Recent content by GazJ

I switched it on last week last time i looked was Monday night the light on the heater was off so i wrongy assumed it was upto temp,it was tonight when i put my hand in the water,i realised it was cold i'm not taking any chances i'll get a new one

When i bought my 2nd hand tank it came with a aqua Vital 200w heater,i noticed today the water is cold,the temp is set to 26c if i turn it to max it comes back on,as soon as i turn it back down to 26 it goes off I am assuming its had it,just confirming before i buy a new one would it be ok to...

I had the reverse,when i got my tank a few weeks ago the mrs moaned about it and i had to keep it in the back room,after a few weeks i got an offer of a bigger tank the mrs agreed to it and it now sits in the dining room,and she is starting to ask questions so one more room to go

I really appreciate you taking the time to help me understand the processes Phil,I will read up more on the fishless cycling I have just done a water test using the API master test kit on my small tank and the readings are as follows PH - 7.5 ammonia - 0.25 Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - 40 ppm So...

there are no markings on the Fluval except the name,but having looked at lots of images on Google i assume its a Fluval U2 Underwater Internal Filter Plants i havnt thought about,maybe in the future but for now i'll work with the plastic ones from the old tank,i assume the TetraTec will fulfill...

Thanks Phil,yes i want to transfer the fish over but not untill i'm 100% the new tank will be suitable i got the new tank set up yesterday i used 30 litres of water from the small tank and topped up with tap water treated with stress coat One thing before i move on i am not happy with the new...

I would have prefered a longer tank but space is a premium in our house plus the mrs isnt switched on fully to fish keeping just yet,it took me a couple of days to convince her the upright tank would fit neatly in the corner I bought a API master test kit and some stress coat,the water in my...

Picking this new tank up tomoz so this is my plan I will be leaving it to run without fish for a week or so,do a water test then if alls well drain out 50 litres from my old 60 litre tank and replace in the new tank,wait another week or so then drain out some more add the old tank water and then...

Hi guys,just thought i would let you know my tank is going well,the 5 danios i bought are still buzzing around. I bought water teat kit and all the readings are correct,time to look at getting some more fish, but before i do I decided a bigger tank would be in order so i'm picking this up wednesday

Hello everyone,Gary from Warrington I'm new to fish keeping,A month ago I acquired a 60 litre tank with filter,heater and sand.it also came with a couple of ornaments. So after a lot of reading I am now at the stage where I have added the water,treated it with a dechlorinator which my friend...