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    Hospital tank and sponge filter question

    Hi, I currently have a hospital tank running with a mature sponge filter taken from my tank. I am treating unwell juvenile Boesemani Rainbow fish. At the moment I am only using aquarium salt to see if I see any improvement. My question is... If I go down the medication route, will the...
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    Elephant Nose ok for my tank?

    Hi I have a Fluval Roma 200 which is 53g / 200 litres. Will a Elephant Nose fish be suitable? On some sites I've read a 40g is minimum while on others I've read a 50g is minimum. Aqadvisor website warns me saying its "not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space...
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    Whats up with my Black Phantom Tetra?

    So I got home this evening, turned on my tank light and noticed that one of my Black Phantom Tetra's was swimming quite high in the tank himself away from the rest. Then I couldn't help but noticed his colours were showing more, like a different shade, with almost like a blue tinge, but with a...
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    What's the eel in this video?

    Hi I was watching this video on drip acclimating your new fish and couldn't help but notice the eel in the guy's tank. Does anyone have any ideas? The reason I ask is that my 7 year old son would love an eel type fish but I don't know of any I could have... Here's the video..
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    Aqadvisor help needed please...

    Hi, I have a 53 gallon tank with a Fluval 306 canister as my main filter, but I also have a sponge filter which isn't listed on Aqadvisor. Would anyone know what the equivalent would be on the site? Pic below....
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    Anyone use Seachem buffers?

    Does anyone here use Seachem Alkaline or Acid buffer? If so, do you dissolve it in tank water in a cup before adding to aquarium, or put it straight into aquarium?
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    Could I have damaged my filter motor??

    I did something stupid tonight. I had my Fluval 306 filter turned off to remove crushed coral I had in it. So when I re-connected the hoses I turned the filter on and it started making noises. So wondering what it was I eventually realised I had forgotten to open the Aquastop valve! :( So it...
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    Can I add plants during fishless cycle? (5 weeks in)

    Hi everyone. I'm into 5 weeks now of my fishless cycle. Ammonia is being consumed to zero in 24 hours. Nitrites are "almost" being consumed to zero in 24 hours, this is after dosing ammonia to 2.0ppm. So as you can see I'm almost cycled. Will adding live plants at the stage be ok? Maybe even...
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