Recent content by Jacko86

As I mentioned the ammonia levels are fine, and I'll continue to monitor them. The tank isn't stocked fully yet, I wanted to buy 8 fish but they wouldn't let me. From speaking to the two guys in the shop I want to, which is a specialist aquatic centre, they seemed quite experienced to me and...

So thanks to the advise on here and the guys in the shop I went to here's what I bought so far...   3 x sunrise guppies, 2 x zebra danios, 1 x leopard banio & 2 x red cherry shrip.   Let's see how it goes...

Thanks guys, what about a couple of shrimps too?

Yes I've cycled it properly in line with that guide. I used fish food rather than liquid household ammonia but I did use some Tetra Easy Balance too. As I mentioned with the test from the API test came in fine. A nice centrepiece fish would be nice if anyone has a recommendation.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I've let it cycle for about 6-7 weeks. I've tested and the levels have come back spot on (hopefully the results are accurate). The water where I live is medium to slightly hard. It sounds like I was very ambitious hoping I cold have some larger fish like...

I've got my tank set up it's cycled nicely for 6 weeks and I've had the heater on for the last 10 days. Now I need to actually add some fish, I've got a 60litre biorb life, which I know is not suitable for all fish and certainly not too many in total. I'm thinking of getting the following: 2/3...

Does anyone know if the bubble tube from a biorb 45 life would fit in a 60? I'd prefer a slightly shorter tube but would prefer not to cut my existing tube down.

Thanks both for your help. I'll get it filled up and set up.

I'm new here and new to tropical fish so any help is gratefully appreciated. Hopefully I'm posting in the right section! I've recently bought a Biorb 60 Life and managed to pick up a cheap second hand stand from ebay. I was a bit uncertain as to whether the stand would hold the weight of the...