Recent content by Cheery-up Bear

I loved this idea so I set about making my own. Aparently my talents lie elsewhere and I have a few random bits of 'wall' stuck together and everything else fell apart. I think maybe the stones weren't dry enough when I started as I'd boiled them an hour or so before. I actually quite like...

Thank you both. I'm going to try to do it myself. I may post pictures.

Zachary, how did you split your coconut and remove the flesh without breaking it up?! I bought one yesterday and am not sure what to do.

Yes. Sorry. That's my fault. I'm trying to find ammonia at the moment and am puzzled to why it's not common to find it in fish shops, since this seems to be the prefered way to protect the health of our fish? (Should I start a new thread?) :blush:

Is there an obvious reason why ammonia isn't stocked by most local fish shops?

I noticed a tank picture on here recently with silk plants and I thought that looked fantastic.

That makes sense. I'll do that. Thanks all.

That's great. Thanks.

Thanks. I'm picking the filter media up on Wednesday - the tank is empty at the moment. I'm hoping to do a fishless cycle as I'd rather not risk any fish if there's an alternative. But if the media means I can do it safely with some fish in then I'd go for that option.

That's great. Thanks for the speedy reply. Good luck with yours too. Did you mean yes I need the ammonia or yes I can use flakes instead? :blush: I'm having so much fun!

I've decided to start cycling my quarentine/breeding tank while I'm waiting to set up my 4 foot tank. It's 40 litres and has a PAT mini filter. I'm picking up some mature media on Wednesday. I have some smooth gravel to add if that would be better than a bare floor and I have a couple of bits...

Quick update. New builder hopefully coming tomorrow. He's working on the house next door and thinks it will be okay. Bought a small 'complete setup' today to use as a quarentine/breeding tank. I'll start that one off first and the guy at the fish shop offered some filter media to start me...

That's part of their charm for me. I might get to see them playing when the lights are out too as the tank will be in my bedroom.

Thanks. Yes, I'm intending to spend a few months stocking it (for financial reasons as much as fish welfare.) So that takes me to my tank limit then?

Hiya. Thanks for the replies and the tip for the heater. Builder was a no-show. :rolleyes: However, I'm not giving up and will try someone else next week (when half term is over with!) I was going to ask about temperature but was thinking around the 26 degree mark. I've had a good mooch...