Recent content by Fineas

Been there myself and due to there suddenly being no oxygen in the water I lost 10% of the tank stock. Exactly the same as you, stable well established tank with no changes. Did a 50% water change and upped the oxygenation. The tank cleared in about 36 hours. Ken

Actually, increasing the ISO does not necessarily decrease the quality of the image. With digital cameras think of the ISO as a "gain" control for the sensor. The higher the ISO the more sensitive the sensor is. The downside of high ISO is it can amplify the sensor's thermal noise and images...

What illogical reasoning in this day and age when most sensible companies have diversified. Its like saying I wouldn't buy a car from a shipbuilding company - tell that to Mitsubishi. I can only praise my Tetratec filters. Best decision I made. Easiest filter to manage media and works well with...

Your ammonia readings are not telling the whole story. You are measuring ammonia plus ammonium and the only accurate tests I have found for this situation are those from Seachem. Follow the above advice with the filter media. Purigen is only safe in well matured tanks, where it does work well...

I wouldn't buy anything out of P@H tanks. One of my local P@H had a notice stating that they had a two hour quarantine policy and couldn't sell any of their lastest delivery until something like an hour later. Taking a quick browse around the tanks I was shocked at the mortality rate and the...

I'm old enough to be grandad to at least half of the people here and trust me, age has nothing to do with the love of fishkeeping. Fish don't return the love and affection the way the family dog does, but you do get attached to them never the less. You are taking on a big responsibility when...

The Newattino Plus is perfect for very small tanks. It is totally sealed making it ideal where young fry are around. I have one in my small QT and reckon it is one of my better buys. Ken

Are you sure they are ADF's and not African Clawed frogs that will attack other tank residents? Ken

Not wanting to rain on your parade, they were born to be eaten by predators. Which is more cruel, nature's intent or confiing them to an unatural glass prison? Ken

My albinos took a few days to settle. Even after they have settled in to their normal "search and eat" routine they will have the odd manic moments. Ken

If you know anyone who is laying or has laid laminated flooring, the underlay for that is ideal to put under the tank and is neater than polystyrene tiles. Ken

I have three Cory and two African Dwarf Frogs living happily with my Betta. He doesn't bother them even when a Cory goes on a mad dash within a hair's breadth of him. Ken

They work very well in that size tank, but it will take a couple of days for the water to come up to temperature and then you will find it will stabilize. They perform very well for a totally sealed unit and are very fish friendly in small tanks. Don't expect it to be like a coffee warmer...