Recent content by Brettyd

Is it common for FX6 to leak on a power outage? If not I’m guessing seals some where, so which ones should I replace?

Wow that is quite a dosing regime. Thanks for the earlier info that helps. Might check my all in one im going to use to see if it covers that trace element does before I buy it.

Hi All Im looking for advice for a beginner dosing a planted tank. Im just after the basic things I should start with. I have no idea where to start or if what im thinking would be beneficial for my tank. Ive looked at some YouTube stuff and read some forum info but I cant find a basic...

Hi guys Don’t usually see my pelco out much but lately he is out in the open and I’ve noticed like tumerous growths on his body. Any idea what they are? Are they treatable? Googled a bit one says it’s treatable and the other not. This is what I’ve been looking at Lymphocystis - not...

Cheers thank-you I will look into columnaries

Hi guys Is this white spot on my angels tail fin? It's flat and flakey like. Descriptions online say white spot is like a grain salt

Really, thought it was almost a godly sin to regularly change a filters media. I've been rinsing every thing in tank water for the last year and a half. Will it have much affect my tanks cycle

What is good practice when it comes to changing the media in a canister filter? Want to change to fine filter as its old and falling apart when I wash it. Should I just put a hand full back in to keep my bacteria?

Hi All I have a rummy tetra in a community tank not swimming very well. Swimming like it can't use its tail fin. I can't see and signs of disease with the fish and I've search here and Google but can't find anything really. Should I be looking for a disease or more likely it has taken a knock...

What type of habitat shelter wise should I setup for angel fish?

I have treated the tank with salt prior to doing a medication

im treating the tank with blue planet multi-cure. What chemicals can be used to treat columnaris?

Hi All I have 2 tetra with the growth pictured below on their nose. The growth is a cotten ball type looking thing. Any ideas on what it is? I have treated the tank with 3 treatments of multi-cure but luck with removing the growth.

Temp 26 deg No ammonia or nitrites when I do my weekly water changes Nitrates do build up to 40/80 ppm by this time. This maybe related or not but I have noticed some fish are pale if I feed them latter then usual, they regain colour after feeding. I feed once a day. But none of fish seem to...

I keep having and issue with my tiger barbs. One by one they get very pale to begin with then their colour comes back and they look find then wind up dead a couple of days latter. The one today I noticed a single red dot on the scales which I have not seen before. At first I thought it was...