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Hello, I have a 35Gallon Tank, and I'm looking to purchase a skimmer... My LFS sells a vast range of skimmers and their advice on which was the best boiled down to "personal preference"... being a n00bie I have no idea what is what? I've spoken to a friend who owns a 90Gallon and he advises...

Hello, My tank has cycled and is doing well... the only problem i have with levels in the tank are high nitrate levels. I had been using an AP nitrate test kit, which was giving results between 80 & 160... and following advice on here, I went out and bought a second test kit. My salifert no3...

Hello, almost 3 weeks ago i started my cycle with a prawn... After taking advice from those on the forum, i performed a 20% water change (taking water from the bottom of the tank) last night to try and lower my high nitrate levels... today, my levels are as follows: PH: 7.8 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite...

Hello, 10 days ago i started a fishless cycle in a 35gallon tank with 14kg of liverock. I used a raw, headless, peeled king prawn. During this time, i have seen the PH rise, and the ammonia + nitrites go up and down. My Nitrates have stayed stead throughout the cycle. Today, my readings are...

Hello, The prawn has been in the tank for 3.5 days now... should i take it out now or leave it to keep rotting away? Ok, my results 2 days ago were: Ph: 7.8 Ammonia: 0.25 Nitrate: 160 Nitrite: 0.25 Salt: 1.022 My results today are: Ph: 7.8 Ammonia: 0.5 Nitrate: 160 Nitrite: 2.0 Salt: 1.023...

Hello, I have read this article and i am keen on performing a humane cycle on my tank before i even consider adding any fish... Unfortunatly my local supermarkets don't sell raw shrimp, but i managed to get myself a raw peeled king prawn... the problem i think i may face is this is 0.009Kg...

This weekend I managed to get the tank up and running... The tank is a tropiquarium 88 (35 US Gallon) I ripped out the biolife filter and replaced with a Eheim Professional 2 External Filter and an aquaclear powerhead. I kept the 200W Hagen Tronic Heater. I have a bed of coral sand & 12Kg of...

I understand that once you have your sand in place its difficult to change, so i want to try and get this right the first time round..! Having a look around the gallery on here, everyone seams to have white sand in their aquariums... my local fish shops sell what they call "coral sand", this...