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Hi All, Was just wondering what your thoughts on Safety Data Sheets were for the substances we put in our tanks. Are you aware of them? If so, what are your thoughts? Is the information contained within them of concern to you? I’ve just finished the annual hazardous substances risk...

I’m wondering if we could add a function to the forum that enables users to hide threads that are of no interest. I ofter use the new post feeds and would like to hide posts that keep resurfacing to the top of the feed that I’m not interested in. The only options are mark, share and...

This is far from comprehensive but I found it pretty amazing just how much of our fishes diet is predominantly made up of plant remains and detritus. I’m not a cichlid keeper but this is rather surprising to me. Also attached is some snippets from the same book. Name of book to follow.

Hi All, Its been a while. I’m just curious why so few (particularly on this forum) are reluctant to try the no water change method when keeping plants and animals in your glass boxes. I realise that many of you will add fertilisers but this is still possible using the no water change...

As some of you may or may not be aware I used to be a regular visitor of this forum. I moved away for a while as my direction with regards to Aquarium ecosystem keeping changed somewhat. I started a Facebook group which will remain unnamed (unless I receive a PM) in order to pursue like minded...

From my Facebook page 22 March: Went to get some rainwater from a bucket in my back yard and noticed hairgrass had been growing through the winter. Despite freezing temperatures and a number of days covered with snow and ice it’s looking rather nice and green. Summer should be interesting...

When I uncovered a water butt recently whilst tending an overgrown garden I removed the lid that was keeping the butt in complete darkness. What I found were 1000s of tiny bugs that I assumed where daphnia. I can only assume that the population was feeding on decaying vegetation that has...

Has anyone seen this? Or even aware of the potential implications of consistent use of EDTA not just for aquarium water conditioners and micro Fertilisers but products in general. EDTA: the chelating agent under environmental scrutiny

I'm not sure why but my water quality report is missing P, K, Zinc, cobalt and molybdenum so these will be excluded from this example. The target ranges for weekly EI below compared with a weekly 50% water change which equals 40L. The micros are from CSM+B in this example. Element EI...

Very quick background some of us here believe we may have been running in to micronutrient toxicities whilst targeting a specific iron (Fe) level with certain trace mixes. For the main literature please see these threads. Toxicity of CSM+B - The Planted Tank Forum CSM+B Toxicity Experiment -...

An easy one for a shrimp enthusiast but can Amanos and red cherry coexist peacefully? Thanks

As some of you may already know I have purchased my new tank. It's an Aquaone Aquaopti 85 with Inspire 60 cabinet. Due to the quick sale of my Juwel vision 180 I had to set it up fast and 'rough' just to get my fish back in a swimming around. As you can see I had to put a makeshift...

Carbon dioxide (co2) in earths atmosphere is around 400ppm and climbing. Most of our aquarium plants that end up in our tanks are grown in plant farms or factories around the world where they have access to this number or sometimes more if enriched further (hydroponics) so why do we expect our...

Sorry guys but I can't get to grips with this new lay out and what's with the adverts? One of the things this forum has over the others is it's application feature but the pictures are distracting and where is the indication that you have yet to read a thread that you are subscribed to? Kind...

Hi people. Whilst doing some research on nitrifying bacteria a while ago now I came across this link Nitrospira-Like Bacteria Associated with Nitrite Oxidation in Freshwater Aquaria Within this article are some interesting culturing times for nitrifying bacteria. I have used these times to...

Sounds a bit weird and I don't know how I feel about it myself but was wondering if anyone else as ever thought it could be good to have a monthly/bi monthly open webinar for members to come in and voice or video chat. Tank show and tell etc. I don't even know how it would be possible...

For all those planted enthusiast out there here is a good read from Tom Barr regarding flow and why it maybe important in a planted tank. shoukld we say CO2 and water flow or just CO2 when we consider things? - Aquarium Plants - Barr Report Remember what we observe. Healthy plants reduce...

I'm hoping this will help people who haven't had experience with a large portion of aquatic plants when considering different options and scapes. So if you have a plant that is your favourite and always makes your scapes submit your findings on why. :) you may also want to mention your least...

I'm guessing that the water flow travels through the core of the cylindrical ceramic tube whilst the external pressure in the chamber around the ceramic tube forces gas through the ceramic tube and in to the path of the water flow. Is this correct? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm going inline. Not always being one to follow instructions and using my own logic and initiative to try and improve a design or procedure I often find myself wishing I had just done what it said on the tin so to speak. So this atomiser instructs the user to place the atomiser in line with...

Hi. I am a freshwater keeper but was wondering how the salty dawgs handle outbreaks of cyano. What do you deem the cause? How do you get rid of it? I'm curious because the freshwater crew say that too little nitrate and too little flow is the cause where I've read salty's attribute the cause...

When this wood sinks and I lay it down in the open centre I'm going to want some plants to fill in at the back. It's a low light tank with co2 and glut dosing and with PPS-PRO ferts. The swords on the right are remnants of a previous setup and are slowly adjusting. I like the idea of more...

Was thinking of picking up one of these Fluval Planted Tank Co2 Equipment - All Pond Solutions - All Pond Solutions It's for a 6 gallon tank. My first 'warm up' attempt at co2. There are no livestock in this tank so it will be an experiment. I know what the draw backs are with this system...

Does anyone use soda stream? Fire extinguisher? Paintball? Any others? What are the pros and cons of each? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Basically you drill a hole in the top of one of these. Clear Plastic Balls | Homecrafts Then secure some tubing (couple inches) to the top using aquarium safe sealant with a non return valve inline. Add a cheap diffuser to the other end. Unscrew the ball and add a sugar/yeast co2 mix. Place...