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Excellant - I think the 1 pad a week is an excellant suggestion. However, are you saying that the pump in the external filter is insufficient to circulate the water properly, because I fear with both running the tank may become a bit of a washing machine for the fish.

Hi All, I am in the process of removing my internal Juwel filter to replace it with an External Fluval 305. The external filter was finally installed yesterday and the Juwel pump has been turned off to be replaced by the external pump. However, I have left the internal filter media in - the...

I have just recently broken a light tube on my Juwel set up for the Vision 260. Will an Arcadia 48inch tube fit this set up, or do I need to go straight back to Juwel?

We have one swordtail Fry in a community tank, who we are delighted to see. Unfortunately she couldnt and cannot be seperated as I dont have a second tank set up. When is she safe from being eaten from the other tank mates? The main danger seems to be a female boseman's rainbowfish (approx...

a. Disease-free fish tanks- no dead fish either left in the tanks. I have seen dead fish in our lfs. In fact there was a dead one in the platy tank which I had planned to take some stock from. Also some of the other fish dont appear too well. There is also some overstocking of some tanks where...

Thank you for your time. The other male isnt sick, but isnt having an especially good time. There are plenty of hiding places, but the dominant male is such a relentless bully that he cannot show his face for five seconds without being chased back under the filter. Maybe a seperation is the key...

I have two male and 11 female swordtails. One male is relentlessly bullying the other. I had recently upped the female numbers hoping this might calm the bully down, but this has just provided a bigger harem for the dominant male. Would the inclusion of a third male give the male bully...

Hi All, Could you please use your experience to diagnose what is going on in my fish tank. 8 Swordtails (2 males, 6 females) were added last Sunday after the tank had been cycling fishless for 4 weeks. For the first 5 days they were lively and frisky but on Saturday morning they were slow...

What can I say - Maybe i like the sound of my own typing. Ok, an abridged version for the impatient. "Hello"

Hi, Im a new fish keeper in the Harlow Area Any info on lfs would be welcome. So far I have found LFS in Bush Fair - This needs modernising in my opinion - havent really gone back there PetsatHome, Harlow - Not a bad shop for tanks and equipment, but the fish stock is limited (lots of...

Well two shrimps became three shrimps last night. It seems they have a little commune underneath the bogwood. It took a little inspection - I nearly got the magnifying glass out - but they are definitely there. Its a shame we dont see more of them as they are changing appearance nearly every...

I have recently started up a 260L medium planted tank with 8 Swordtails and 4 algae shrimps. The swordtails are happy and playful, but I havent seen two of the shrimps for 2 days, and there are no apparent remains. Any ideas where they have got to? Would they bury themselves in the substrate...

Well Im just down the road, so you can have a guess at my eye opening readings. Its good to hear that you've been successful despite the water hardness. Thanks for the reassurance. Ive taken your advice on board. I looked at the website you mentioned but havent really had time to negotiate it...

Well I did have a look for the readings this morning before work but was in a bit of a rush, so I dont have the exact figures, apologies - but I would classify it under what Dark Mushroom calls 'Very hard'. TBH, I dont really want to condition it at all, Ive got enough things to worry about...

Hello All, I am a newbie fish keeper who has had a fishless, live planted (mediumly planted), 4 foot tank running with the filter on for over a fortnight. My long term aim is to introduce a shoal of Angel fish, with a few hardy fish and invertibrates as company. Im hoping to add the first few...