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sold, cheers for the interest

i've had ano offer for the tank etc. but they're going marine and don't want the filter. to be honest i don't know what a good price is for a 2nd hand filter. it was bought brand new in february, runs like a dream, and i've got all the spare bits and pieces for it still. and 2 bags of carbon for...

sorry, should've filled this out Equipment make/model/size: Juwel Rio240 inc. cabinet w/tetratec ex1200 filter Quantity for sale: 1 Reason for Sale: downsizing/moving Delivery or Collection: collection only Sales price: £300 ono Postage & Packaging: collection only Location: folkestone, kent...

i'm a graffiti artist specialising in letters..... i'm interested in designing tattoos for people, anyone want anything just let me know and i'll have a little sketch. i've also got a few graffiti related ideas already sketched up (star, arrow, heart) ideally as fairly big black pieces. i would...

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i'm looking for £300, theres loads of bits and bobs going with it that i didn't list, just about everything you need to keep it running with no extra cost for a good few months. i'm only selling all together, unless i have no interest at all

anyone interested?

i haven't called them recently, that site has said they've had them for ages though. last time i called them they said they no longer do delivery, and they weren't sure when they/if they'd have them in again

sorry if i'm a bit late, but i'd love a few B. smaragdina. i wont be ready for them for a month or so though. i'm ideally after 3 or 4, preferably 1 male to 2 or 3 females

don't suppose if you know if they guy you bought them off will have any more? i've been looking for a group of these for ages! gave up looking a little while ago. if i lived closer i'd have a few off you

juwel rio240 with cabinet and adjustable platform (so you can level it on a wonky floor). tetratec ex1200 external filter, juwel 200w heater, 2x T5 tubes and a reflector. 60L container (used for water changes), syphon/gravel cleaner, background, gravel, bits of bogwood and some nice...

there's a guy on ebay selling the poly pads dirt cheap, i got 50 for £5 and they do the job fine. i didn't clean my old juwel much at all. i think i only rinsed the bottom sponges once in 6 months, and the top maybe 3 times. it depends how gunked up they get though. you shouldn't need to...

juwel filters work on the theory of slower flow=better filtration. everyone on this forum seems to think the more water that gets turned over the better, but it's not the only factor. what would be the point in turning the water over 10x p/h if there's no media? or not enough media? i removed my...

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it'd be a long way for you to drive if you were to deliver stuff for me, but i'd happily help out with petrol money. the thing is, everywhere seems to be having a problem getting the fish i'm after :/

i might be interested in some plants and fish. i'm in kent though, i guess they wouldn't post my stuff separately from the rest of it?

what level are the buckets your siphoning into? if you put the bucket on the floor and your tank is on a stand there shouldn't be a problem with any gravel cleaner being able to pick up any debris. if you want to avoid sucking up sand, swirl the gravel vac in little circles just above the sand...

i've already sent it back and got a refund. it wouldn't keep temp, and ended up constantly flashing fast.... i think the hydor external should have been my original first choice, but i've spent a lot on my tank recently and i just couldn't justify the extra cost at the time

oak tree's are pretty common, and their branches are perfect. if you find a branch laying about try and snap a bit, if it snaps really easily it's probably a softwood. or see if you can push your nail into it after it's dried out, if you can it's a hardwood. i recently found a few bits of oak...

how about branches from your local park? all you have to do is strip the bark off, leave it to dry out, and if you really want to you can put it in a container with a pump and carbon to take care of anything it leeches. as long as its a hardwood and isn't rotten it'll be fine

it's only fine because bettas with fancy fins can't swim properly. the fact is all fish swim, that's what they're designed for. 4 gallons isn't much water at all, especially compared to what they'd have in nature. it's like a prison cell. the only people that keep fish in tanks that small are...

