Recent content by fishyfinger

Hi folks thanks for all that advice. I decided to disect the thing in the end. pulled of the end caps then stanley knifed a little hatch on the outer facing side. This exposed the ballast box. I pushed all the connections tighter, tapped the box and hey presto it worked. Rattled it about with...

Hi Adam yes it is a multilux system but i dont know if they are t8 or t5 i cannot find any references on the tubes or lighting bar. I wondering wether to shallow drill out the 4 plug plastic welds either end and split the casing. I could then do the deed and glue back together with silicone...

Hi all the lighting bar has been flashing(both tubes simultaneously) and now will not come on at all. I have changed the tubes. This has not changed a thing.The aquarium set up is only a year old. I have the lights on 2pm-10pm daily. It does seem like a bad connection in the unit or something...

Hi all 22 days into fishless cycling 180ltr tank 2 artificial plants 1 peice of myopani and rounded gravel as substrate. got a bit of seeded filter bits added to filter on day2 of cycle. Readings last night:- ammonia level 1.2(dripped in 90 drops of ammonia after reading) This on the first day...

leave it 6 months for panda's..... plenty of people end up keeping them in tanks on they're own cos they're so sensitive. rest of it sounds good though :) Thanks for the ok im thinking of in future adding maybe rams or rainbows im not sure if there is enough room for a few harlequins as i...

Hi Thanks for all the input. Quote"An exception would be panda corys, as they are that little bit more sensitive". You may have seen on my fish wanted the panda corys. So how long would it be before i could add these in 2months after the first .or wait 6 to be on the safe side. Im thinking 6...

Hi i am cycling my first tank and on reading some posts members refer to a "mature tank" I understand that when i get 0ppm ammonia and 0ppm nitrite i will be able to put all the fish listed below in my tank after a 90% water change.(using dechlorinated Water) I am now wondering if as suggested...

Hi Sue, welcome. you will need to post a few more details like tank size, ammonia,nitrite and nitrate levels, what other fish are in the tank. Have you just setup and have you cycled the tank. Ian

Hi Kev I noticed the bogwood in the tank. Mine is new and has been soaking for 2 weeks and still giving off a reddish haze. Only a thought mate. tank looks good.

Hi is it just me or does everyone sit and watch tiny bubbles and bits while their tank is cycling. If that fascinates me im going to have a field day when i get fish. :hyper: Think i'll have a week off to celebrate when its done cycling. Doing my daily ammonia test is a major event! :lol: Ian

Hi welcome im just cycling my new tank and looking into which fish to put in. Please please look at FISHLESS CYCLING on the beginners set up posts before anything else. What sort of fish do you like? Ian

Hi Valosangel What are you hoping to have in your marine tank. Is it harder to set up than a freshwater? Ian

Hi Bobby do you have a tank or are you setting up? Tell us all about it :good:

Hi Gnome, i bet you still know a thing or to even though you may be a little rusty :good:

tank is 180l juwel 39x14x15 think that converts to prox 40gal any other fish suggestions most welcome flame