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Wondering what small filters people use on 5 gallon tanks? Got a Marina S100 something with motor sitting in water. It’s nice and self-primes but gets this annoying vibrating hum unless sitting just so. Cleaned filter yesterday but no luck. So guess looking for a very quiet, small HOB filter as...

Not sure what to do with this lot. About 7 remaining. Lost quite a few to bacterial tail infection before Xmass. Difficult to treat or catch in planted tank. Nippy lot. Thinking either try buying 10 or give up and get some other barbs. Any ideas on other barbs that might go with tiger barbs ok?

Lately mine are taking it in turns to swim inside the gravel vac above the water line. A fishy holiday maybe?? One angelfish did it and now they are just about lining up - guppies, cichlids, loaches.

So my stick on contact aquarium backing is on the table. Says to peel off plastic and stick to tank. Anyone tried this? I was terrible just doing books let alone a 4 x 2 ft tank... Also do they peel off easily as well? I could just sticky tape it like last backing except the plastic peel has...

Been working really long hours, coming home and then working again. Might be over-doing that as got out dried parsley in a container for with tea and ended up feeding fish some trying to multi-task on autopilot :( Fish charged in and ate, probably as feeding has been late. They seem ok but...

Ok, hopefully this works - the local society is doing DIY preso's next week and I said I would do DIY substrate tabs (seemed a good idea at time...). I've put together this from memory and was hoping for any comments or notes if something looks really wrong? Or to add? I wasn't really sure...

Came across this link on carbon and trace elements which I thought interesting. Activated Carbon and Aquatic Nutrients - I

Wondering how long plants can go in buckets for? I’ve got the lid on but could take lids off and try to spread out plants between 4 buckets. The bolbitis and anubias I definitely want to keep as were expensive. Java fern I’ve got heaps of and planning to bin some so not too worried. I could...

Had a local question on a bench stand. Anyone got any links on benches sagging in middle and tank still fine or anything? This is also a little different as he is looking at 2 x 2ft tanks on a 4ft bench maybe as well, so we are also trying to work out what happens if he gets these (and not a...

Just thinking for later on but anyone know of plants that just sit on gravel / driftwood? So far I’m thinking I know of java fern, bolbitis, Anubias, buce and wondering if any others? Looking at only having a half inch of some plant substrate in future. Just enough so lights don’t reflect and...

While looking to bomb a tank, came across this. Right down the bottom above the ‘100g’ it says it will treat some of the larger virus’s.

The local society tank has blue-green algae so was hoping to get ways of killing it. We are a bit hamstrung with meds. I’m going to see what I have but at the moment I only know I have a tub of furan 2. Tank size is 6ft by 2ft I think so large volume. Fish will go on a holiday stay. After that...

Came across this: https://thefishsite.com/articles/high-hopes-for-novel-catfish-vaccine

We had a SW presentation at the local meeting which was really interesting. They suggested a starter tank of minimum 150 litres (40 gallons) and Red Sea tanks as a good all in one package. Was wondering if that made sense. I know larger tanks would be great but was thinking of just a small...

So I was thinking of getting yet another small tank that really, really would be just a hospital tank. I looked at glass tanks but thinking a plastic box would be cheaper. Has anyone bought a plastic or acrylic 5 to 10 gallon box that is quite clear? Or any ideas? From memory the hardware...

Seen a few threads on what's best food for your fish but what do your fish like? Any odd food preferences?? Just watched the angelfish swim past the brine shrimp and two fish-food pellet types to get to an algae wafer. Way too big for him but he was determined to get it.

Hi all, Wondering what people are using since Photobucket made life difficult?

I picked up some Bolivian rams last weekend. Been in QT for a week, just in case I guess but more mainly to settle them down before trying them with the angelfish. After a few days they were chirpy on food begging and last few days seem to have more colour (never kept them before). Was going...

Came across an article which reports P setting off lake algae growth at 0.025ppm. Well below most tanks I'd think and yet the majority of aquariums are largely algae free - anyone know any reasons or thoughts why...

Possibly of rare interest except if spot-treating BBA with H2O2 and were thinking neutralisation just in case. I came across this article on neutralising H2O2 using water conditioner (p193). (a) sodium thiosulphate S203 + H202 <=> S406 +OH...

I picked up a bag of these as teabags and directions are replace weekly. I've got one in the betta tank and so far can't tell if it is doing anything. Does the water change colour with using them?

Was checking out the plants when I noticed the fish. All alive and doing well but I did wonder on what meds and perhaps duration, that people find safe with plants out of interest? I don't need to treat anything and do have a hospital tank. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, Wondering how high this gets to if anyone has it? So far staying pretty low around 15cm. https://aquaticmag.com/aquarium-plants/bolbitis-heudelotii-caresheet/

Can dimly remember getting library books out from this guy. Thought to pass on. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_R._Axelrod https://causticsconscience.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/055-the-names-you-know-the-people-you-dont-dr-herbert-axelrod-tank-talk-38-06-february-2011.pdf