Recent content by briandoran

Hi folks, I have recently changed the light on my tank from the one I got with my Juwel Rekord 120 (25W) to the Arcadia Original Tropical Lamp (30W) .... looks great it 'accentuates' the red and blue in the fish.Lovely. However it seems like al ot of my fish are up at the top of the tank...

OK will do thanks ... One more question, may not be relavant to this forum / thread. What is the story with CO2 .. does it need to be added to a tank? Why is this? I've seen it in some other threads and am not sure about it.

BrianNY ... Do you mean the big plant in the middle at the back and on the right hand side in front of the filter? It just grows and grows, I have taken a lot of shoots off it already! I'll have to check the name out tonight when I get home.

Here is my juwel rekord 120 ... Started in February .... Let me know what you think! Click here for my site

Here us my 120 Litre, Juwel Rekord 120. Started in February. Hope you like it! I know I do! :D http://bpdoran.cloud.prohosting.com/aquarium/aq_15_04_06.jpg]Here

I have guppies / mollies / platys .... I haven't given them any zucchini/cucumber ... would they take it? Is it only certain types of fish that will eat it?

My tank is a 120 litres ( approx 31 gallons, I think)

thanks greenmaji. Any other suggestins from anyone?

Hi .. I am looking to buy a gravel vac for my planted tank ... Height: 46 cms (18 inches) What would the best option be for this purpose? I've seen this one mentioned on the boards before .. would this be the best one to go for...

hi folks another question: I did a partial water change on Thursday (2 days ago) .... My current water levels are as follows: Ammonia - 0.25 Nitrite - 0.25 Nitrate - 10-20 Are these levels ok? Should I do another water change or is it ok. Unfortunately I found one of my guppies dead...

OK thanks for your message. Should I leave her in the breeding box all that time or let her into the main tank? The space she has in the breeding box is not a huge amount.

Update .. She hasn't had any more yet. How long do you guys think I should leave her in the breeding box?

Hi folks, One of my platies had babys yesterday and i was not aware that I actually had a female .. until I sexed them today! :oops: I didn't notice much different in them to when I got them. Anyway .. I have managed to keep some fry I got a fry breeding box etc. Hard to catch the little...

Thanks guys ... I figured as much but just wanted to check first. I was worried when putting colder water into the tank and waiting for the heater to do that job. My platies had some young ones last night too, which I wasn't expecting as I thought they were all males. Now i know you can...

hi folks, Just a quick question from a newbie about water changes. Currently when I do the water changes the new water when I take it from the tap is really cold. So I have to wait a good while before adding it. I was wondering would ther be anything wrong with using some water from the hot...