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Hi guys. Im thinking of getting this for my juwel trigon 190litre aquarium . What are peoples experiences/opinions of this filter. It says its up to 600litres. But i hear you should buy a bigger filter for your tank. Is this overkill for my 190l?

What has happened to thos forum. When i 1st got an aquarium 3 and a half years ago. This forum helped me. Ive put posts in this last week about an ill fish with no reply. Peppered cory with white mark on head - Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community I can anyone answer whats happend to...

Hi my cory has been acting strange yesterday evening. Ive just noticed a white mark on his head. Any ideas? My ammonia is 0ppm Nitrite is 0ppm Nitrates is 50ppm ( because my tap water is 40ppm. Im in the uk) Ph is 8.0 Temperature is 25°c In a 190litre tank and i do weekly water changes

Hi guys. My tank is fine but id like my nitrates lower. My tap water is 40ppm nitrates. So it rises to about 55/60ppm towards the end of the week and i do a water change. What the cheapest/ easiest way to lower this. I have plants in my tank also.

Hi i suspect i may have an internal parasite in my baby guppies. What the best way to treat them here in the uk? Alot of stuff id like to use ie api general cure or medicated food is not available here for some reason which is a bit rubbish. My baby guppies pooh is white. I think all of them.are...

Hi If you have changed the filteration system on your juwel trigon 190 could you please share pictures so i can get ideas on what to do. Im so indecisive. If feel seeing some ideas will help me decide.

Hi guys Ive just brought a juwel trigon 190 aquarium for £150. Which i think was a great buy. I came with the filter and heater and an air pump. All i hadto do was buy the media for filter compartment. Ive currently got my old fluval 206 running in the tank too. To build the bacteria from my...

Hi. I brought 10 neon tetras to add to my 110l tank on Saturday. I noticed yesterday that i have two with a very small faint white spot on their tails. Both have just one spot each. I cant get a clear enough pic of it as they are too quick to get a clear picture. Do you think this could be...

Show on bbc now. Not checking animals before selling. One investigator found 16 dead fish in one store. They investigated 8 stores. All had dead fish in atleast one tank. I learnt the the hard way. I lost loads of fish from there in the beginning and was given the wrong advice everytime. Sad...

Hi guys. My female swordtail has long white pooh. I lost a bronze corydoras yesterday. I posted him on here but got replies so i couldnt save him as i didnt know what to do. I couldnt find out anything on the net either that could of been the problem. He lost all his colour and ended up...

Hi guys has anyone ever seen this before? Im currently doing a water test so results will follow. I have an api liquid test. I have a 110 litre tank. And i use a fluval 206 filter. I also have an sponge airline filter in the tank also. I have 2 guppies. 5 platties. 2 bronze corydoras and 2...

I have a male guppy who seems to be getting very fat. I feed my fish once a day. And its a small pinch. I feed them hikari tropical micro pellets, sometimes i use aquarian tropical fish flakes. I also put in king british catfish pellets for my bronze and peppered corys. Ive put him in a...

Hi guys Ive added a few more plants to my aquarium. I have 4 guppies, 3 platties, 4 bronze corydoras and i have 1 swordtail left (i wont be getting any more) I have a 110litre tank and i run a fluval 206 external filter and i have my lights on for 7hours a day. ive noticed my anubias has got...

Opinions on this filter please. Thinking of getting one. Sent from my SM-G900F using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hi i currently have a fluval 206 that i brpught 2nd hand over a year ago for my 110litre tank. I keep having trouble with o-rings not lasting very long. Ive greased them and they are only lasting about 6months. As far as im concerned it has done its job as i only paid £25 for it. Whats a...

I have changed my old gravel for fine black gravel. It actually says sand on the bag but it doesnt look like sand to me. My question is: whats the best way to do gravel cleans and lose minimum gravel? Im going to add more live plants when i get more money together Sent from my SM-G900F using...

Does anyone no how long the life span of these orings are? Ive had a new one in for around 9 months with a filter media clean of around every other month. I rubbed some none toxic food grade silicone grease on it when i first installed it too. Ive now started to get a leak. Is there anything i...

Which are easier to keep? All opinions welcome Sent from my SM-G900F using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hi guys have a problem. My guppy was acting a bit frail yesterday. My water paremeters are all good. I noticed today that i could find the guppy. He was hiding by my filter outflow. I noticed he had half his tail missing and looks very stressed, so i put him in the breeding box. I have 3...

I seem to have problems keeping corydoras. Ive had 5 die in 4months. They all seem to die the same way. They start swimming deformed. The last one i found ill was just floating upsdie down on the top of the water. I boiled some frozen peas and popped the skin off. By the time i did that it had...

My girlfriend just sent me a pic of my albino corydora. Im not there this week as im working away. His head seems to be turning quite red. And she said he isnt moving much (but i have noticed they do have lazy moments during the day) . I have two albino corys and 2 normal ones. What do you...

What do you think guys? I set it up yesterday. Just waiting now. Sent from my SM-G900F using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I brought some corydoras a month or two ago. I ended up with baby snails in the bag also. They have now grown a bit and must be breeding because ive counted 7 babies in my tank this morning. Are snails a goid edition or is it not good to have too many? Sent from my SM-G900F using Aquarium...

Im thinking about making my own version of an external algae scrubber. Do you guys think i could put a water pump in my tank, pump water into a container outside my tank. Divide the container in 2 with a roughed up piece of sewing mesh. Put another pump inside the container on the opposite...

Algae scrubber Do you guys think i could put a water pump in my tank, pump water into a container outside my tank. Divide the container in 2 with a roughed up piece of sewing mesh. Put another pump inside the container on the opposite side of the sewing mesh of where the tank water is flowing...