Recent content by chrisski

like yourself i have been suffering from algae but the green stuff and have tried water changes every week and having lights off for 3 days! shop said it may be due to high phosphates and they did a water test to see and it was high and came up high but my ph was low im not sure i want lights...

i have been suffering from green algae and have tried water changes every week adn every days and not having lights off! shop sid it may be due to high phosphates and they did a water test to see and it was high! whats the best way to drop phosphate levels? they suggested some expensive stuff!

hi my tank is suffering from slimey green algae and i only have fake plants! I have tried real plants with no success! what plants should i get? how do i get rid of green slime?

thanks for your replies! i'll try both although I had real plants and never had much success with them as they kept dying!

I have fake plants and i seem to have some slimey green algae! how do i treat it?

cheers! found a calculator here: www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/volume_calculator.php. gave me what i needed!

How do i work out how many gallons/litres my tank holds? is it length x width x 6.23=? measure it in feet or cm? my lenght is 60cm by 30 cm.

hi my plants seem to get eaten alot bu my fish! how i stop them eating them! i have been feeding them once a day! there is one particular fish that eats the plants but not the fish flakes whilst the other one like it eats the flakes!

mmmm no my gravel isnt size of peas! its hard to tell from my pic but looking close up my gravel looks similar size to urs

the gravel is tiny!

whats a substrate???

hi has anyone got any tips or suggestions of how to improve my aquarium plantation? a pic of my tank is attached! cheers

hi all! I need some advise! I have 5 neon tetras and have had 4 clown loaches which died off due to white spot! Im looking to add new fish but unsure what fish are easy to look after and should get? my tank is rekord 60 if that helps. has anyone suggestions of what fish i should get cheers

Hi all! What is the secret of keeping plants in ur aquariam as mine seem to die off or look un healthy! How much plantation should i have! should i attach a pic of my aquarium?