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i have an led light system that is on 24 hrs a day, it has a night light which is blue and whit for daylight and simulates sunrise and fall, i feed the fish twice a day but have done since day one, should i try to feed them once a day maybe ?

I the past 3 days there is something all over the plants in the tank, i can only descripe it is small bits of brown fuzz they are all over every plant in the tank, and bits are wafting around the tank. I am not sure if this is a common problem or if anyone even knows anything about it. The water...

Do the 5 in 1 tetra tests actually test for ammonia though, i thought it was just pH General Hardness, Carbonate Hardness, Nitrite, Nitrate. If so would you buy a seperate ammonia test kit or ???? Is there not a kit that has them all in one kit ???

Hi, been looking at a lot of the stickies but can't find answers for a question that i have, so here goes - Q. What would people recommend for a good and reliable water testing kit ??? Obviously one that covers the esentials like Nitrate, Nitrite, PH and Ammonia etc. There are som many on the...

Thanks very much i will look into them then there is just so many to choose from. Anyone have any advice about cleaning your tank and changing the water ??? All tips are welcome

I have read some great posts on what to do and what not to do, but does anyone know of a guide or useful post anywhere that goes through the in's and out's of cleaning and maintaining your tank. I would love to learn as much as possible before making the mistakes myself at the cost of the fish...

What are people's thoughts with regards to lighting. My 60l BiOrb that i am getting has two options of lighting the halogen that it comes with and the option extra is the LED lighting system that has a 24hr cycle of day and night settings. Not sure if it is a gimick or if it would make a big...

How about if i went for 1m DG, 6 Cardinal's and 6 Galaxy's. By following your formula that would leave me with 5' of fish left for the tank, i dont want to over stock as you said but could i fit another main feature fish in there of around 2/3 or even 4' that would still leave the tank with...

Yes was thinking of 1 male and 2 female (or are this species ok if it was 1 male and 1 female ?), what numbers would you go for with the two shoals of small fish though ???

OK so thanks to the people contributing to this post i think that i have decided on the fish for my tank for my feature fish i have decided on the dwarf gourami's, they look such interesting fish and the colours are spectular. For the two smaller shoals of fish i have decided on the microrasbora...

Don't tell me you have given up on me already :-(

Thanks for all the rapid responces. Right i will try address the questions you have asked but please bare witgh me as i am a total novice at this, but what to do it right and with 100% safety for the fish !!! I am doing this for my son as a gift so in the process i want to teach him how to look...

OK guys and gals, i have managed to convince the wife, and i know some people dont like them but, we are going to swop the tank for the 60l version :good: so now we have double the water to play with for my son's fish :hyper: . I know that the tanks are not very popular but the 30l was free...

I have just noticed that one of the community members has a 35l tank, and the stock is as follows. 1 x Khuli Loach 2 x Yoyo Loach 2 x Penguin Tetra 1 x Clown Loach 1 x Silver Polka-Dot 1 x Rainbow Shark Showing that i am a real nooby here, but is that not to many fish for a small tank, or is...

Now that i have had a lot of my questions answered on these forums, i was wondering what kinds of combo's people would recommend for a small tank like the 30l Biorb i have. What would you put into your 30l tank if you had one ???? edit :Scrap the details above, i have convinced the wife to...