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Hi there, two weeks ago i did a 25% pwc for my 60g, all seemed well till afew days after when my fish started becoming lerthargic and staying motionless in the water, i wondered what the **** it was ran all tests, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, nitrate 20 nothing wrong so i tested the pH and it was off...

Hey about 4 weeks ago i noticed one of my clown loaches had a white spot on it caused by ich, i also noticed other fish flashing in the sand, rocks and plants so i did some reading and have increased my tempreture to 30c it seemed to work at first, after 16 days there was no sign of it anywhere...

Its nothing to do with surface agitation, i have a 14in bubble wall and a bubble stone in the tank. I had to add pH up to the tank i wouldnt drink this water let alone want to live in it (refer to pictures) im going to ring the waterboard and see what the hells going on my tap water is literally...

Just did a pH test of our tap water.. the reading was pH 5 or lower!! Im sure this can't be right, i did a 28% water change yesterday but i didnt think my water had gone this acidic, when doing tests on my tap water before initially setting my tank up 3 months ago the pH tests were saying the...

Some strange things are happening in my 60g tropical. Some of my fish have started dying recently, i bought 5 danios and 2 guppies 1M 1F the other day. Within 24 hours the female guppy had died, i put this down to stress from being moved. However today one of my Rams has died found it floating...

What test kits would you guys go for? Ive got the Nutrafin Master test kit cost £50 and comes with pH, pH Wide, Carbonate Hardness, General Hardness, Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, Iron But i hear people talking alout about the API test kits there about £25 here and only come with pH, pH Wide...

I have a silver lyretail mollie with a bent lip.. looks like she has a clef pallet

Not that i mind :) a full reef system is something ive longed for since iwas about 13 years old and saw a fully set up reef system.. been in love ever since cash has just been a major issue ;) I felt spending £800 on a tropical setup to start with would be better, my other half has no real...

Ok thanks cmor and austinsdad good info there ill look into purchasing those books. I can afford to dash out an extra £200 on a small quarentine tank, would something smaller than 40g.. maybe 20-30g be ok space will start to be an issue once i get this 340g monstrosity and would that require me...

Well the ram died last night unfortunatly :( found it this morning in the plecos cave. Why do all my fish sink when they die its a real pain in the a** trekking through my aquarium looking for them in the mass of plants and rocks

I am quite new to shrimp keeping, i have 2 cherry shrimp and 2 bumblebee in my baby guppy tank they seem to be doing brilliant! With that site ive not really bought many shrimp off there (only the 4 that i have) but ive purchased alot of fish from there including my gold nugget plec, my rams...

Thanks alot for the advice there really appreciated. I obviosuly need to do alot of research into different types of fish and corals before i go ahead and put nearly £2.5-4k down for all the stuff. Would you reccomened any good books on keep marine fish and soft coral systems the internet is...

We had our immersion tank ripped out about a year ago and replaced with a proper boiler so i reckon it will be ok, ill leave a glass to stand for an hour or so and see what it looks like. Thanks for the help :)

Did it start spitting gunk out after you turned it back on from cleaning and then stop after the initial start up of your filter?

I was looking at a website that deleivers fish and inverts around the UK looking for some more shrimp for my shrimp tank. I stumbled across this Red Crystal Shrimp, supposedly a breed of bee shrimp. I liked the look of it then i scrolled down the the price £15!!! ($25) for 1 shrimp thats no...

Thanks for the input there guys. I cant remember where i read it but i heard you shouldnt use hot water out of the tap. If i fill a glass with hot water here then its basically like milk cant see through it at all. Ill fill a glass and leave it to stand over night see what happens. Better than...

Thanks for the advice there, any ideas on how many fish would be good to stock in that tank? Would 20 be pushing it i know its like 1inch per 3 gal for saltwater but i really dont get this rule at all because fush are different lengths, heights and some are fatter and thinner therefore affecting...

The only incompatbilities i can really see there are probably the indian sailfin tang, (same shape as yellow tang) and the gobies with the manderin.

I am very very tempted to invest about £2500 on a full marine setup that totals 340g. The dimensions of the tank are 7x2.5x2 (WxHxD in feet) and was wanting to have a nice selection of soft corals and commuinity marine fish any ideas on how many fish i can keep in this tank before i fork out the...

Has anybody out there got any better methods for getting my freezing cold (5 degrees c) tapwater to 26 degrees for my pwc? I currently use the kettle after being told hot tap water is a big no no and being that our hot tap water is very cloudy anyway i dont really want to use that. But the...

Haven't you heard? Fish love banging night club music ;) they buzz out all night to it :P When i had the same problem as you, nitrites shot up to about 10ppm with over £200 of fish in their i had to painstakingly change 25% of the water everyday i would probably say this is the best method...

Would it not cost more anyway? Paying to get the seawater then emptying it all out and using water that you have mixed? Seems alot less hassle and money to just mix your own water up.

I dont think using sea water for your marine system is a very good idea i dont keep marine fish but i see it as gonig to a lake and filling my aquarium up with that water.. it just wouldnt happen. Sea water will contain all sorts of metals: iron oxide, (rust from ships, bouys, etc), calcium...

Very nice i like the bottom one, what breed (right word?) of plec is that

Im no marine keeper but ive done a fair bit of reading on the subject. DSB are usually no more than 3 inches to help prevent gas buildup in the sand which can be harmful. Usually a sump is already divided into sections and the sand goes into the refugium section along calepra and afew inverts...