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I don't have access to this area lol

That is a good point Muncro, as long as I can sort something out with the fry and they don't become overly aggressive to other fish then I may keep them together.   I was convinced they were both male, in fact at one point I thought I would have to rehome one as they tore each other apart, lip...

Hi Guys,   Not posted anything for a while.  I need some advice on what to do in my 600l tank.   It is heavily planted and contains 2 platinum acara (thought they were both male), 1 firemouth, 1 gold severum, 1 red head severum, 5 denisoni barbs, 6 mascra barbs, 7 zebra loach and about...

Just put the old filter media in the new filter and you are good to go :)

Eheim all the way.   I run two eheim externals on my 600l tank.  They have both been running for years, are low maintenance (maybe every 5 - 6 months) and are whisper quiet.   I have a pro 3e which even purges any excess air in the canister automatically and a pro 3 thermo which has a built in...

I use Eheim Pro 3 2180 with built in heater and a Pro 3e 2075 with hydor in line heater and my filtration and flow rate is brilliant with very little visible pipework in the tank, this is mainly due to a 'false weir' on the right hand side of the tank (600ltr) which hides the inlets, the tank is...

I have seven botia strata in my 600l planted tank andnot a snail in sight :)   Very playful loaches in the right numbers also and very active during lights on and feeding times.  My only nemesis in my planted tank are my 2 severums which like to pick holes in my amazon sword and pluck the moss...

Get some botia strata and your dnails will be history

Bumping!   Still not gone on ebay, make me an offer people, collection only

I would just discard the old substrate, playsand is perfectly fine for a planted tank and most of the nutrients are picked up in the water column anyway.  Thats all I added into the new tank and plants are thriving, you may want to add some fertiliser tabs to any root heavy plants like swords...

I moved home in June this year and had to relocate my 400 l planted tank.  In the end I bought a brand new 600l tank and set this up with substrate and moved one of my filters and heaters over the day prior to moving.  (I was fortunate that the owners of the house I was buying permitted me to do...

Any offers? Will be going on EBay next week if not

I am selling my old tank and am open to offers.   Tank dimensions are 6ft x 2ft x 1.25ft - aprox 440 ltrs Comes with light oak solid cabinet and hood.   No scratches on the glass but a couple of water marks on the cabinet, generally in excellent condition about 3 years old   Collection only  ...

Brilliant mate! Love the Barbs

Rotkeil Sev and Blue Acara are pretty peaceful. I keep them in a 400l with 9 Denisoni Barb, 6 Zebra Loach, 3 SAE and 4 Bristlenose. They have to be quick at feeding times as the barbs are very hungry! %This is also a heavily planted setup so helps disperse any line of sight / territorial issues...