Recent content by Clown23

I agree that the filter media holds the bacteria, but as I said if the water is being treated then the filter media will need to be removed therefor no media = no beneficial bacteria held. I don't know about others but I use cycle when I do every water change and for weekly maintenance and I...

Lol because you should use it when carrying out any water changes it provides beneficial bacteria that the water needs and the water is getting changed dailly.

Change 25% of your water dailly until there are no signs, use nutrafin cycle when doing changes and make sure new water is exact temp inside the tank. If u are treating the tank make sure you remove the carbon from filter as this removes medication. When finished carry out dailly tests as tank...

Thanks for replies, I have decided I don't want to treat the tank as there are no obvious signs of fungus in the tank and I don't want to put other fish under chemical stress. I have raised the water temperature slightly and I will do 25% water changes each night to eliminate spores. I will...

Hi, I have just given away two male rainbow fish as they were harassing my other two wanting to spawn all the time, the others were really injured - fins and scales etc and I have just noticed one has fungus growing on the top lip....I have taken it out and into a quarintine tank but - no signs...

To keep your cave secure you can use a sealant for your stones but this can be hard to get a good effect, while staying strong for some time, what you can do is use a clean tupperware tub and cut any enterances that you want and then simply stack the stones on it, around it and stick them on...

Hi, After 10 years of fish keeping I have finally joined a forum!! I have a query and I would be really grateful if anyone could help me. Basically I have set up my fish tank after moving house, right now most of the fish are still in a temporary tank. I am using a new filter but all old...