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Hi all, I've been doing some research on lighting for my Fluval Edge 23L and still at a loss. A recent purchase of some rubble has turned up a small colony of zoa and a mushroom. So now I need to think about my lighting some more. Currently I have the stock led lights. About 5w I believe. No...

I've got a 23L edge set up, live rock, a peppermint shrimp and a couple of Halloween Hermits. Recently I've noticed the pH drop from around 8-8.2 down to 7.6. No ill effects on the inhabitants but I can't understand the crash. Water I buy is 8.2 and the hob filter provides the oxygenation...

What is the largest S. American cichlid you could keep in a 200L tank with a footprint of 100x50cm? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice assuming the app didn't crash.

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So after dragging my feet for a year I have finally decided to take the plunge and join the salty side. After shutting down the shrimp tank I have decided to start a nano reef in a 23L edge. Its a slow project (as it should be) so updates as they happen. For now I have the live rock cycling.

Just got one of these beauties 2 days ago. I know they tend to be a bit shy, but do they stay jittery or get a little braver, once used to a new environment? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice assuming the app didn't crash.

A dumb act followed by a technical question. Last night I was removing a some fine gravel from my edge. Quite a lot as it happens. Anyway in my dumbness I still had the filter running. The opening on the edge not being the widest, I managed to introduce a bet full of gravel to the filter. A...

I'm toying with the idea of slowly lowering my pH from 7.5 to 7. I'm thinking a small amount of peat in a bag in the canister filter. Is there a formula to work out how much peat is needed to lower pH in a 200 litre thank? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice assuming the app didn't crash.

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Do they mix? I'm thinking Kribs, Rams and other small cichlids here. Will they coexist with bamboo shrimp and amanos? Or will they have a pricey lunch? Has anyone got any anecdotal evidence of this? Thanks in advance Cam Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice assuming the app didn't...

I'm considering doing a Picotope for bamboo shrimp. Fast flowing river conditions etc. Looking online I can not find examples of the natural habitat in the wild. I'm thinking what sort of plants etc? Stones or not? If so, what type? Wood? Etc etc. Anyone got any information or can point me...

Hi I have a Fluval Edge 6g tank with stock LED light unit on. I cannot find how powerful these lights are, anywhere? Does anyone have the slightest idea? Would love to know. Thanks in advance.

Planning a conversion from fresh to nano reef. I've got a Fluval Edge 23L and wondering what lights I can fit under the lid at a decent price. Any ideas?

Any ideas? Recently lost so couple of rainbow fish they had some blackening around their scales. Now after tonight's water change I have seen some pinkish/red lesions on or in the neon tetra gills. Behaviour is normal and water parameters are great (amm 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10 ph 7.5) I'm...

As the topic states, 2 of my praecox are sick. The first seems to have a swim bladder problem and swims at a 45 degree angle (as if she is swimming up in a north west/north east direction) The second seems very melancholy, sits near the surface not moving much. Not gasping or anything like...

Hi. I'm running a peaceful community tank and all has been well until recently. The other day a platy had a weird growth around its anus and it was acting sedate. 2 days later all is fine. Then yesterday a dwarf rainbow is sitting near the surface gasping for air. Al other fish and shrimp are...

Hi. Just found (and isolated) 2 of my Schwartz Cory fish with a cotton like fungus on the fins. One is in a more advanced state than the other. My other Schwartz Corys seem fine. Parameters look good. Just reading them now Amm: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 10 Ph 7.5 Water changes approximately 20%...

We know that some fish are sociable and like to stay in schools for safety in numbers. (Although it seems none of mine are particularly bothered with schooling). So, a question. Do you find that these fish will only school with their species? Or do they also school with this similar? Eg neon...

Seems most advocate the use of Aqadvisor for stocking, and it seems pretty good. I have a question though... Does it take into consideration if your tank is planted or not? My thinking is that a planted tank will be able to help on the filtration side of things a bit. For example.... my...

This may qualify for a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway so I become a little less dumb :cool: So, you buy a potted plant, it has that spongy foam stuff packing it into the pot..... Do you put the potted plant into the substrate, pot and all? or Do you take the plant out of the pot, get...

Hi all I'm thinking about converting my Fluval Edge 23L into a nano reef. I'm a SW noob so please bear with me. As I understand it I will probably need better lighting than the LEDs that came with the tank if I want to grow anything on the live rock? I won't need a Protein Skimmer for such a...

Hi all. Any chance someone could ID this please?

I have 8 neon tetras in my 200L community tank. Now when they were one often only species in there, they schooled quite nicely. Now there are other species they really don't seem bothered about schooling, knocking around in twos or solo. Any ideas on if this is common or not? I was always...

Hi all Feels like my eyes aren't functioning properly today. Tested my water in the community tank and got the following For some reason, thinly one I am sure of is nitrite. Others look fine but some confirmation on results would be greatly appreciated. Especially the ph