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    Need advise on lighting rio 400

    Thanks very much for the detailed response that has helped me out alot and saved me quite a bit of money in the process. If i was to get a unit with 2 t5 tubes like the standard lighting would that be ok? I dose carbon, all in one fertiliser, have a good substrate below my gravel and keep the...
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    Need advise on lighting rio 400

    I recently got a rio 400 and the t5 lighting was not supplied with it, so I am looking at options for a planted tank Led or a t5 unit is fine, i was looking at the iquatics 4 tube unit which is 216 watts, and i was looking at various 150cm led units on ebay but they only produce 60 watts some...
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    Filtered Tap Water For Partial Water Changes?

    Its very simple provide your fish with the best possible water so idealy do water changes with your filtered water.
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    Need New Fish! Any Help Please Pic Included

    Its been a while since i posted here and i was looking for you guys to help me add more fish to my tank, So i guess you will be wanting some info so here you go 120L Running 6 Months No water problems PH 7.4 stable Maintance carried out every week Heavly planted Tank stock at the moment 5...
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    How To Upload Pictures

    hope this works
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    Tank Has Brown Algea Any Fix?

    I water change once a week about 35-40% change, Is this to much? I just like to keep my stats in tip top condition.
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    Tank Has Brown Algea Any Fix?

    There is brown algea all over my plants and class and just about everything, My water stats are 0,0 and 10 for nitrate PH is 7.4 got 12 harquline rasboras in there and 5 corys its a 120l tank and has been matured for 3 months now, no deaths apart from 2 corys with some sort of parisite...
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    What Cory Should I Get?

    i had a betta in a tank with corys and he attacked them so i wouldent bother either beta or cory, the beta i had lived fine with them for a month or so then jsut turned on them.
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    waater stats are 100% still, so i am going to get some treatment for flukes then, yes some of them are still flicking and darting. thanks for your help its highly appericated.
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    another cory died yesterday he was my biggest one and my best he just went quite pale and dident move for a day and then died.
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    Unfortunally after watching the corys just about all of them are still flicking, so this time i will go relly in depth to try and get this fixed. They flick on one side violently on the sand every so ofton no signs of ich, worms so not showing any visable symptons atall I was reading up on...
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    Something Missing In Tank Need Halp (Pic Included)

    Sorry title spelling mistake (Help) The tank just looks a bit bare atm i am gona do a good clean of the glass tomorrow algea build up quickly so any suggestions on plants would be great. also looking for a few center piece fish i currently have 6 corries and 12 harquline rasboras and the tank...
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    Clown Loach

    absoutly no way do not add salt to a tank with clown loaches in it, They dont have scales and will irratate thier skin bad.
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    Dare I Try Planted....

    Ebay is great for plants and boogwood but postage on bogwood can be expensive try your lfs for bogwood, i have bought all my plants on ebay and are doing great.
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    They are not doing it now so i hope its gone they are still a bit jumpy they are at the back of the tank hiding among the bogwood but they seem ok they get more active later on, I think i have found out what was doing it i fed my corys vegie tablets with like cabbach and loads of other stuff in...
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    Got a big encourgment tonight there are cory eggs all over my tank walls and swords and still laying atm maby thats why they were jumpy there couldent be to much wrong if they are breeding every month or so this is good cause the last time they laid was 1 and a half months ago the big water...
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    I am only in the door i was playing footy and pulled my calf, So havent relly had a chance to study the fish they seem to be doing better now but time will tell i am still very very woried, The corries seem very very jumpy they wont relly come out now.
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    Tank has been cycled for 2 and a half months tested tap water, stats are 0
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    The only thing in there that they are doing is Violent reaction of thrashing, darting but it says low water quality here are my stats that i took there now PH - 7.8 ppm Ammonia - 0.25 ppm Nitrate - 5 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm i have trace ammonia because i overfed last night and plan to do a big...
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    Now my juli cory is scraping off the sand violently dashing about as well if my corys die i think i might just give it up cause this is so anoying this is my best tank to date, planted the way i want, water stats are perfect water quality is superb, yet fish are getting sick why? i do 35-40%...
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    using API Freshwater Master test kit I has not affected my water quality atall been getting perfect reading up untill the death and it was only 0.25 ppm ammonia but done a bit water change 10 mins after that test and retested and o ammonia
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    it was esentally a 100% water change wouldent of affected the stats
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    Thanks for your help its highly appericated i must go to bed now so hopefully there will be some indication of what med to buy tomorrow.
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    i live in UK well northern ireland, i was reading and it say's meds like that will wipe out my benifical bacteria but what has to be done will be done.
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    The skin looks shiny and the anus looks red thats all i can give you ime afraid
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    no discolouration, no red streaks temp is 26 Done test right now results are PH 7.4 Nitrate 5.0ppm Ammonia 0 might have a tiny reading Nitrite 0ppm done a 60% water change about 20 mins ago I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO MEDICATE WITH I AM GOING TO THE PET STORE TOMORROW
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    No most of the cory's are showing these sign's, And yes the body is still in there, If it means anything i should of put in there the fish is missing an eye but i bought it like that and it defintly isnt infected actully a couple of my fish have missing eyes what happends to them in the pet...
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    Help Cory Dead And Others Dying Urgent!

