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thanx Yumar Been working really hard giving them excellent water param and water quality and trying to mimic their native enviroment... Better work on getting me another female lol.

hi everyone, just wondering if I can get some help with sexing my blue rams. I've tried to research it but am still having difficulties, so now I just have no clue. This is my three Blue rams. Thanks in advanced for any assistance

For my fluval 405, I used 15mm PVC, i used 2 90degree elbows to get it over and around the lid lip and use gorilla glue to secure it tightly to the flexihose from the unit. I drilled approx every im 2inches one line of holes and at approx 1cm down and in between a second set of holes every...

Hi. I've got a Fluval 405, the main reason they say that is to prevent losing all your nitrifying bacteria. If you change out all your biomax you will lose all that good bacteria, so by only changing part thereof you will continually seed the new stuff. Btw I really don't think you need to...

Once your nitrites are in a readable level, and once you see the reduction nitrites start, you can bump your ammonia dosing up to 4ppm as stated in the article. With your lighting, no need to turn it off if it is standard fluro, providing its not on the heavy side of the blue spectrum. Your...

HI, the nitrobacter (nitrite to nitrate) takes considerable longer to multiply than the Nitrosomonas (ammonia to nitrite). So if for example you saw your your ammonia reduce after say 10 days I would double that so add another 20 days. I say this for two reasons primarily the nitrobacter...

hi Caliban, that's with the heater on, temps here around 24-25c decreasing so heater on just to keep it generally stable, certainly isn't working very hard ;). Added some crushed coral this afternoon, and will test the params each day to see they head. I have chosen South American/Amazonian...

Thanks, I will certainly be out getting some crushed coral to raise my GH and kh to help speed things along and I also like the shrimp idea, I'll give that ago along side of the raised ph. temp is sitting at a barmy 28c I'm guessing that's approx 82-83f. Seen my ammonia levels start to rise...

Just wanted to announce and introduce myself as a Newbie. Hi, My name is Rodney, I have recently acquired a 4' 75 gallon Tank, Stand and Most of the accompanying goodies. I would like to explain that this full setup was given away, through a very kind Member of FreeCycle Australia, whom wanted...

Just wanted to announce and introduce myself as a Newbie. Hi, My name is Rodney, I have recently acquired a 4' 75 gallon Tank, Stand and Most of the accompanying goodies. I would like to explain that this full setup was given away, through a very kind Member of FreeCycle Australia, whom wanted...