Recent content by Craig blomfield

Hi everyone, ive got a problem if you could help me ? Its my external filters....i find it hard to get them going after cleaning and the water just ends up dribbling out of the spray bar its like they just dont have any power. Could someone please tell what im doing wrong. Thanks

Hi, thanks for that, I thought for a second I had made a really big boo boo. So do you think water changes will get rid of the cloudiness, ive also read somewhere that it will settle but if its desturbed again the water will go cloudy for a few days every time, is this true? Thanks

Hi everyone, just would like to ask if anyone could just run me through starting a tank with a sand substrate. Think is ive put the sand in and filled the tank ready for cycling without rinsing the sand :( is this a big problem?

Hi, ive just noticed today that my 5 clown loaches are fighting, it seemed to start at feeding time, can anyone help me?? im not sure whats best to do. Thank you

Just like to say thank you to the members who have helped me overcome ICH, you've been a great help. Its been 2 weeks now since I put my tank tempreture back down to normal and my fish seem healthier than ever. So thanks again :)

Ive just looked at my fish and noticed one of my guppies fins have been torn, 2 minutes later I saw one of the spanner barbs grab his tail and swam away with the guppy still in his mouth! Does anyone know whats going on? These particular fish have been together for around 4 months now and there...

Hi, ive indtalled my new canister filter (with old one still running) it has a built in uv light and im just confused on when to use it. Friends have said just when the waters cloudy but my water never gets cloudy as I maintain my tank as best as I can. Could anyone tell me exactly what the uv...

Hi, just wondered if anyone knows if you can test water for chlorine, and what do you use to do it? I use tap water conditioner but would feel better if I could see for my self that its working :) thanks

hi everyone, just a quick one. Ive just bought a new external filter as my old one was leaking, do just swap them over or is it best to have them both running for a while? Can water be over filtered? Thanks

Thank you for this information, we have alot more understanding of this desease now, just one more question: does the salt have to be aquarium salt or can we use normal table salt? Also, do you think clown loaches can deal with the salt content? Thanks again

I hope so, think hes bringing me a new tank...