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Hi Guys, Ive got my tank all setup (Fluval Roma 125l) i have used the JBL peat substrate i have a large peice of bogwood and have anubias, java fern (thin leaf and broad leaf). I'm looking to add alot more plants and ideally looking to have a moss section as a carpet in the tank, can anyone...

Hi guys, can this be done or not? i wanna add a bit more depth to the tank but its already established... how can i tip it in without it going everywhere?

Hi Guys, Ive decided to have ago at a planted aqaurium however, i already have a setup tank which has a sand base. Which plants work well will a sand base and if so do they require CO2? Thanks

Oh ok!! Lol Two opinions!! I'll wait and see what everyone else favours for.. Vaseline!? Wont that somehow mess up the water??

Hi guys can anyone help i'm looking to upgrade to a external filter and wonder which is best and also can you over filter a tank??

I have not medicated them, and the gills appear to be normal, how can i add more oxygen to the water? I dont have an airstone, should i leave the tank lid open? Ben

Hi guys need help asap ivr had my tank for over a year now never had any problems did a 20% water change yestetday and moved a few bits rounds now my fish are breathing fast and look like they are going to die! Temp ammonia ph nitrite nitrate all normal. Please help asap. I have plecco 2...

Hi guys my occies have had fry, just wondering if theres any interest before i take them to lfs be ready in approx a month

Hi guys i have just found two occies dead in my tank all tests on water are fine nothing unusual but a thin whit film on the eyes, my two remaining occies are looking a bit ill too, gasping for air more than usual and hace a white film on eyes? Is this a disease?? I have done two 25% water...

Hi guys currently have a 64 litre tank with 4 dwarf adult neon rainbow fish, 3 lamprologus occelatus, and a bristlenose baby pleco have i any more room for another few small dithers ie danio?

Yea i has two small anubias and an amazon swordplant nah i just used water to clean it all ..

Ive got stress zyme and added stress coat i live in norfolk england, my ph is around 8.2 and i use the juwel 4 stage filter which is 2 foam green and blue with carbon filter and a white fluffy filter

60 litre juwel rekord tank added 4 ppm ammonia and no change, checked ammonia and its deffinately the right stuff dunno what to do

Its really unfortunate that i live in a rural area my nearest lfs shop is 20 miles away and theyre not prepared to give there old filter media to me, i dont kno why. And i dont kno of anyone locally who keeps fish.. :(

Im having what could possibly be the worst luck ever! Some of you may be aware of my complete failure of a fishless cycle that didnt change for 30 days, so i dumped it cleaned it and started again, neway all clean all going well so i thought add some trumpet snails and feed them with algae...

Hi guys, ive got opportunity for filter media from a friend but the problem is its from brackish guppy setup will the salt migrate into my freshwater setup??

Hi guys still no change in the water after 26 days so im guessing start again?? Should i immediately get some plants in the tank??

My tanks been setup and running at the same temperature etc for 18 days, the tank has aquarium sand which i cleaned thoroughly and was filled with tap water and i added some stresscoat and stress zyme, the only thing i can think of is i have a juwel aquarium bacjground inside my tank which i...

is it possible that im doing something wrong? as now at day 17 without a change.. no visible contaminations!?

slowest cycle ever!! :(

Wud be nice, at this rate it will be next Christmas before it's cycled :P lol I just dunno why it's taking so long wish I cud get some mature media somewhere :(

not getting newhere hope something will happen soon! :( lol hows about u? xx

hi guys so i think ive decided to go with Brevis now, i have a 63ltr tank so not massive can you advise on some tank mates, ideally need an algae eater and some ditherfish? is it possible to have any other cichlids in with them? this is what i read on another site do you think any of them will...

thanks for the advice lily x

Yeah it's amazingly slow! I can't get hold of any mature media anywhere! It would help quite alot.. Nevermind

still no changes.. seems bit weird to me?

had a bit of a worry earlier with the ammonia thought it had dropped to 1.0 but retested and it was ok :) lol

Ok Thanks Di :)

oh ok thanks guys, was worrying abit then lol, when should i start to see some nitrite and nitrates present? Ben

you need ammonia to feed the bacteria from the mature filter otherwise it will die..

pH is gone up for some reason what could cause this? will it be a problem?

Thanks waterdrop is that pH ok? Didn't kno if it needed to be adjusted that's how it is straight out of the tap.. Ben

yeah but with no joy :(

hi guys so the tanks setup and the the stresscoat is added heres what i have so far! Day 1 - pH: 7.6 Ammonia: 0.0 (2.8ml Ammonia added) Nitrite: 0.0 Nitrate: 0.0 Temperature: 29ºC Day 2 - pH: 8.0 Ammonia: 4.0...

Hi guys, looking to start a cichlid tank but not sure which breeds are safe to have together I'm willing to learn a lot but also know I have a lot to learn.. Lol. My tank is in the process of a fishless cycle so not in a rush to buy.. My tank is a juwel relied 600 which is 63 litres I was...

hey guys brought some from boots today although they were'nt very keen on me having any.. lol

anyone from near Diss - Norwich - Lowestoft area? Cheers Ben

i brought a new one on ebay last week buy it now for 16.99 its an 'API FRESHWATER MASTER TEST KIT' definately worth a search. Ben

use the calculator at the top or as suggested by most on here 1inch fish to 1 US Gallon of water, i think thats right anyway Ben

i can get ammonia peroxide from the plating shop where i work but i guess thats not good, or could i use that?