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Hi i currently have a fluval 105 running on my 4ft turtle and fish tank and have just bought a new fluval 206 to run along side it, i was just wondering if i could just add the filter with all the new media with still using the 105 or if i would need to put some old media out of the 105 in it...

Im looking at changing my fluval 105 to a 305 on my 4ft turtle/fish tank as i am up to around 20 fish in there now and the turtles make alot of waste as well, am i right in thinking that as long as i put as much of the old media in the new filter i will avoid any problems with cycles etc?

Has anyone ever used bicarbonate soda to raise there ph and kh? If so how much per gallon should i be adding as i am reading so many different things online about how much should be used, thanks

Hi i did a water change on my 50 gallon goldfish and koi tank a few days ago i never normally do more then around 30% but this time i did around 50% as i got carried away cleaning the gravel. The next day the water had a really strong smell of gas coming off it and the fish where flicking then...

Hi i have a juwel rio 180 with a tetratec ex700 external filter. The tank has two small ghost koi around 2-3inches and a shubunkin and commen goldfish 4-5 inches. My question is how often should i be cleaning the filter as it has been running on the tank for 5-6 weeks now. Thanks

Hi i bought a new tetratec ex700 external filter around 5 weeks ago it has been running on a juwel rio 180 with 2 ghost koi around 2-3inches 1 shubunkin around 5inches and a goldfish around 4inches. I have gone to clean the filter today to find its not atall dirty! Is this something to worry...

Over the past two weeks i have noticed something causing like a film on the surface of my tank. I googled and read that it could be from cooking??? Anyway tonight i noticed that the temperature had dropped in the tank and when i looked closer noticed that there was something leaking out of the...

I have had my 4ft tank runing for around 6months with two internal filters. I have now purchased a new external filter and set it up on the tank. Will this make my tank cycle again or cause any problems to my fish or turtles? Thanks

Are my water readings right for my new tank any advice please? our fish are flicking. AMONIA-0.25 GH- 180 KH- 80 PH-7 No2-0 No3- 20

Selling one of my tanks its a juwel rio 240 or 300 not to sure but its a massive tank anyway. Comes with filter graval background net and 2 koi carp around 4" Looking for around £250-300 Location is neston in cheshire

Im new to useing water test kits so i dont know if this is the cause of my fish flashing all the time and sometimes yawning. Nitrate 50 Nitrite 0 Gh 16 Kh 0 Ph 6.4 Ammonia 0.25 Any advice would be really helpfull Thanks

Treated for fin rot,parasites and used an anti internal bacteria but its spreading and geting worse. Hes in a qt tank has been for weeks now why being treated

Anybody know about musk turtles and there behaviour?? I have two musk turtles (10 months old) 4 neon tetras and a small pleco in a 20g tank. I have noticed that the turtles are some times franticly swiming and it almost looks like there trying to scratch there heads! Also they sit under water...

Hi i have got a problem that i just cant solve in my tank. I have got a 55 gallon tank that i had 2 goldfish in but a few weeks ago i bought two koi from someone (not a shop stupidly) and they have brought something to the tank and i just dont know what, not long after putting them in i noticed...