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Yes the heaters are horizontal and the hob filter flow is and intake is running over and near the heater

Hi all, Just wanted to know your experiences with tank size and water temp fluctuations. My 20Litre/5G tanks are fluctuating too much for my liking and probably my fishes liking more importantly, so I'm wanting to upgrade the tanks soon to help with more stable water temps. Both are running off...

No filter in the tank. I'm not adding livestock so didn't add one

It was from a private seller. But the 2nd tank hasn't had the same happen so I've removed the driftwood for now and placed it into a bucket and did another 100% wc for now. And I do wash my gravel and substrate too!

Thanks for your input! I've got another tank that's exactly the same from the same seller which I've just added water to, to see if it may be the aquarium seals. If not I'll begin the process of elimination with the tank in question. I'm also at a loss of what could be causing the black water...

That's a good idea/point, I've just never seen tannins that turn the water black instead of tea coloured particularly with spider wood o_O I just added a bag of purigen to the tank to see if that helps/ if it is tannins

About 3 days ago I set up a nano 5litre aquarium just as something to do with some left over plants and wood I had. It was looking great for the first day but then the water started turning black. I first thought it could be tannins but by the end of day 2 it was definitely black water and not...

Yes he really is very majestic! I'm looking forward to see what kind of personality he may have as he settles in to his new home !!

This is my newest boy, Kevin. He is the first betta I have bought online and I am thrilled with how lovely he is! Kevin is a mascot rose tail :)

They look awesome! Defiantly makes a huge difference re: the before photo

Thanks so much! I love otos too! They are probably one of my favourite fish! They would be great in your shrimp tank if you were to do a shrimp only tank, they seem super active without the presence of any large or aggressive fish. I just watched on hitch a ride on my MS shell :P