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Or slate with hole in, st.stl screw into underside of wood, slate on the bottom, covered with substrate = sunk driftwood. 2-3 weeks soak should do it, but if you can find the facility to pressurize it would be quicker. 3x atmospheres = one third time (about), but finding kit is one thing let...

Pressurized container, if you can get up to about 4bar for a day that should do it (subject to size and type) but I wouldn't stick around while the pressure builds !!. Not sinking after 2 years sounds like it might be a soft-wood that you probably ought to avoid in a tank anyway. It is...

BN Pleco, yes I know there are numerous varieties with fantastic markings. My trio (all in different tanks) are just fascinating and they all have their own 'personalities' too !

If the hardware is breaking, well you will need to replace it, but the filter media (sponge, ceramics etc.) are full of good bacteria controlling fish-waste, so you need to keep that 'alive' and passing on to populate the new filter system, hence change gradually to the new gear. Also when...

G, Yes... it's greener, yes... the Welsh maiden's accent is.... maybe I need to leave it there, the post would be removed !!! Sorry m8, I can't help you with SW, but there are loads of others just waiting to help :)

If it's like mine with multi-stage, I would replace a single stage per 2-weeks until you have replaced all media. But before you go throwing old media, maybe you can recover it by swilling in the outgoing water each pwc. When I got my cannister, I was told to leave cleaning out for about 6...

Hikari seems to be the best for algae wafers, but flake food is sometimes not as crucial to brand. I have a local supplier for flake food at near half the price of 'Tetramin' with exactly the same list & % of ingredient.

+1 Agwatts, You need to find an aquatic centre rather than a general pet store. This isn't a blanket cover of all suppliers, but you would do well to get the advice you seek from AA's where we really are here for the good of the fish.

Wales you say... We English think of it like a zoo where you pay to go in !! TiC Welcome along Gareth, really... some of my best mates are Welsh, and the girls,,, well say no more !!

What about Amano shrimp ? I just got 6 for my 36g community and have not seen one of them after 2hrs of putting them in tank ! BREED !! I would just like to see them once in a while !!

You could almost get a hamster for your fishtank from some 'multi-pet' supply stores ! You are much better off (as are the fish) going to an aquatics centre where they do just fish stuff.

Powered gravel-vac does work okay, but I normally do as you are with a syphon-vac. I try to get everywhere in the tank, but inevitably there are less accessible areas that don't get cleaned so well. I do a 20% pwc and it's enough to keep everything in order. The answer is to be gentle with the...

Wow, that's encouraging ! I am not keen on snails and have a contiuous battle to remove them every pwc. I don't like the chemical option since it treats the water and I have fish that have to swim in it, and anyway it only knock's the snails out for a while, then I have to collect them up, so...

Aha.... and that's what happens when you don't pay attention and read what other's have already posted !!