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OK so the general consensus seems to be that the heater will be on longer but do you think that's more to do with the lights (which generate radiant heat) being much further away from the water than before? Anyone seen any concrete data on open vs closed lids? I have a nice piece of toughened...

Hey guys My light unit recently gave up and I'm thinking of going open topped with suspended lights. Is there a significantly larger heat loss vs keeping a lid on? Matt

Does anyone know if the Lightwave t5 units are suitable for use over an aquarium and if I'd need to switch out the tubes? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lightwave-T5-24-watt/dp/B003Y7F6NM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1319210801&sr=8-2 Also, are they compatible with any t5 tubes or just some brand specific...

I'll chuck my vote in for the Rena heaters too, they are the best I have used so far.

Kribs can be very territorial when they aren't an active pair, how big is your tank and what sort of plants/ornaments do you have in there? Have you given the Kribs adequate places to hide from each other?

So I've recently done a bit of a test on my external filter which is attached to my Juwel Rio 400. It's an Aquael Unimax 700 rated at 1700LPH. I've figured out that it's only really pushing around 850LPH even after being cleaned. I'm thinking of switching over to live plants and even with my...

Let em take their chances if you don't have space for them fully grown, chances are there'll be many more where they came from. :good:

I'll throw mine in just for good measure although I'm currently thinking of re-arranging (sorry for the crappy phone pic and the reflections, might upload a better one tonight lol):

Just thought I'd throw a suggestion in for the Aquael Unimax 700, big filter with 2 inlets/outlets. Not let me down yet.

Cheers White Whale, I am planning to get some clown loaches but at the moment I'm trying to stop my existing fish dieing from this mystery illness. I'd rather not risk putting the loaches in just yet :)

Thanks mate, not sure I have a problem with overfeeding, they are down to three times a week at the mo and nothin hits the sand.

Cheers for the advice, I'll try and find some at the local fish place. In the meantime I'll try and give some more details on my Acara. He is sitting on the bottom of the tank, gills going like mad and he seems unable to move very far, it's like he's stuck on the bottom of the tank. I have...

o...k thanks for the advice, I think :/ Nitrate is the end product of the nitrogen cycle, it wouldn't turn back into Nitrite as that's what got broken down to create the nitrate in the first place. I have sand, not gravel so no hidden waste there at least. Never heard of anyone needing RO...

I got rid of my green hair algae problem by simply replacing all the plastic plants I had in the tank. Mine were old and needed replacing anyways but if you're in a similar situation it might be the easiest way.

First the important stuff: Tank stats: ph: 8.0 ammonia:0 nitite:0 nitrate: 80 (20-40 out of tap) temp: 26.5c size: 115gal (approx) water changes: 10% a week, sometimes every other week if I forget. fish: mollies, 10 black phantom tetra, red fin shark, blue acara, (killer snails?) OK guys got...

Hmm, I haven't added any plants since the tank was set up about 6 months ago, it's only in the last few days that I've actually seen them. I'll see how it goes over the next week or so (hopefully the snails won't get too big) and feed only once ever other day or so. Thanks for your help, I'll...

Thanks I'll look into it, is my plec likely to eat them? All the other fish have had a go and simply spat them back out :( Attached is a picture of one such creature although there's at least 50 I reckon that I can see at a glance.

Hi I seem to have a lot of micro snails all over my tank, they weren't there a few days ago and now seem to be all over everything. I will get a picture attached when my bluetooth works but they are around 3mm across and fairly see through, does anyone know how I can get rid of them? The only...

I've had good results with the aquael unimax 700 filter. It's completely silent and comes with a decent length of hose. The multiple in-outs are very handy for creating sufficient flow in larger tanks. :good:

Kribs are awesome fish, watching them change colour in a snap never gets old, very entertaining watching them interact with each other as they don't tend to turn when going small distances, they just kinda swim sideways or backwards to get where they are trying to go :rolleyes: Two of mine...

Is this anything to worry about? Once or twice a day I see him open his mouth and I could swear he looks like he is yawning. :blink:

OK if I've got the same problem as you then screw it the #41#### thing's going back and I'm just going to go and buy an element from a kettle and attach a reliable thermometer to it :rolleyes:. Well not really but I might just ditch both heaters in favour of a couple of Rena Smart heaters, how...

Yeah I've stuck it into a bowl of water for about an hour and it seems to be heating that up without too much trouble, guess I'm just gonna have to stump up the cash for a second heater. In other "my Rio 400" related news, I've just put two new tubes in after only running on one tube since the...

The temp was set at 26 but I've set it to 28 to no avail. The E series doesn't have an led on it :rolleyes: just the LCD displaying the temperature. The ambient temp is now 19.8 and the tank temp has only risen half a degree :unsure: so I'll put the old heater back in and try setting the...

Hi Guys I've just replaced the old heater I had that was heating my Rio 400 as I finally had the funds. I left it this long because it was somehow doing a decent job of keeping the temp around 26 degrees. I have replaced it with a 300W Fluval E Series which seems to be incapable of heating the...

Thanks but all the filters I have had in the past have been single sponge only, I was really just on about a hypothetical situation and whether this would help people who find themselves in a fish in cycle that might not have the time for lots of water changes.

Got a new Fluval canister the other day and while flipping through the user manual I came across the page that describes different media you can buy. One of the was an ammonia removal media. Now I'm no expert here at all and it's just a question I'd like an answer to; I'm not planning on doing a...

No, If I'd asked a question about a similar problem I would have hijacked your post. I offered you helpful advice based on my own personal experience. Did I really need to put "This should also clear up your dead spots" at the end of the post? :blink:

Agitating, disturbing, creating ripples etc all the same thing. Ripples increase the surface area which increases oxygen exchange (iirc). Just so the surface of the water isn't still.

I just use a bare stanley blade at a 45 degree (ish) angle. As long as you keep the blade flat on the glass and, as truck said, stay careful around seals you will be fine.

You should have it 1-2cm below the waterline. This way it will agitate the surface but not create splashes.

Yep got to agree there but instead of taking the pipe off, first see if there's a dial on the end of it to close the valve which will have much the same effect as taking it off but allow you to open it again if need be.

How about a pic of your filter and how it is positioned?

I improved flow at the bottom of my tank by buying the smallest, crappiest filter and up ending it near the bottom of the tank, cost about 6 quid and it's extra filtration too.

Oddly enough I'm about to start a fishless cycle soon, might try and pick one up and try it; also might try and remember to post back here if I do lol. *edit: well that's that ordered, should be here in a few days.

I too use the boiling water method and haven't ever had a problem.

With fish as long as it's the same stocking level.

Sera is my brand of choice when it comes to food.

Agreed, totally. I have a mate who is a "knows best" kind of bloke and nothing I say gets through to him because "he's done it before and it worked." Of course he only did it for a year and the fish were nowhere near fully grown. I say leave him to it and when the fish do kick the bucket he...