Recent content by HawkinsFamily

Hi Snork6, Thanks for your response.   I've got a 70 litre tank, which has been through a fishless tank cycle - thanks to all the information on the forum. As for the babies, this will be my first time having fry.  I'm in the process of setting up another tank for my other daughter, so the...

Hi,   Purchased this female guppy about 2 weeks ago from LFS.  It has a black gravid spot - (I think). Could anyone confirm if the fish is pregnant or not?   Currently feed on a mixture of Frozen Daphne, veg & flake food.  Is there anything else I should be adding to the diet if the fish is...

Hi,   As others have already stated, the tank you're looking at is quite small and you'll likely wish you had purchased something bigger.  Aquariums are like greenhouses, you can never have too larger one.   Aquael have a nice range called the "Leddy".  They come with tank, hood, light, filter...

Thanks Byron, I'm glad you were able to make sense of the chart.   Thanks also for you explanation which I now understand after reading through a couple of times.   So, given that I have been using the softened water, could I add 20% hard water during each water change so that in theory after 5...

Byron,   I wasn't able to find a GH water parameter on our local water company's website but what I did find was this (TIP:  If you right click on the picture and choose open link in new window/tab - it should display in a readable size)   [sharedmedia=core:attachments:79105]   I live in the UK...

Hi   As a new fish keeper, I've been wondering about the value of a vacuum siphon.   Currently, when I carry out my weekly water changes, I just use some plain old aquarium tubing which I use to siphon the water and suck up any dead matter on gravel.  After adding in the replacement water, I...

@Byron - thanks for your feedback.  I've now placed the heater back into the tank and set it to 22C.  As you suggested, at least this way I can maintain temperature if the ambient temperature drops overnight during the cold months here in the UK.   Regarding the water hardness, we are using a...

Thanks @the_lock_man.   Sorry, I should have stated that I'm running the tank without heat.  The water temp reads 21/22 celcius.   It was heated during the tank cycling but before I introduced the first fish, I took the heater out as I discovered so called temperate fish that can handle cooler...

Hi All,   Our family has a new tank, which has been fish-less cycled (thanks to the info on this site) and has been home to 3 male platys for the last week now.   We've tested the water parameters and the filter is coping fine with its current stock of fish - ammonia & nitrites both 0.   My...

 Thanks for all your warm welcome messages.

Clive, I came across your calculator after is was referenced by another member in their posting.   I had designed my own spreadsheet but yours is absolutely brilliant - thanks for sharing, really appreciated.   I'll be discarding my own version, and teaching my daughter how to use this excellent...

Hi Forumites,   We are the Hawkins Family, based in Cambridgeshire, UK.   Our adventure started about 6 weeks ago, and after much research and completing the fishless tank cycle, we finally have some live fish (3 Platys).   Thank you to all the members of this forum, and particularly Two Tanks...