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Hi all, I am cycing a new small 17 liter tsnk using the Ammonia drop and wait method, I added the 5ppm of Ammonia to the tank about 3 weeks ago, Also the media in the filter is mature but was running without ammonia for a couple of months so obviously bacteria probably died, Anyway my Ammonia...

Ok sounds good, So i can get an O2 additive and this will help, Also i was thinking about removing all live plants and putting fake one's in, Would this help rid me of Algae?

I use the Standard Juwel Rio 180 lighting, It is only for maximum of 8 hours daily, Should i try a complete blackout?

Hi all, Since my Juwel Rio 180 tank has been running i have had nothing but problems with Algae, Firstly i had a green water issue which was only fixed by getting a UV sterilizer, Now i get some green algae which is not to bad because my Oto's love the stuff but i now have a sort of "hairy"...

I wanted to remove the live plants purely to reduce the amount of maintenance required. Also tank has been running for nearly a year now all stats are low (Nitrite and Ammonia at 0ppm and Nitrate never of 40ppm).

Hi all, I am thinking of removing my Live plants and having a plant free environment (only leaving bogwood/stone and some resin ornaments. Would this be ok? it is a lightly planted tank at the moment and it is mostly a tetra tank. Would this be a mistake? should i add an air stone to the mix...

I have a 48 liter interpret pod tank with filter and heater, What i want to do is keep a clown fish but do not know what is needed. Could you please give me a list of requirements to convert my tank to saltwater? Many thanks

This is the light i am thinking of getting http://www.seapets.co.uk/products/aquarium-supplies/fish-tank-equipment/aquarium-lighting/fluorescent-t5-light-tubes/juwel-high-lite-tube-marine-438mm-24-watt.html Would these tubes just fit into my current setup, Is it worth getting a blue one with...

Hi all, Currently running a 180L Jewul rio tank with original lighting, Black sand, Bogwood, Some dark Graphite and some small live plants. The tank is effectively a Tetra tank with a mix of neon/glowlight and black neon, Also have a few Oto's and a Clown plec. What i am considering is...

No Probs, after 12 hours of adding 5ppm of ammonia the readings are Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm and Nitrate are around 10ppm at the moment. So the tank has cycled but i have not put any fish in it yet, I am adding 5ppm daily just to keep it from cycling again until i get the fish i want.

Hi all, I have now fully fish less cycled my 17 liter betta tank and for the last week or so have just been topping up with ammonia and making sure it is cycling the ammonia quickly (which is is) anyway i am now going away for 2 days so will not be able to add my daily dose of ammonia, Will it...

Hi all, It would seem that my new tank has now completed the fishless cycle so is ready for some fish, Anyway the sand is looking a little dirty so i was wondering if i could give it a good clean whilst doing a complete water change?

Just tested water again and now only got 0.50ppm of Ammonia but with 5PPM Nitrite (max reading) so it would seem i am well and truly into my Nitrite spike.

Hi all, Long story short i have some old media in my filter for my new 17 liter tank that had a very low to none existent bio load for around 3 weeks, All i had in the tank was 1 amano shrimp and i added some flake food every day, Anyway i have took the shrimp out (put him in my big community...

Good news then, I am not stupid it's genetic/evolutionary :D Its a good excuse when i inevitably do other stupid things, Just say to the wife "i can't help it, it's genetic" :D

Just started fishless cycling my 17 liter betta tank and for some stupid reason decided to give the Ammonia a big sniff, Even after reading it can give me respiratory issue's. What an idiot!

Hi all, How would i test some old media to see if it has cycled? If i drop say 5ppm Ammonia into it when should i next test to see if has cleared it?

I had 2 ammano shrimps and a male Betta in my one and that may even have been slightly overloaded. Maybe just a single Betta

Hi all, long story short, i have a 17 liter betta tank that seems to be going though another cycle (possibly cleaned media to much) anyway de to this my betta (my 3 year old named stuffing for some reason) has died as has 1 of the 2 ammano shrimp i had, Anyway i have got some Ammonia and am...

