Recent content by Brentstarburst

Sooooo My local aquarist took back the unhappy gold laser stripe Cory's. Were a bugger to catch but they looked very healthy. Ah well. Replaced with 4 more Julii leopards and introduced 3 X Boesmani Rainbowfish. Turns out they sell RO water for 10p a litre! So bought 25 straight off. Happy days!

Turns out - my tap water is slightly alkaline. Leaving a glass of water for 24 hours and then testing it reveals that it has a PH of about 8. So that's something I will probably address with RO water, which will equally solve the water hardness issue. I note there are some RO kits on Amazon for...

Hi, It's this gravel in the main tank : https://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/pets-at-home-aquarium-gravel-natural-honey-colour-2kg The smaller tank has a different gravel - I don't know the origin as it was secondhand. The smaller tank doesn't have a rock - but is showing the same level of...

I've just checked the pH of my smaller 55 litre tank, that has a level of 8.2 as well. Double checked and the tap water is 7.0 The only common denominator between the two is the Java Ferns and the wood/stone to which they're attached?

One of those Java Ferns is mounted on a big stone. I wonder if it's that? The other two are mounted on driftwood. I shall try removal of the stone, plus a water change. Thanks for the list of plants :)

Thanks for the links - there's quite a few fish there that I planned on having down the line. I've just tested the tap water for PH - and it's 7.0, so I've seen a rise to 8-8.2. Will a water change assist with this or do I need to get something like PH Down?

Thanks Bruce. I just wondered if I was doing something wrong - the PH level worries me a bit, but I do live in a hard water region (Dorset). I do use AquaSafe whenever I put new tap water in. I do have a floss filter, so at the next water change, I'll add it. I did wonder about the Corys - but...

Hi, I've been running a 110 litre tank for a couple months now and for better or worse (bad advice), it went through the Nitrogen Cycle fish in with 5 silver tipped tetras. All survived. Daily testing with the API master test kit finally proved after 5 weeks, the cycle was completed. SO I...

So good news. The cloudy water has now cleared and I'm seeing rises in Ammonia, no Nitrite, but some Nitrate. Which confuses me a little. Still, I've put in some Prime. When would you advise to a do a water change? And how much?

Thanks for all the advice everyone. The fish are still doing okay and it's been about 24 hours. I'll look to replace the carbon filter and then in about a month the sponge. It's a little cloudier today. I have tested and there is no ammonia or nitrite yet. PH is good, but the water is very...