??? ph has gone down is this usual my tank has been running 6 weeks it is about 500 litres i have 2 fluval 205s and 2 tetra tec 1200s the tank cycled in the appropriate fashion no probs ph was fine now the tank has...

hi ph etc all ok but his poo is stringy i might try the no 9

hi i have a gourami with popeye to start with he was fine then he gradually developed a slight swelling and then it went to very sore and fiarly pronounced. he obviously in trouble now after water changes he seem s back to his normal self but still has the swelling and the redness around...

can you use ordinary salt

hi all i have bought 2 1200 tetra ex filters and have them running with my 5 foot tank. I have found them to be good looking, well made, easily primed, just open valves, stand very stable due to their squat shape and size , easy to set up , look very robust quite silent for amount of water...

thats the good bit yes i thought you just looked at the tank !! i have a sailfin plec nearly 10 or so inches a big boy then a small plec 3 inches or so they are in another tank but wife says shes wants em in there so thats it . lucjily they just mind there own and keep out of the way most...

:good: hi i am a week or so in with my new tank 110 gallon tank declorinated filter start regime co2 bottle up an running 2 x 205s 1 overhead trickle one powerhead visa vi co2 outlet 2 airators plant food added one 5 bowl water change because of cloudy ( misty...

wooooooo god too much info im only a forst year student do you mean i possibly may need to buy say aqua plant food to keep enough food in tank for the plants PRO-aqua-PLANT FOOD ( 1 BAG LASTS UP TO 3 MONTHS)

hi i have been talking about this in new to hobby forum i am taking delivery of drinks co2 14 lb bottle tommorrow guess how much 15 deposit 14 quid for gas should last 18 months i hope buying regulator tommorrow and diffuser some one on ebay has offered me a reg plus free fit non...

well i will get one in the morning with luck what model r you boys showing me there

hi is the hagen the ladder type ??

yes it iswell not pub i have a chippy so have access to drinks companies i think really i need to get a defusser

i have co2 bottle 14 lb one so just looking for regulator to fit it i believe it ie 5/8 inch bsp.? so really im there all bar the regulator and then some tube to run from it also thingy to put on end of hose in tank yes >? ? does the regulator cin machine mart have two dial or just the one...

sorry is this in uk ??? and what do u do with the short length of welder pipe sorry havnt woke cup yet its only 5.00pm colin

can u tell me what other pieces of equiptment do i need to go with the bottle and regulator

hi has anyone any idea what thread you get on a lightweight commercial drinks c02 bottle as i wanted to get a hydor set up but can also get hold of a drinks co2 reusable co2 bottle. really need to know just wether or not hydor advance adaptor,,s will fit a commercial bottle anyoe any idea

hi thanks for that this morning i changed about 5 bowl fulls of water from the top layers where the problem seems to be worse , it could just be the way the light appears to make it look worse, it appeared to lessen the problem. I hav e plants coming within the next few days and will need to...

Hi I have finally got me tank . size roughly 5 foot x 18 inch x 27 inch high 2 x 205 and over head built in trickle filter in trickle filter i have spounge and gravel water is de clorinated have added filter start also some plant feed as i intend to have some or rather a lot of...

hi ive just ordered no 4 from ebay just for the evenings moon light looks good in pic we shall see

hi looking for good reports of Baolong aqauriums

i see that obviously peoples opinions differ a lot thanks for the input as it is i could be going for a *boalong* i think that the name 150 x 46.3 x 71 high with cabinet filter heater 549 delivered cant say fairer than that. it comes with a fluval 405 and a couple of heaters they work out...

hi thanks for your help so far i think i will go for the lidded tank rather than open next qu. should i go for the tank with the built in trickle filter 3 or 4 types of media in back of lid type (it runs along the length of the tank) or go for the external filter . i already have a fluvel...

in uk im afraid

maybe ill stick to a tank with a top why do they make tanks like this if they will be a problem to maintain etcc

hi can i use ultra violet or blue led ligthting in my set up ?

i was thinking of water evap. being a problem i just wondered if any one here hed a tank like this see link http://www.seapets.co.uk/view-products/category/1217.html

hi i have now seen fluaval osaka 340 tank it is open at the top with suspended lights what would be advantages and disadavtages of this tank compared to closed top model . the tank will be for tropical fish ??? and is 48 inches x 46 deep x 64 high I noticed that there seemed to be a lot of...

hi yes downm here in cornwall

hi great where do i find them ?????

hi i am buying a new set up i have it in my mind to buy a tru view bow front 48 inch x 25 inch high x 21 deep the tank comes complete with trickle filter in hood with 3 or 4 media types before returning water back to tank. are these tanks any good or ahve you any sugestions colin1325

hi im getting a tru view tank 48 inch x 20 inch x 25 high slight bow front I was thinking of the styrerne back ground but after reading here maybe not so sure colin 1325

thank you i shall get them from there colin1325

thanks

hi will argos sand on its own look carp

hi i have found some on ebay also vivarium backgrounds they look good look under rock background same material i think i have asked how thick they are colin1325

thank you kind person i am also looking for the polystyrene background you can get . rock like etc do they sell them omline anywhere colin1325