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by Clownman
Thu Feb 03, 2022 22:04 pm
Forum: Aquarium Decor, DIY and Equipment.
Topic: External filters
Replies: 25
Views: 1658

Re: External filters

Thanks all, I'll persevere and get to the bottom of it, I've never known anything like it, I've pretty much stripped it down and rebuilt it, pipes cleaned through, impeller and barrel all cleaned, the works. I've actually taken out the prefilter completely for now. The flow is better, but still nowh...
by Clownman
Wed Feb 02, 2022 23:37 pm
Forum: Aquarium Decor, DIY and Equipment.
Topic: External filters
Replies: 25
Views: 1658

Re: External filters

So this oase 360 biomaster went in on Christmas Eve, my first impression was how brilliant it was performing... But ... We're now just over a month in and things are definitely not so good. My maintenance routine is 20-25% water change weekly and given its got the pre filter I give that a good clean...
by Clownman
Sat Jan 22, 2022 19:12 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Funny Fish Face Photos
Replies: 35
Views: 1906

Re: Forget Tank of the month...

plankton wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:05 pm I think this is fun enough, posting fish making these faces... :D
My old betta (from @Clownman) - he was supposed to be my daughter's..... :rolleyes:

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Ah fin!
by Clownman
Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Funny Fish Face Photos
Replies: 35
Views: 1906

Re: Forget Tank of the month...

We used to have fish off the month years ago
by Clownman
Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:53 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Noob
Replies: 13
Views: 1031

Re: Noob

I believe that the softeners should have a bypass valve on them, have a look see if it does, you can then flick it over get your water and then click it back for normal use.
Otherwise I would consider getting water from somewhere else, I used to collect rainwater for one of my softwater tanks.
by Clownman
Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:37 am
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: C&T's 160L
Replies: 32
Views: 1832

Re: C&T's 160L

::wave:: Welcome to the forums
by Clownman
Mon Jan 03, 2022 18:56 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Noob
Replies: 13
Views: 1031

Re: Noob

Hey welcome! Go for as big as you can get away with
by Clownman
Mon Jan 03, 2022 16:41 pm
Forum: Aquarium Decor, DIY and Equipment.
Topic: Air pump
Replies: 3
Views: 268

Re: Air pump

I found that a few stones along the length of the tank helped keep the crap off the bottom stirred up so that it went up the filter rather than settling and waiting for me to siphon it out. It did take a while to get the positions right though
by Clownman
Mon Jan 03, 2022 16:38 pm
Forum: Aquarium Decor, DIY and Equipment.
Topic: “Ideal” Tank Size
Replies: 28
Views: 1413

Re: “Ideal” Tank Size

Definitely the bigger you can go. My old 6ft was so much less work on maintenance than any of the other smaller tanks I've had
by Clownman
Mon Jan 03, 2022 16:36 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: Clownman's 240 aqua one log
Replies: 24
Views: 1788

Re: Clownman's 240 aqua one log

Congrats on your spawn mate. Are they the only 2 angels in the tank? Yes mate, they have only been in there about three weeks now. I'm not holding out much hope they will treat them though, cichlids always usually take a few spawns until they manage it fully. I've got about a dozen Cory's hatched a...