Recent content by Gary_W

Thanks for these replies. Making sure the water flow gets to all parts of the tank has (so far) kept the blue-green algae away. I have yet to check the tank water to local water but I'm pretty sure it's the same (very hard and 7.5Ph) and currently swapping out 25% of the water every 2 or 4...

Hi MaloK, Really helpful, thank you. Just thinking about ow compared to 4 years ago, it was around 6 months ago I replaced the lighting and took out the cover flaps from the top, if I reinstall them to cut down the evaporation will that reduce the need to change 40-50l of water each week as...

I went for a small battery backup/UPS device (like you can get for home offices). I just attach the heater and the air pump to it so it lasts as long as possible.

I am facing 2 problems and have run out of ideas. 1. What is that brown stuff growing on my live plants and ornaments? Is it bad (it won't be good for the plants)? How do I get rid of it? 2. I am pretty sure this is blue-green algae. I scoop out the affected sand and all is good for a couple...