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Or slate with hole in, st.stl screw into underside of wood, slate on the bottom, covered with substrate = sunk driftwood. 2-3 weeks soak should do it, but if you can find the facility to pressurize it would be quicker. 3x atmospheres = one third time (about), but finding kit is one thing let...

Pressurized container, if you can get up to about 4bar for a day that should do it (subject to size and type) but I wouldn't stick around while the pressure builds !!. Not sinking after 2 years sounds like it might be a soft-wood that you probably ought to avoid in a tank anyway. It is...

BN Pleco, yes I know there are numerous varieties with fantastic markings. My trio (all in different tanks) are just fascinating and they all have their own 'personalities' too !

If the hardware is breaking, well you will need to replace it, but the filter media (sponge, ceramics etc.) are full of good bacteria controlling fish-waste, so you need to keep that 'alive' and passing on to populate the new filter system, hence change gradually to the new gear. Also when...

G, Yes... it's greener, yes... the Welsh maiden's accent is.... maybe I need to leave it there, the post would be removed !!! Sorry m8, I can't help you with SW, but there are loads of others just waiting to help :)

If it's like mine with multi-stage, I would replace a single stage per 2-weeks until you have replaced all media. But before you go throwing old media, maybe you can recover it by swilling in the outgoing water each pwc. When I got my cannister, I was told to leave cleaning out for about 6...

Hikari seems to be the best for algae wafers, but flake food is sometimes not as crucial to brand. I have a local supplier for flake food at near half the price of 'Tetramin' with exactly the same list & % of ingredient.

+1 Agwatts, You need to find an aquatic centre rather than a general pet store. This isn't a blanket cover of all suppliers, but you would do well to get the advice you seek from AA's where we really are here for the good of the fish.

Wales you say... We English think of it like a zoo where you pay to go in !! TiC Welcome along Gareth, really... some of my best mates are Welsh, and the girls,,, well say no more !!

What about Amano shrimp ? I just got 6 for my 36g community and have not seen one of them after 2hrs of putting them in tank ! BREED !! I would just like to see them once in a while !!

You could almost get a hamster for your fishtank from some 'multi-pet' supply stores ! You are much better off (as are the fish) going to an aquatics centre where they do just fish stuff.

Powered gravel-vac does work okay, but I normally do as you are with a syphon-vac. I try to get everywhere in the tank, but inevitably there are less accessible areas that don't get cleaned so well. I do a 20% pwc and it's enough to keep everything in order. The answer is to be gentle with the...

Wow, that's encouraging ! I am not keen on snails and have a contiuous battle to remove them every pwc. I don't like the chemical option since it treats the water and I have fish that have to swim in it, and anyway it only knock's the snails out for a while, then I have to collect them up, so...

Aha.... and that's what happens when you don't pay attention and read what other's have already posted !!

How about the plastic grid used in tube light fittings ? I think you call it 'egg-crate', it would be easy to cut shape and allow light in/through, so you could shine extra light into tank if required. http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture97/grandaire/product1.jpg Best of both, it's open-top...

Hi LS, welcome to AA. I reckoned that everything must have been answered, but never tire of finding things I wouldn't even have known to ask !! That's why this is such a fascinating hobby, because there is always something else. I'm not ready for saltwater either, but they do look fantastic...

Looks pretty good, not familiar with the process you are employing but fish-wise it sounds like they are advising well. Before you get to fish though, I would take a look at getting your water condition right. 'Fishless cycling' is the key and yes... you will want a heater, also a filter system...

Looks like T8 works, just need to balance the colour-temp. I just got T5 with adjustable reflectors and it's surprisingly easy to get different light array just by angling the reflectors a bit ! I think it's a question of what you like, but also if you have live plant and how that responds...

And that's why for advice about fish, you're better off asking others from AA, the pet stores just sell things and are less likely to know much about the livestock they are dealing with. +1 MABJ, Homedog is red-hot on fishless cycle stuff.

Liz, welcome to AA :) Any particular 'rockin' ?? I need a bigger house before I can get a 150g !

Hi Kerry, welcome to AA :) There's sure to be someone here that can answer just about anything to do with fish. Any fish so far ?

Welcome Melissa. You have found the perfect source for enthusiastic support, the topic goes on & on ! One of my favourite's observed in the short time I've been here is the 'MTS' which I already have and I'm sure lot's of others can tell you a tale or two.

Thx Steve, nothing new then ! I am a computer 'hobbyist' and always looking at how I might combine the various hobby interests I have. I had no idea there was a ph monitor/adjuster already out there, but you're right... there's no real 'need' for a PC interface. Maybe I will settle for combining...

I'm looking at making some hardware for PC monitoring of fishtanks. It seems a good deal of AA's have their PC close by (as observed from another thread), good idea so you can see some fish while you wait for app's to update etc. My plan is to have firstly a temperature probe, but hope to expand...