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confusing for some in the uk 4.5L = 1 GAL IN U.S 3.7L = 1 GAL so going on this basis a 55gal tank in uk would become a 66gal in u.s just thought i would highlight this so when advice is given out especially regarding meds and dosing people need to take into account the u.s / uk gallon...

ive been having batches of guppie fry for a few months and i basically take them out of main tank and put them in there own tank so the tank in question as quite alot of fry various ages and sizes, today while taking a peek at the fry i noticed one which is from a earlier batch about 8 weeks...

here is my first tank i set up 14 months ago running a aqua pro sp 3 external canister filter a fluval 3 + internal filter my stock 1 pleco 1 red tail black shark 1 honey gourami 1 platty 4 minows / not mountain clouds 1 cherry barb 1 stripped barb 5 banded barb 2 male guppies 4 female...

i would like to use plants in a new tank i am setting up can you point me in right direction my tank is 48" length 18" high 16" depth approx 59.8 US gals my lighting is 2 x39watts T5 each tube 10,000 lumines will this be adequate lighting for a low tech planted tank my own view of the...

METHYLENE BLUE does anyone have any idea's how i can remove this stuff from some ornaments the guy i had the aquarium off obviously used it while all the decor was in tanks so i've got a bagfull of blue ornaments i would like to use some of them but it seems they will just leak the colour back...

i have a bucket with about 25kilo of substrate from a tank i recently purchased i was going to use the substrate but i found 100's of small minute snails so i purchased some new substrate can i boil the old substrate up in a large container and succesfully eradicate all the snails and there...

here is ome useful information regarding api freshwater master test kits Important Information for API Freshwater Master Test Kit Users! Hello all. I have gone back & forth via email with API today, and they've given me some valuable information on the API Freshwater Master Test Kits...

i have been doing a fishless cycle for around 4/5 weeks and also wrote a post or 2 regarding that cycle i am now cycled i now have ammonia 0ppm nitrite 0ppm nitrate between 40 and 60 ppm i did do a 80percent water change to get the nitrate down but still got same nitrate reading after water...

i aquired a few fish some 5 weeks ago from a mate who was gettin rid due to moving abroad in amongst the batch was a few female n male guppies anyway 2 days later i spotted a fry in bottom of tank hiding in the plants so i netted it out and placed it in breeding trap i went on to find 8 fry in...

can you tell me how reliable and tough are these tanks it is 56 gal 212 litre rectangle shaped these apparently do not need to be placed on a base mat as the tank base is slightly raised just wondering about amount of stress these type of tanks can handle once substrate/rocks etc and water...

hi i am using 2 filters in my fresh water 25 gal basically 1 is just back up incase either 1 fails both are more than capable of coping on there own so either one at present is therefore semi redundant from what ive read neither will be performing to its true potential as increased filtration...

hi i have 3 freshwater tanks the smaller one which is 10 gallon was recently setup i used some substrate out of a established aquariums and a filter media sponge out of one of the filters from the same tank.and placed it in the new filter i was unable to get my hands on any ammonia so i used...

hi ive had my tank set up for approx 8 weeks using API freshwater liquid test tonight i tested water got reading of amonia 0 ppm nitrite o ppm nitate 0 ppm so re tested got same reading prior to this test it had been static for about 2 weeks with amonia 0 ppm nitrite 1 ppm nitate 20 ppm seen as...

HELP PLEASE, i bought a piece of pre treated bogwood, wen i got home i stuck it in a pan and boiled it for 2 hours or more just to be on safe side alot of tannin came out, but in some places on the wood now there is really nice redish colours ozzing out which i am thrilled about,however i...

how good are these at biological filtration ive bought one which turns over 1550/LPH however i read a artictle that said they are not very good as a biological filter because very little oxygen is present in the cannister which stops the benifical bacteria from surviving,the one i have purchased...

this product actually works, ive set up my second tank 6 days ago with new equipment new filter new subscrate etc well i added a few pinches of flake and 10mil of nutracycle + 2 capsules of bactozym today day 6 i tested water parimeters with a API liquid master freshwater kit, so we know the...

ive woke up today to find a whitey looking slime all around the top rubber bit of the heater were the temp ajustment is, and it is no where else,any suggestion as to what it is ?, it is transparant in colour ive seen it in small streams in the past,it reminds me of a egg white very simlar in...

hi can any one tell me why my neon tetra's are being aggresive towards each other, when i first put them in tank they stayed together in a group and did very little,there are 5 of them and in last 3 days or so there behaviour as become eratic,they very seldom stay together as a group, they seem...

hi there folks can u tell me your honest opinions on the subject do you think internal filtration or undergravel filtration is the best option in a tropical freshwater 3ft aquarium, i've always used undergravel filtration in the past, but decided to go with a fluval 3plus internal this time...

i recently set up my tank and i am doing a fishless cycle until day 6 the water was crystal clear then overnight turned greeny in colour i took a sample in a clear glass container and the water appeared clear out of the tank,wen i first set tank up i added aquasafe solution + easy balance...

hi can any one tell if it is normal for a new tank that as been running for 4 days and had perfect crystal clear water suddenly overnight go discoloured and murky, my local aquarium shop said this is normal in new setups and is only fine matter being sucked up from within the gravel by the...