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Hi, So my 250l tank has finally finished cycling as is home to 6 cardinal tetra's and 7 guppies (did have 8 but I found one dead this morning, no idea why, all tests are perfect, 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites, 5ppm nitrates) Everything is pretty much done with decor except the back which is in the...

Hi, The strangest thing happened this morning, i found a tiny snail in the tank and its it the middle of a fishless cycle. Its a brand new tank, never had fish in it before and all the decorations, gravel etc are brand new, is this normal and im suprised the little thing is alive with the...

Hi So I have been trying to find some infomation with regards to suitable paint for inside the aquarium hood. As I understand it people have been using Polyurethane but the only stuff I can find says its not good for aquatic enviroment and could cause harm to fish. This might be a silly...

Hi, Just wondering about using gravel from a mature fish tank. I finally managed to get the local fish shop to give me something to kickstart the fishless cycle. They gave me a handfull of gravel from one of the tanks, I placed it all near the instake to the filter (I have all ponds solution...

Hi, Ok so as I mentioned in some of my previous asking for help threads I am completely new to fish keeping. I dunno if this is the right place for this kind of post but I decided to document my complete cycle from start to finish with test results etc. My equipment: 98 Litre tank Prime...

Hi, I'm completely new to fish keeping and would like some advice as to what and how many fish my tank will take without over stocking. I have just started the fishless cycle and everything is coming along nicely, I managed to get some used media from a friend so now provided I have done...

Hi, I dont suppose anyone in the UK near Bristol can help me with some used media to kickstart my new tank and a fishless cycle or know of anywhere in the UK that sells such things? Many Thanks.

Hi, I was just looking for some words of wisdom from someone with regards to a new setup. About a year ago we tried to setup a tank with some neon tetra's but failed badly. It was a 20 litre tank, water temp was fine, nitrates etc where all ok and tested by ourselves and the shop we bought the...