Recent content by Country joe

Just been sent a bag of Alfagrog media. Looks good and cheap i wish I had went for this media when i first got into fish keeping, instead of listening to hype from these big companies selling their wonder products .

I'm thinking of purchasing this aquarium that is getting positive comments I was surprised when I did a search on hear, nothing came up, has anyone bought an Aquael Optiset aquarium, and if yes, how did you find it.

One calendar with space to write on. And one notebook and pen.

I've been told in my fish shop its well run, not to bother just add plants and gravel with fertiliser tabs, and dose with fertiliser liquid weekly, as the plants I'm thinking of are described as easy, I can grow most easy plants, but the one I struggle with is Vallisneria, I've tried two...

If starting up a new tank, and wanting to use a base layer of Stratum, can I top it with a fine pea gravel.

I have been doing the same, and although it's still there, it's definitely not as bad as it was, maybe it's getting the message.

I was doing 50% water changes but went back to my usual 25% once a week Which i will carry on. I just couldn't make up my mind what is best. 50 0r 25 percent. I don't know if you would class my tanks as a newly set up system. They have been running for about a year.

Thanks, TNC lite.

Also for over a year I have been bothered with blackbeard algae especially in the 200 litre tank I have tried most methods but nothing seemed to work It's still there now but not as bad as its been. I have a question about plant fertiliser im using TNC plant nutrients for the 200 litre tank...

Sorry both tanks nitrate nil, 200 litre has quite a few fish but mostly small tetras, 80 litre tank has 10 cardinal tetras.

Here we go, 200 litre tank 24.4c, Ammonia nil, Nitrite nil, Ph 7.5, GH 6, kH 6, Phosphate nil. 80 litre tank 25c, Ammonia nil, Nitrite nil, Ph 7.5, GH 7, KH 6, Phosphate nil.

Two very simple questions, I do a water change weekly on my two tanks, I can never make up my mind what is best, a 25% or a 50% water change weakly. I also vacuum my small pea gravel weekly in both tanks,, I have planted tanks, so what would be best my fish are mainly small Tetras with Panda...

Thankyou will do.

Yes Gary, I do weekly waterchanges, I will run the carbon for a week should I continue with my weekly water change that's due tomorrow, or leave till I take out the carbon.

Thanks, I thought it may have been a week, but I'd forgot, and your correct I would only use carbon to rid of meds, along with my usual waterchanges.