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Hey guys, long time no post! Rough times were had, and I have to admit to being a noob and understand I still am, probably doing something wrong now (please correct me if I am), and taking bad advice gave bad results.   Here's a little debrief: So since my last post, about the standard pump...

Hey I also squeezed out my filter sponges and got a few leaves out from where the pump sucks up the water, it helped a little but it still seems a bit slow. And that actually makes sense, I always wash my hands/arm before going into the tank and try to get all the soap off but I suppose it...

Today the pump seems even slower and now about half the surface of the water is still. I can see a slight white milky finish on top of the water that breaks apart when interrupted. Can anyone give me any advice? Is there an easier way to clean inside the filter of these types of tanks? A way to...

Thought I'd do a little update. Its only been two weeks since setup but everything seems to be going ok. Everyone is eating and living happily, well, sort of. The red tail shark is not really friendly and loves to chase anyone around if they get too close, and the one neon I was given seems very...

Awesome, thanks for the advice. Hopefully it will give the plants time to get their roots in also. My cat is finding it rather interesting to watch too, although I think she's thinking different about it to how I am...

So the fish have survived the first two nights. I did a water change when you suggested, about to do another now (50%). I couldn't get any media but I picked up some synthetic stuff in a bottle from the aquarium store which is supposed to kickstart the growth of bacteria. I also put a Purigen...

Only 1%? #41####. Taking his media would have been a much better option, I guess I didn't think of that at the time. He basically went home and brought them right over. Tomorrow morning I will try to get some mature media from another friend. Do you think the LFS would be willing to sell any...

I know how fishless cycling works but I also know how fish-in cycling works. One thing I've learned from reading through the beginners guide, other websites and actually talking to people is that the fishless cycle isn't the be all or end all. I am aware of how the cycling of filters work and...

Unfortunately I had to speed some things up today. I stopped by my LFS to ask a few questions about cycling and to possibly buy some plants. I ended up buying a bit of drift wood with an Anubius (forgot what type) on it. When asking what fish I should cycle with, quite randomly one of my good...

Ohhh I thought the one I bought was the liquid carbon one, well, actually I didn't know there were two different ones. I tested my pH with the API pH Test and Adjuster kit when I put the water in, it read darkish blue, so 7.6+. I put some adjuster in (about 40 drops of pH down) and read it...

Finally got a bit of time to do something, with some help from a mate. Thats about 6.5-7cm (2.5 inch) of gravel. 3mm. Also, my mate recommended to buy this product. It works wonders on his tank. He said I might as well just put a dash in now because, well, why not. When I took the cap off...

Thanks heaps for the advice, its exactly what I made the thread for! Maybe the tank is too small for Angels as well as my stock list, that was just a quick recap of what I wanted when I was thinking about getting a bigger tank, but its along the lines of what I want. I will be starting out with...

If anyone's interested, I finally bought one! Will be updating this thread http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/372145-juwel-rekord-800/

Hey guys, so after a few eyars of admiring my friends aquariums, making trips to the LFS with them, pricing things up, I finally decided to buy a 30L nano tank... the problem was the LFS didn't get it in time, so being in a aggrivated mood I made a trip to my other LFS who had also sold out, so...

Hey guys, My friend recently bought a Cade aquarium after selling his AquaOne Euroview 90. In the 90, he didn't have too much luck growing plants. He had a few different ones, but mainly swords. They reached a steady state where they weren't dying off, but no new growth was coming. Now he only...

Sorry to hijack your thread, but this is the same question I have. I'm looking at getting roughly a 30L 'nano' tank. I want to grow some moss and other plants and have some Red Cherry Shrimp. I was also thinking either two Oto's or two BN catfish, and a Betta. Would it be too much as it is, and...

Thanks for the replies guys, will take it all into consideration and see what I can come up with at the LFS.

I'm not sure how big they do, and I don't want to go too big as it kind of defeats the purpose, but I will see whats available. My LFS is having a moving sale this weekend (kind of bitter sweet, they're currently only 3 blocks away form me, and are moving to a 10-15 minute drive away, but the...

I think I've had a change of heart! Leaning towards the Leo A600 Nano tank for my first tank. My mate just bought one, its about 30L I think, which is roughly 8 gallon. Partly because its cheaper and easier to maintain, being my first tank, and party because the old man isn't heaps keen on me...

Whats the best way to do this? Trade his mature stuff for my brand new media? Wouldn't his tank then require more time to grow bacteria on my media, possibly upsetting his tank? Or should I only take a little?

So the male Angels don't mind the tetra? Could I ask what type of tetra they are? I only plan on having the one main tank so I can't really remove fish, unless the LFS wants them. I also wanted some red cherry shrimp, but it seems the Angels would make a meal of them :lol: #41#### Angels, can't...

Good to know! Hopefully my LFS's have some small Angels when the time comes to stock the tank. Thanks for the reply, also how many Angels should I buy? I read on an online store in Australia that they recommend groups of 6 or more, but should be kept in odd numbers to avoid bullying? Its...

Cheers for the replies guys. One message I got from doing any light reading on the topic was that research is important, and keeping an aquarium is no simple task, it has some theory behind it. I've read up on fishless cycling mainly and a few other bits and pieces like methods of water changes...

Hello all! I've been reading up a bit on here and this site seems to have quite a few knowledgeable members with some good links and advice to give, so I decided to sign up. My name's Tom and I live in South Australia, Australia. I've got two LFS's that both have a decent range of products, and...