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I was tempted to try BIOHOME stuff, but apparently it disintegrates over the course of 1-2 years.

When you say you end up spilling water, I guess you mean when you take off the hoses and move it to clean it? A few drops always find their way out somehow, usually just what's been held after the valves.

Whenever I've phoned Hagen, for either business or customer service needs, I get straight through to reception, who pop me on to the relevant department. But every single time, answer machine (which I'm always assured I will get a call back). Nope, Zip - Nada. Really irritates me, takes them...

I have two Fluval 406's hooked up to my aquarium, first one I have: Top Tray - Floss, Carbon, Clearmax 2nd Tray - Substrat pro 3rd Tray - Substrat Pro 4th Tray - BIOMAX Foam with filter floss on top Second one: Top Tray - Floss, Carbon, Purigen, Rowaphos, Clearmax (Won't be using it anymore...

I wouldn't see any problem with just replacing all the bulbs at once.

You could pay for a local glass company to cut the holes, but you do run the risk of the tank getting damaged. You should be able to pick up the other parts from ebay etc, failing that you could get spare parts for the Vicenza or Venezia directly from Fluval. I have a Fluval Vicenza 180, I run...

I've got a Tetra APS150, I find it's quiet so long as none of the wires are touching the cabinet etc. The air stone is what seems to make the most noise.

My two Ouachita maps get: 50% Reptomin 40% Hikari Wheatgerm 10% Dried shrimp I think Zoomed are the best readily available pellets out there.

I'd just keep the turtle on its own. There isn't enough room in that tank to introduce more animals, especially not another turtle (They will inevitably fight in a tank that small)

Sorry it's taken me a while to reply, I've been really busy. It depends on his size really. He probably could survive in a 55 gallon provided that it's filled to the brim and he has an above tank basking area. Some people will say it's not recommended etc, but so long as he doesn't grow HUGE...

They ship this internationally, shame you can't get the API Freshwater kit though: Amazon.com: Nutrafin Mini Master Test Kit, Contains 4 Test Parameters: Pet Supplies

Just as a note, depending on what you're stocking I always keep 100 grams of carbon in my filter (and replace it every month), I find it helps to keep away any smells etc that may occur.

Pyramiding is a long-term process, a good solid couple of months of over feeding is required to even start showing it. It's still mad what they'll go for, anything that wiggles looks like dinner.

Once upon a time, I had about 15 Leopard Danios in with my turtles. One day, I only had 8. The next day, I had none. So yeah, not doing that again... haha

I've tried using these in my tank, my turtles love them and tear them to shreds!

They may just have not created enough mess yet to get noticeable results. I'd give it another couple of days and test each day to see what you get.

Strong currents are fine so long as you don't have fragile fish/plants in there. If you want to produce a stronger current you'd have to invest in either another filter, a pump, or you can get a large air stone to keep water moving about.

That should be perfectly fine, my turts have had that in their tank and eaten it before. He may just eaten too much, I wouldn't worry about it for now unless you see it happen again.

If you know the name of the plant, that's easier. If you don't, then take a photo and I can try to identify it. There are a lot of plants that are toxic to turtles.

Depending where you are, sometimes they have to state in their directions not to orientate/position the heater in a certain way due to legislation. It is however perfectly fine to place them in either direction. I have mine diagonally across the back of the aquarium.

Did you actually see him vomit them up?

I don't understand what you were trying to say for the last bit, do you mean you DIDN'T add dechlorinater? You HAVE to add dechlorinater before testing for ammonia, as you'll get a false positive from the Chloramines.

Dechlorinate some tap water and then test it for ammonia, post your results.

I can't help with 1, but for 2: Have a filter rated for at least 100 gallons, should provide a nice amount of flow. You can also add a medium-large airstone to keep the water moving if there's a low-flow spot.

For an average stocked tank, it's not entirely necessary though. I can understand for things like turtles, as they create a heck of a lot more mess than fish. I have two Fluval 406's on my 50G to keep the tank cleaner for longer (2 turtles in it)