Recent content by Vikkiog

Hi guys ordered some pool filter sand and the bag says dried industrial sand. Is that the same thing?

Is that for tropical tanks too not only marine?

Sorry to hijack just wondering if a filter with a uv light is worth getting? Or it's just sort of an added bonus.

Yeah I like the look of gbrs, but I'm sure last time I thought about getting them I read that they prefer acidic water and can get aggressive during breeding season which put me off.

Hi guys, I've had my tank set up for around 4 years now and I'm gradually losing the fish I started out with (to old age I hope!). The tanks 55g, lightly planted with 2 canister filters and: 5 silver hatchets (lfs have 3 marbled hatchets which I might get) 6 black phantom tetras (only 2 female...

Oh ok makes sense :P thanks.

How would I connect the filter to the fish bucket? Doesn't the filter have to be lower than the bucket to run?

Hey guys, been thinking about changing my gravel to pool filter sand for a long time now. Just got a question or two I can't seem to get answered through Google :P I guess the main one is that I know I should turn the filters off (have 2 canisters) when changing it but how long can the bacteria...

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Oh really... Well I could possibly get a small fan to blow across the surface just have to find one first :p any other way of cooling down? Considering the room it's in is the coolest in the house so it would have to be a (fairly cheap) long term thing. I've taken the wood out and treated with...

Possibly something wrong. The lights been on for a few hours but only 2 or 3 shrimp came out. Surely a 1/4 dose of flourish cant cause any problems?! Testing the water now Tds 150 Ph 6.6/6.7 Ammo 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0-5 Gh 7 Kh 3 Temp is at 25.5 Hopefully it's all good cause I'm going to tackle...

Hmm so my options for the bba appear to be excel in the tank which could kill the shrimp or taking out wood and moss. Could I then scrape it off or use excel out of water without it going back into the tank? My only worry about that is everything is attached so I'd be taking everything out...

I got the tank with a small amount of water and refilled it with the tank water when it was all set up. I dripped it in slowly and then topped up with ro.

P.s: can I get rid of black beard algae without taking the wood out of the tank? It's tied to all the moss :/

Any products you can recommend? I've got seachems flourish if that would be of any use.