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Hi All, I want to give my Plecs/Catfish something other than wafers can you please tell me what vegetables I can give them and how do you prepare them do you leave the skins on will they sink or do they have to be weighted down? Thanks. Steve.

Thanks for the repy, I do anchor the roots in the gravel but I seem to disturb the plants when I am using the tank vac so I thought I might use a bit of lead to hold the plants down a bit firmer. Thanks Again. Steve.

Hi All, Can you please tell me if it safe to anchor your plants down with the lead strips that you can buy from the pet shop. Thanks. Steve

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I am so sorry about your Loach's I have just lost 6 of them they were real characters, I turned up the temp in my tank to 30c and dosed with hallf the recommended dose of Protozin as you can not use salt with loach's I am to put the last dose in tomorrow I hope it has worked in total I have...

I am sorry to jump in on this tread but I am at my wits end my tank has developed white spot I have lost 20 fish up to now, I have started to treat with Waterlife Protozin I am on day two I know I have to give another dose tomorrow and a dose on Saturday, What I need to know is after Saturday...

Hi All, Can you tell me if Medication can raise the Nitrate level's in your tank please?, I put a dose of Disease Clear in my tank a few day'a ago when one of my fish died it looked like it had slime disease as it was full of slime my level's are normally very good with no Nitrite or Ammonia and...

Thanks for the reply, Sorry I have another question for you, Do I put the new Bio-Max in the compartment above or below the Bio-Max that I am already using. Thanks Steve

The External filter will give you more room in your tank

Hi All, I have a 200ltr tank with a Fluval 205 external filter, I would like to know if I added more Bio-Max rings to the filter would it create more good bacteria?. I have one compartment full of Bio-Max and one with the water polishing pad, so I was toying with the idea of adding more media...

Thanks Miss Wiggle, I did think of using a hosepipe but as you said the water would be cold so I used the kitchen mixer tap and filled the bucket with hot and cold water until it felt about right it was a pain walking through the house with 10 three gallon buckets of water I can tell you, Lol...

Thanks for the quick replies, I am using the Nutrafin Mini Master test kit, I did my cycling with fish in, I did not know any better saying that I have been very lucky as I have not lost any fish, I have been doing about a 90 percent water change every day now for three weeks I am glad that is...

Hi All, I am prety sure that my tank is now cycled and I was wondering if I still need to add the Nitrivec Bio culture to the water when I do water changes, I am showing no Ammonia very slight Nitrate and no Nitrite, sorry I can not be more precise but I hate the test kit that I have to judge...

Hi All, I bought a couple of these fish yesterday, they were priced at £10 each or two for £19 at my local shop yet another shop not to far away was selling them at £18 each so that is quite a difference. Steve.

I have made mine various depths from 1 to 3 inches. Steve.

It will depend on how thick you want it but for my tank which is 100 cmx40x50 I used 25k you will probably need in the region of 30 kilo. Steve

Hi All, I wonder if you can help me I have a Fluvall Roma 200 tank and I am running a Tetra-tec air pump for a air bubble curtain, now my problem is I dont think that the non return valve is working this is the second one I have put on the air line just above the top of the tank, my problem is...

I have read somewhere that they can have up to 50, I think that one of my female's is pregnant can I take the male out of the tank and rehome him if I dont want any more pregnacies, will the two females be o.k without the male?. Thanks. Steve.

I would like to jump in here if I may, I have got a Fluvall 205 external filter in a 44gal tank it has only been running for a week and a couple of day's with five fish in, now I have two baskets filled with Bio-Max ceramic media and two Carbon pouches, do you think that I should take the Carbon...

Hi All, I am new to the forum so I thought I would introduce myself, ( I did post on a subject yesterday though) my name is Steve and I am a complete beginner just taking up the hobby, I have a 44 Gal tank with a Fluval 205 filter, I am cycling my tank with fish I have only started with five (...

Hi All I am new to the forum and hope to learn a lot from all you people, I bought the Fluvall Roma 200 and cabinet from seapets you should get a free starter pack with it worth £35 but you might want to think about getting a different gravel, I got the 25 kilo of Dorset Pea Gravel and I washed...