:( shark has died, Possibly a neon tetra will follow although all other fish seem fine and i have started treating the tank yesterday.

Anyone treated columnaris? i have googled a few treatments but they vary, can i buy some off the shelf medicine for them? also how likely is it to spread to the others?

Thanks for the reply's lads (i am also a lad :D). The tank is a 180 liter Juwel rio 180 which is established, Ammonia = 0PPM, Nitrite = 0ppm and Nitrate's = 40ppm (due for water change tomorrow), temp is at 25 degrees, Stocking is as follows, 3 x neon tetra's, 5 x black neon tetra's, 2 x silver...

Hi all, I noticed today that 1 of my Silver sharks seems lathargic, slightly gasping for air, seems to have some scales missing and 1 white spot near it's eye, Also it seems to have most of it's fins retracted, All in all does not look healthy, Oh and 1 of the neon tetra's seems to have got a...

You could put some Cory's for the bottom, They are nice, Also consider getting some Danios, Although they are not the prettiest of fish they are full of character. I had a 10 gallon planted tank with 5 Zebra Danio's, 5 Neon Tetra's, 5 Black Neon Tetra's and 4 Peppered cory's that was a good...

Sorry to Troll your thread but i would like to ask nurglepuss a question regards this setup, I currently have exactly the same tank and was wondering firsly what HOB filter did you get and secondly are those real or fake plants?

As long as there is an Ammonia load then it should be fine, Although you should really decide now what you are gonna do, If you decide on Fish in Cycle then prepare yourself for daily water changes and checks, If you think this will not be possible then go for a fish less cycle. Wouldn't be...

I did a fish in cycle on my first tank using 6 cherry barbs, also due to not reading up on fishkeeping first i did not do daily water changes only weekly, I lost 5 of the Cherry barbs but one survived so i purchased some zebra danios as now i had no real choice to carry on a fish in cycle, I did...

Ah OK, My lights are on for 6 - 8 hours per day, There is no direct sunlight onto the tank, The NitrItes are at 0ppm as is ammonia and Nitrate is at 20ppm and i am due for another water change.

The UV sterilizer is completely sealed so you see no UV light, It sucks it it through a small filter sponge and runs the water through over the UV lamp then pumps it out the other end, i keep the lights on for 6 - 7 hours per day as usual.

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I have it on constantly but i may turn it off for a while to see if the murky water returns but it is no harm to keep it on only i will have to replace the bulb more often. This is what i have http://www.gardensite.co.uk/Internal_Aquarium_UV_Sterilizer_9W.htm?sourcep=base

Hi all, I have had issue's with water clarity since starting my aquarium months ago (after cycling), I always had an issue with the water turning slightly milky after a couple of days from water change but then i got really bad Green water issue's, I tried everything from 3 day blackouts to...

Tank size is 17 liters and i might put some shrimp in it.

Hi guys, i will be getting a Betta soon (maybe even tonight) and wanted to know which is best, is it a male or female?

Hi all, Was thinking about using my old 48 liter fish pod to house some lake malawi chichlid's, Is this tank to small? Thanks

Got myself a "green killing machine" UV sterilizer for £29.99 @ lfs and within a week green is all gone, Looks like this is the best answer. thanks for all the reply's

I have just purchased a 50Watt heater as the room that the tank will be in can drop to as low as 15 degrees in the dead of winter so will then be required to keep temps at 26 degrees. This should be fine shouldnt it?

Yeh checked the whole filter, Impeller seem to be near silent when i have taken out the filter cartridge's but as soon as i either reduce the flow and/or add the filter cartridges back the impeller is loud again. Good point regards the temperature i didn't consider this, just assumed it will...

Hi all, Just got a 17 liter cube tank to hold a betta splender, it was only £29.99 so i didn't expect anything special, Anyway i have added a spare 100watt heater to it but the filter it comes with is very clicky and noisy so i don't really want to use it, I do have a spare interpret filter...