    So my tank is 120L with 12 harquline rasboras and 7 various cories now 6, The tank has been running for 2 and a half months filter was matured from day one it was just a tank swap no deaths untill today i noticed a few of my corys acting very strange swimming franticly around the tank and iching...
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    Help My Fish Might Be Dieing

    you said 2 weeks? in the last post
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    Help My Fish Might Be Dieing

    Your tank isn't cycled that's why your fish are dying you need a test kit asap! Test the water alot everyday and do water changes everytime you get any reading over 0 on nitrate, nitrite and ammonia your cycle is over and you filter media is matured when you are getting 0 nitrite and 0 ammonia...
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    Cycling And Pea Soup

    you are in a fish in cycle the tank dident have time to cycle half filling of even filling the new tank with water from an established tank will do absoulty nothing you might as well put in tap water because the benifical bacteria that is needed is in you filter media and it breaks down harmful...
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    Anybody's Betta?

    i have a beta in my 120l community tank with 12 harquline rasboras, 5 glowlights and 7 vairous cories and dosent bother any of them i havent seen him flare once no once not even chase or nip a fish just looks completly unintrested, Hes been in there 2 months now and loving it always swiming...
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    Help My Fish Might Be Dieing

    You said you done a 50% 2 days ago it needs to every day and you tank looks overstocked to me, Did you do a cycle or are you in a fishless cycle? how long has the tank been running?
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    Help My Fish Might Be Dieing

    Search fin rot or tail rot, First off do water changes every day about 50% change and make sure water quality is superb this can clear it up without meds but i would recoment getting meds, tail rot or fin rot is a sign of bad water quality, Or like you said it could be another fish nipping could...
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    Yet Another Id Please

    You have yourself a Three line cory (Corydoras trilineatus) have a few myself nice little corys.
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    New Here

    Welcome to the forum, Anything you want to know you will find it out here and everyone is very friendly and helpful.
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    Stocking Suggestions For A Tank Upgrade

    for a 250l tank i would put in 15 harquline rasboras 10 rummynose tetras 8 corys any type (never any less the 6 cause they are social fish) 2 bristlenose plecs 2 Rams you could also add a couple of centerpiece fish on top of that, Will look amazing with those fish and nicly planted with...
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    Looking For A Few Answers About Keeping Fish

    This is an absolute discrace do you have any clue on how to keep fish, This tank is severly overstocked and you are asking why they arnt growing they arnt growing because they in such terrible conditions just about all those fish will need rehomed not unless you want to buy a 500L tank
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    Need Some Suggestions

    1 panda cory? I would up that number to 6
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    Are These Eggs?

    I am glad i asked for pictures very nice tank, looking at your lighting and your plants it will turn out a very nice planted tank great job.
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