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Hi guys, probably i'm posting in the wrong place (admin feel free to move), but recently I bought 6 Amano Shrimps for my tank, but 1 of them had claws (see attached photo) and the guy at the shop said it was the male so I took his word for it. A few weeks later my females started carrying eggs...

Thanks rkilling1 for your concerns, but the valve is open at all times except when I'm going to change the mixture to stop any back pressure and having water returning through the pipe and going everywhere..I know building pressure = bad news (I learnt it the hard way over 20 years ago at school...

I'm realy pleased with my new cleanning crew...I bought last Friday 6 Amano shrimps for my planted 60lt tank and they have done miracles with getting rid of a small but never the less unsight growth of algae, I know they are not going to stop the problem, but at least is now under...

CO2 duration problems [RESOLVED] Well guys as promised...the whole system is working fine now, the yeast mix lasts for 6-7 days...and the plants are begining to catch up :p:p:p:p:p When I get some time off, I'll take some pics of my first ever planted aquarium and post them ...wish me luck!!!!

Thanks guys for all your help...I decided to do a new yeast crap catcher jar and it's been brilliant, it has been bubbling away now for 5 days with the original yeast mix ....:D:D:D:D:D:D I'll keep you updated of how the set up is working after a few weeks

I have tried all sorts of combinations...at the moment it's: 5 large tablespoons of sugar (up to the container's mark) 1 sachet of fresh yeast (baker's yeast bought in the local supermarket) half a teaspoon of baking powder (I've read is to stabilize the mix) fill with warm water (1:2 hot...

Hi guys!!! I'm having a bit of a problem with my CO2 setup. A friend of mine had laying around a spare Hagen CO2 system and gave it to me..all the packs were out of date so I decided to use the whole kit but use my own yeast/baking soda mixture. Now I've read all over the net of people having...