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Hi there i have a 200L tank with 2 25watts fluval aquasky can add glut if need be. with a sand substrate Just wanted to ask which is easier to grow aponogeton boivinianus or crinum natans. I have heard people say that aponogeton boivinianus is easy to grow but then have heard that is harder to...

So I have a pair of angelfish in a community tank. They laid eggs yesterday in the input end of the filter and they were protecting them fine but woke up this morning and they were gone, not that I was expecting them to stay. So I was wondering is there anyways I can raise the eggs myself when...

So I bought this plant but when it arrived it was very small with 2-3 leaves without any roots and sort of dying away so need some help growing it I don’t know whether to plant it or float it as it doesnt have any roots so doesn’t really stay in the substrate. So any help would be appreciated...

I currently have a fluval Roma 200 which is about 55-60cm deep to the substrate and was wondering what kind of lights should I be using on it to grow plants? I did have 2 t8s which I then replaced with 2 aquasky 25watts but that didn’t make any difference the plants are still looking crap!

What do you guys feed your RCS to make them have a bright red colour? ATM I feed them crushed discus granule food but was wondering if there is anything else out there that would improve their colour Thanks

was thinking of getting either the Echinodorus Paul Kloecker or Echinodorus red flame just wondering how easy it is to keep these plants? also would the redness still come out with the 2x30 watts t8 that i have? also do these tend to melt when dosing liquid carbon like amazon swords? atm i...

Hi there Need help with aquascaping my 200L tank at the moment it seems like the plants and everything is everywhere and it doesn't look good ATM :/ It's a low tech tank lights are 2 x 30 watts t8 I do add liquid ferts I do have liquid co2 which I haven't really used I am going to end up...

I dont know if this is the place for this thread but i need help getting some bio media. i cleaned my filter yesterday which has 3 trays of bio ceramic rings and some of them are starting to errode away now and i think its time i replaced them. so was wondering what would be a effective but...

Is anyone selling vals nana for a decent price? Live in the UK

I was thinking of getting some Vallisneria nana and was wondering to use it as a carpeting plant as well as in the background? How easy is the plant to grow compared to the other vals? Also does this plant look like the eleocharis species?

Hi there have done research on this plant and have read its an easy to grow plant doesn't require much light and little to no co2 Which is basically my setup so would it still be able to grow and not die? For substrate I have gravel and I put diy root tabs and will be starting to dose all in...

I was thinking of getting some bio balls for my filter and put them where I used to put my active carbon What's is your opinion? Are they a good thing to have? Thanks

Why have my Amazon swords turned like this is it because of me adding liquid co2? Only started since the last 2 days Added 2.5ml to a 200l tank For ferts I have added root tabs under them and am dosing Marco and micro everyday

I have been looking around on eBay for some root tabs and I have found 3 different once but don't know how good they are and which one I should go for! If you guys could help me out that would be great! I have seen normal DIY root tabs 150 Root Tabs Capsules Pond aquarium Plant Food Fertilizer...

Hi there i have a pair of jewel fish and i bought them home from the pet store and they laid eggs the next day. this was about 3-4 months ago now and have bred since that. i dont know why or whats causing them not to breed and i dont know what else to do i have tried pretty much everything. i...

Hi there I have a 100g of potassium dry fert and I just wanted to know how much water would I need to dissolve it in and how much would I need to dose daily or weekly for a 200 litre tank? At the moment I am using api leaf zone and was wondering if I overdose compared to the normal dosage would...

I'm thinking of starting to dose liquid co2 to my tank and I was wondering what I should get? I've got a 200 litre tank that I will be dosing to. I wanted to go for something that's fairly cheap and I had a look at 2 one is API CO2 booster and easycarbo I know the dosage for easycarbo but I...

Has anyone bought and used the Lush ferts which is selling on eBay? If so could you please tell me how you are getting on with it and is it effective compared to other ferts out there? Thanks

I both a pair of jewels fishes from my lfs about 1-2 months ago and I assume they were holding as the next day they bred and produced babies But from then one I haven't seen them breed at all! It seems like the male is ready to breed as he keeps flashing and shimming but the female doesn't...

So I recently bought a crinum calamistratum plant it's very small doesn't have much roots maybe about 3 strands and about 4 ish leaves At the moment I am finding it difficulty for it to stay rooted in my tank in the morning I always find it floating about is there anything I can do? Also I...

Could one one tell me what's wrong with this plant? And what kind of fertiliser I can add to help this plant growing again? It's in a shrimp tank and it's kind of going yellowish brown and don't know what to do Here are some pictures Please help! Thanks

I have been looking at some plant fertiliser as I need to add something for my tank as they don't seem to be growing well and are not that healthy! At the moment I have seen easy pro fito and Esha pro phyll has anyone use these how do these work? Are there anymore that I some what cheap but...

I had 2 angelfish who have paired off and laid eggs it's been 3 days now and here are the eggs! Forget the white eggs I'm in the process of removing them but will the yellow eggs hatch? And how I can get a good success rate Thanks for your help Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hi I've had red cherry shrimp in my 5 gallon tank for a good year now and they were breeding fine and now all of a sudden they have stopped I don't even see eggs on the their backs either Why is this? Can someone help me please? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I want to get either Myriophyllum mattogrossense or Hottonia palustris but I want to know which one is the most easier to grow and one which I will have very little difficultly to grow For lighting I have 2 light each 30 watts each Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice