Recent content by davexx

Hi all thanks for the replies, in answer to charlie, only the shark was looking sick when i medicated. The 2 barbs were acting as normal and showed no signs of ill health so thats why im so surprised they died. In future if i was to use medicine again id make sure i only treat the sick fish and...

Hi Sorry but those ingredients don't really mean anything but i did see formaldehyde and don't like that sound of that one. So are you thinking i could have poisoned the fish using that product?

Hi I was doing about 20% water changes sadly only about every 3 weeks and i know that's not good enough. Even with these big changes the best i've achieved has been 10 to 20ppm. Is it possible the waste from my Map turtle is the reason i cannot get it to zero? He's a fully grown male and about...

Hi Thanks both for the replies. Unfortunately due to my father's ill health i didn't have the time to look after the aquarium as i should have and the Nitrate levels were in fact 500 for a long time. It's only been the last 3 months were i have tried to get this under control and had gotten the...

Hi I posted a thread last year about brown algae in my 800l tank. I had some help from members and followed advice and removed the pebbles in the bottom and replaced with aquarium sand just before xmas. Ive added Elodea Densa plants and the water in the tank looked noticeably clearer though...

Hi So i removed the pebbles and did 50 to 60% water changes for the next few weekends, both sat and sun. Probably about 6 of those water changes so far. I bought a 120l barrel and a pond pump, i used water conditioner recommended and get the water to the right temp in the barrel before pumping...

Hi Maybe ill remove the pebbles at the same time and see if i can get the nitrates down with empty tank. I thought the pebbles would make it easier to keep clean but maybe a bad idea. I was advised not to use small gravel as the turtles can eat it and its dangerous. I just looked online for...

thanks Hi and thanks for the reply. The pebbles are on average about 1" in size but only a single covering in the bottom of the tank so i would think the fish can still get to any missed food but i could be wrong. When i do the water changes its from the bottom and i have a pump and a tube to...

Hi I dont have any live plants as my turtle and barbs eat then withing days.The fish i have are:- 2 tinfoil barbs approx 6" 4 silver dollars approx 5" 3 silver sharks approx 4" to 6" approx 20 small tetra 3 clown loach 2 very large common pleco approx 15 smaller bristlenose pleco 3 catfish...

Hi Im having a problem in my freshwater tank, its 1000l and i've only had this problem for just over a year. I have an FX6 and a allponds 1400 external filters. I have a layer of pebbles in the bottom of the tank and after a few months they are covered in brown algae and the only way to get shot...

Hi everyone, im Dave and new to the site. I have a 1000l tropical tank with tinfoil barbs, silver dollars and quite a few smaller barbs. I also have a mississippi false map turtle in the tank who hasnt ever eaten fish as far as i know. Ive had this tank for approx 4 years and a smaller for about...