IMO no fish should ever be kept in a tank less than 10G. the glass catfish will need a much bigger tank, they'll need a lot of vegetation, and ideally should be in a big group, 6 is just about ok, 10 would be much better. they grow to around 15cm, so for a small group you'd want at least a 3'...

chances are unless someone that knows exactly what they're planning to do with the fish buys it, someone with no knowledge at all will buy it and all the fish will gradually die off. sad to say but these things happen

would it be worth contacting the seller and letting them know what they've done? maybe ring around a few LFS to see if anywhere could take the fish? if i lived closer i'd seriously consider buying it then try my hardest to find those fish a happy home (or persuade the other half to let me get a...

don't feed your fish for a few days, put a piece of cucumber in a glass jar (weigh the cucumber down with a tea spoon). make a few holes in the lid of the jar (big enough for the snails to get in), put the jar in the tank over night, bob's your teapot, the majority of the snails will be munching...

if you're serious about wanting to keep the betta's i'd suggest getting a bigger tank, and lots and lots of plants. as its been said above, it is possible to keep males and females, but you NEED a large group of females so all the attention isn't directed at just the 2, there's a huge...

do you think seachem will pay me for promoting prime so heavily?!

prime is the most economic by a loooong shot. tetra aquasafe you need to dose 5ml per 10L of water (if i remember correctly), with seachem prime 5ml treats 200L, thats not a typo! it also detoxifies ammonia, which is created in the dechlorinating process. anyone that doesn't use prime should try...

i have a Rio 240 with a tetratec ex1200, i've been playing with a lot of different ideas recently because i'd like to change the stock. i live in a hard water area, and plants don't tend to do too well without a lot of help, so cichlids seem the obvious choice. i don't really have a clue about...

most fish do better with a dark substrate, especially timid fish like rasboras. light reflects off of light substrate and makes fish a bit uneasy. chances are these aren't wild caught though, so they'll be used to a huge variation of different tank set-ups i would've thought. they like a lot of...

if it's a similar shape and size it's probably line bred. how big was it in the shop?

you don't need carbon in your filter, i'd swap it for more biomedia. it's a good idea to have some carbon though, to clear up any meds you might need to use. you could just leave the carbon in the filter as it will act as biomedia. carbon leeching anything back into the tank is a myth so don't...

sounds like it's blown to me. i had a problem with tubes cracking from cold condensation dripping on a warm tube when i opened the hood in the morning. it happened twice within a month, so i bought a reflector. if you want to run just one bulb it would be worth DIYing yourself a new ballast (if...

everything i've seen to do with pugnax shows they're quite dull too, but wild type betta's are getting more popular, and with that there's a lot more playing around with making them colourful and pretty. if you're interested in getting them i'd ask the shop where they got them from, and if...

most rasbora's in general prefer soft acidic water, with little to no flow. as you say there's a lot of different species so narrowing it down any more than that is pretty difficult. it depends if you're planning on keeping anything else in the tank too, or if it's going to be a species tank. if...

my dad had a tank about 20-25 years ago and apparently i had a couple of fish in there, but i haven't got a clue what they were. i named them jamie and david though..... then there weren't any fish for a long time, and my real first fish was eric the golden barb. i rescued him from an abondoned...

oh, the stock is.... fish: 7 x golden barbs (not biotope specific, but the natural colour puntius semifasciolatus is. these will be getting replaced at some point) 4 x SAE's 9 x cherry spot rasbora (rasbora rubrodorsalis. took me ages to find these! i want some more) plants: indian fern java...

6 month old Rio240 (with cabinet) with 4 week old tetratec ex1200 for a good condition 3'. must have decent lights, equivelant filter to mine etc. eventually i want to change my gravel, so maybe that could be put in the deal too. there is one condition, i need to re-home 7 golden barbs and 4...

i'm not looking to buy for a few months anyway, need to work out what i'm going to do with my tank. and i'm planning a very strict biotope. i've got something in mind for b. smaragdina depending if i ever find them! if not i'll be a bit looser with what i'll stock, i'm a sucker for getting...

aaaah, sorry! good luck with the fry, and i might b!e interested in buying some off you in the future!