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Is there any chance of getting tapatalk support installed? I know you have forum runner and your own app but I access many other forums through tapatalk and it's good to have them all in one place rather than having to open a different app.

Tank has been established over 6 months with no problems. In the past 3 days we've had three fish die, a harlequin and our two ballon mollies. There's nothing visibly wrong with the fish, they've had Ich before but it's not that. One of the Gold Barbs was observed flashing against some...

I've just got a small shoal of gold barbs, which are orange in colour. However looking at pictures onilne half seem to be showing them as orange, half as bright yellow. Is that just a function of the lighting or are there two different colour varieties?

Is there a general minimum turnover rate for filters i.e. the amount of water they filter per hour compared with the volume of the tank? I've read in places that 4x per hour is a realistic minimum? Would you say this is right? I ask because in my 135 litre tank I've measured the flow rate at...

I have a TetraTec EX700 and I've measured the flow rate at 350 litres/hr. Which is only half the stated flow! The filter is only 1 month old and the flow rate hasn't changed so it isn't dirty. Is there anything I can do to improve matters as this flow rate is not going to be sufficient

Looking at the configuration of my TetraTec EX700 canister filter I have At the moment it has - bottom to top 1: Ceramic Rings with foam on top 2: Bio Filter Balls 3: Foam x 2 4: Foam, Carbon, Floss. Water starts at the bottom and makes its way to the top. I want to maximise the filtration...

I know it's going to be hard to quantify since most of you are in the USA. But I'm planning to sell my 64 litre tank, which is 11 months old and I'm wondering how much I should put it on sale for. It's this one here Fish Box 60cm Tank by Interpet (Available In Store Only) | Pets at Home...

Just wondered as reading the Python website it talks about attaching the unit to the threads on your tap, and it's fairly clear that they believe that a taps without threads are practically non-existent. Whereas the only time I've seen a tap with a thread is outside ones for connecting...

I see this product mentioned a lot on Aquarium forums. Is there anything about Prime which is better than other dechlorinators? I note that it's supposed to remove ammonia too, but at the same time I often read that ammonia removing products are not a good idea?! I currently use "Interpet...

Was in the (not so local) fish store yesterday and they had some AquaQube aquariums with hinged glass hoods (literally just a hinge with a plain sheet of glass which sits over the tank) and a clip on light fitment, and they looked great! I'd love to so something like that with my 18x10 guppy...

I currently have a single peppered cory, I did have two but his friend died :(. He seems happy enough though, *always* busy! I'm getting a 35G tank soon and would like to increase the shoal to around 6. Now I would be happy just getting another 5 pepper cories, but my wife would like to see a...

I'm going to get an airpump for my new tank - just for bubble decoration really. Probably the Tetratec APS300. The tank is in my living room so I need to keep it as quiet as possible, preferably silent! To that end the first thing is I'm putting it in a solid oak cabinet just below the tank...

I'm getting a new 35G tank for Christmas, which I obviously don't have yet. In preparation for this I've just bought a TetraTec EX700 external canister filter ( http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/big...cEXfilters.htm ) I would like for this filter to be up and running and capable of filtering my...

I'm looking at options to light my 48" long tank. My hood has fitments for a single tube about 38" long and I'm concerned that a tube of this length would be too bright for my fish, especially as the tank will be only 15" deep at the most. They are already scared of the 5W bulbs I have in my...

Had my 64 litre tank for about 9 months now. After it was cycled it has been great reading zero ammonia all the time. A couple of weeks back we added a new balloon Molly to the tank. A couple of days after noticed that the fish looked stressed and found it was testing at 1+! Started 50% water...

Does anyone have one of these filters and can tell me how tall it is? I've searched extensively online and that information just doesn't seem to be available! I've got (or at least going to have) a 15" tall tank so need to know if it will fit or not! Thanks!

A couple of times now I've come home to find one of my peppered corydoras either wedged against ornaments or just lying on the bottom at a funny angle looking quite dead. Only the slight movement of his gills suggesting he's still alive. Moved the ornament he was resting on and he just fell...

I'm considering getting a large tank for while I'll use an external canister filter (probably a Tetratec). However the safety of such an arrangement concerns me. As for best results the intake for the dirty water will be towards the bottom of the tank. Should one of the seals break on the...

I have in my many tank. Black Skirt Tetra, Rummy Nosed Tetra, Mollies and Catfish. The Black Skirts I got in December 2009 so have been in the tank about 9 months at the moment and are at least double the size they were when I first got them :D. The Rummies have grown somewhat too, although not...

I have a 18"x10" clearseal tank at the moment and I want to get a proper hood for it with lighting. I'm also thinking of buying a 48"x12" clearseal tank and I'd like to buy a hood for that too. Trouble is I can source the hoods themselves, no problem. But despite several months research...

My 64 litre tank is cycled and has been going for about 8 months. During the past few weeks I have been detecting consistent levels of Ammonia in the tank between 0.1 and 0.25. Apart from the obvious of increased water changes and checking filter operation which I have done what other action...

I've long been thinking that I'd prefer to have an external canister filter, instead of the internal one I have now. I've been looking at the Fluval 205, which is rated for up to a 200 litre tank, but I only have 64 litres, would it be ok to use this filter? I would go for the 105 (for up...

I have an Interpet PF2 internal filter. It has two initial chambers of equal size, one of which contains carbon and the second contains foam. Then it goes through a biomedia chamber which has some sort of pellets inside. I've seen it written several times that carbon isn't much use if you...

My current 64 litre tank is full. But myself and my wife both like the look of tiger barbs whenever we've been to the LFS. If I were to upgrade my tank to one of a bigger size would tiger barbs be suitable tank mates for my current population, which consists of Black Skirt Tetra, Rummynosed...

A friend of mine is coming to me for advice on setting up a new tank in his home. Apart from all the usual advice about cycling etc I've given him the thing I don't know much about is the tank he's chosen - The Fluval Edge. It seems to be a 23 litre (6 US gallon) tank, with integrated filter...