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I have decided to build my own sump so this is my design. It took a lifetime to get it on this computer. Section one: Skimmer Section Two: Bio Balls Section three: Bubble Trap Section four: Refugium Section five: Return pump The gaps between section one and two are 1/2" this is two force flow...

Ok guys I need your advise I want to have a salt water tank as well as my 350litre fresh water one. The thing is I dont know what to put in it apart from some nice fish. :D I have read up on LR this seems like a good idea. Can I put coral in among the rock? What equipment would you recommend...

Hi all I`ve have been running a fresh water tank for the last year but I am considering trying a salt water setup. Thing is I know very little about this and I want to do it right. Will you advise please? Paul

My tanks seems to be getting a "fur" like appearance over everything ie: The plants and glass. I cleaned the glass a day ago but it seems to be appearing again. Can anyone help? I`m really confused over this. Also I have noticed green spots on the glass which do not remove easily.

I have a 60L tank as well as my 350L tank but how should I run it? If its a hospital tank do I have to clean it out after every visit by a sick fish?

I have a trigon 350litre tank that has been set up for about 10 weeks now. It has about 12 plants also that are doing well. I have stocked it to contain: 5 Platies 4 Zebra Danios 3 Dwarf Grammies 40 Neons 10 Guppys 2 Algae eating fish(cant remember there name) about 6inchs long.At the end of...

I notice something sticking out of my Platies month but didn`t see what it was. It looked like the tail of a FISH!!! One of the cardinals is missing. Did he eat it? Is this possible? Ihave 15 more :(

Hi As a new starter I bought the background for my corner tank as recommend by the lfs. It is just plain sky blue. My problem is that when looking at my tank I can`t really see the BLUE, its almost like a mirror its very reflective. Got any hints? I tryed to copy the colour that the lfs uses. Is...

Hi All I really need your help please. I have a Trigon 350litres corner tank. Its about three weeks old. Thing is my readings have always been the same. Amonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5-10 PH 7.4 There is NOW three Platies one died today :cry: 4 Zebra Danios, 8 Cardinals. The Platie that died had...

I have just started well 3 weeks now. I Have 4 zebra Danios, 4 cardinals , 4 Platies. 10 Plants A log of wood. My tank is a Trigon 350 litres. I`m concerned about two of the fish. One of which is a Platie, he hides under the filter and I dont think hes feeding. His tail is not Fanned out like...

In my tank I have: Two Platies Five Cardinals Four Zebra Danios I was told that the Platies breed easily. I think mine are in LOVE :P . When do I know that shes up a duff! :wink: When will she explode :lol: Also do I panic! 8O .They eat there young so what should I do?

Please help again, I am having heating problems, my temperature is 27degress or 80 degress F. I have turned my thermostat heater to minimum which is marked 18 degree the tempeture will not drop. I bought another heater and themostat to double check but the temperature is still sitting high. I...

Hi all my name is Paul and I do live in Belfast, Ireland. Can you help? I bought a 350L trigon tank 8 days ago I left it for 6 days before adding 5 cardinals, 4 zebras, 2 platies. The readings before I added the fish were Ammonia 0.25 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5 PH 7.4 Two days have past and now the...