BigBens Restart.

[BigBen]

Glad to hear they are on the mend! Stunning angel btw.

Thanks. He is my favourite of the bunch. He has a slightly deformed dorsal fin where it isn't entirely straight at the top. Hard to gauge size in a photo but I'd guess he's about 4.5" front to back, and 5" top to bottom so getting to a decent size now. Now I have two pairs, both of the males are developing noticable nuchal humps as well.

[BigBen]

Howdy, been a while again. Hope everyone is good!

I've finally managed to redo my angel tank. I've moved all of the Cory's that were left into my 125 so I could redo the substrate except two C123's, as they would not be caught. I'm fairly happy with the results. All the plants are recycled from elsewhere in the garage which is handy as I was going to buy loads. Will look great once the Trident Ferns grow large. I've managed to get a couple caves in the rockwork that look a similar colour now they've been algae'd for a while.






Will be new fish at the weekend, I only have two Keyholes and 4 Angels (and the speedy Cory's) in there as I lost motivation to buy stuff after the holiday disaster. Fishkeeper SW had some incredible fish when I went this weekend, certainly worth travelling for for those into their catfish.

[LookoutTrout]

How do the four angels get on in there? I have four in a 280l tank, they have formed two pairs and fight a lot.

[BigBen]

How do the four angels get on in there? I have four in a 280l tank, they have formed two pairs and fight a lot.

I'm lucky. Really lucky. I also have two pairs and no trouble. They tend to spawn at the same time at different ends of the tank so don't come into contact with each other. I have occasionally seen a bit of lip locking but not for long. I would love to add two more but I think it will upset the balance.

[BigBen]

Learnt a new lesson this evening. Check the water before you empty a tank, it's more like milk than it is water. We had no water on Monday due to a burst pipe but it's been running fine. Should have waited

[BigBen]

SW Water (clowns) are saying that it's just sediment build up and to run the taps for an hour to clear it. Apparently the colour is likely to be iron and manganese, which appears to be aquarium safe so I'll top up in the morning.

[Martinspuddle]

SW Water (clowns) are saying that it's just sediment build up and to run the taps for an hour to clear it.

Yeah, that's a great idea when your on a water meter ...more money for them, crap water supply to us.

I always have to check our tap water before use these days.

[BigBen]

SW Water (clowns) are saying that it's just sediment build up and to run the taps for an hour to clear it.

Yeah, that's a great idea when your on a water meter ...more money for them, crap water supply to us.

I always have to check our tap water before use these days.

They do run off refunds it says online. It's brown this morning

[Martinspuddle]

SW Water (clowns) are saying that it's just sediment build up and to run the taps for an hour to clear it.

Yeah, that's a great idea when your on a water meter ...more money for them, crap water supply to us.

I always have to check our tap water before use these days.

They do run off refunds it says online. It's brown this morning

Never had brown water unless there's been roadworks to repair the water supply locally. I'd suggest boiling it before you drink it, better safe than sorry.

Interestingly, I've had the results back from our water which tasted metallic. Southern Water have tried telling me the results are safe to use, yet I found out quite a few people are complaining of the same problem in our area.

Looking at my water test results, it's funny how there are same as their posted water tests online ...from last year!

Personally, I do not trust any said from our water company anymore.

[BigBen]

SW Water (clowns) are saying that it's just sediment build up and to run the taps for an hour to clear it.

Yeah, that's a great idea when your on a water meter ...more money for them, crap water supply to us.

I always have to check our tap water before use these days.

They do run off refunds it says online. It's brown this morning

Never had brown water unless there's been roadworks to repair the water supply locally. I'd suggest boiling it before you drink it, better safe than sorry.

Interestingly, I've had the results back from our water which tasted metallic. Southern Water have tried telling me the results are safe to use, yet I found out quite a few people are complaining of the same problem in our area.

Looking at my water test results, it's funny how there are same as their posted water tests online ...from last year!

Personally, I do not trust any said from our water company anymore.

Definitely won't be drinking it. I've bought some bottles to see us through. I could do with it running clear now to be honest so I can top the tanks up after the water changes last night.