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- Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:14 am
- Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
- Topic: Return of the SPACK - Tank Log
- Replies: 236
- Views: 18403
Re: Return of the SPACK - Tank Log
Been a light couple of months, currently rearranging the plants to try and have the water clover as a lawn because I'm not enjoying the maintenance of the current lawn. As a result the cherry shrimp are being more secretive and I see them far less. All the fish are pretty happy. Nerite snails are lo...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: Science
- Topic: Beneficial bacteria
- Replies: 10
- Views: 867
Re: Beneficial bacteria
As I said, I know it's a controversial take. Back in my first forray into fishkeeping I had a handful of small tanks I did experiments in and one of the tests I did was washing the internal filter media (sponge and small ceramic cylinders) with tap vs tank water. It got to the point of adding campin...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 20:24 pm
- Forum: Characins
- Topic: Lemon Tetra Sex Ratio
- Replies: 2
- Views: 274
Lemon Tetra Sex Ratio
I've had my 15 lemon Tetras for about 10 months and now they're showing clear sexual dimorphism I realise I have 12 males and 3 females. Two of the males are just starting to get their yellow colour in the body and males often display at one another and claim prime spots to display in the tank. I've...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 20:10 pm
- Forum: Science
- Topic: Beneficial bacteria
- Replies: 10
- Views: 867
Re: Beneficial bacteria
I'm aware I'm resurrecting an old thread with a controversial take but... you can clean bio media in tapwater. There's a very short contact period, a low quantity of chlorine or chloramine. The amount of Bacteria you kill with it is trivial compared to the overall population. Prolonged Soaking in ta...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 19:31 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: Unexplained Blue Water (Not The Shopping Centre)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 812
Re: Unexplained Blue Water (Not The Shopping Centre)
Tetraplus tap water conditioner turns water blue if you overdose it (The product itself is blue). I don't know if Aquacare does the same but Is it possible you're overdosing on water conditioner?
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 19:27 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: What to do?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 281
Re: What to do?
As the leaves at the top grow they shade the lower leaves which will then be perfect locations for algae. Depending on the rates of growth and flow in your tank you can either clean the leaves or trim and replant the tops and compost the middles.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 19:25 pm
- Forum: Aquarium Decor, DIY and Equipment.
- Topic: Canister Filter advice.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 330
Re: Canister Filter advice.
An actual flow rate of 2320 is going to be hard to acheive. Fluval FX6 is the only filter that springs to mind. That has a nominal flow rate of 3,500l/h and should hit 2,300 in actual use.
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:46 pm
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: Just started
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1748
Re: Just started
That sounds like a healthy smell for a nerite to me.
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 21:06 pm
- Forum: Questions & Identification
- Topic: Black Moors
- Replies: 4
- Views: 583
Re: Black Moors
Welcome to the forum. I would also suspect swim bladder disorder if it cannot ascend at all. Here is about Goldfish's guide to the disorder
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 16:10 pm
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: Just started
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1748
Re: Just started
We were given the tank and it had been running already. The sponges inn the filter are new. Thanks for the advice about distances for fish to swim. Where is the source for this info? Hi Kiwara, if the sponges are new, your tank is also likely lacking some of the bacteria it needs to run healthily. ...