Recent content by jakewilks4

Hi, I have a fairly new tank, with a 200W heater for 240 litres, The heater is set to 24 degrees but the thermometer is reading 28. Its a new thermometer, old fashioned alcohol one which has never been a problem. Anybody ever had this before, I leave the light on when I go to work which...

My tank, old pic as have a new filter now though :)

Thanks for the advise, think I will go and get some bio max tomorrow and fill my top 3 trays with it and leave the carbon in the bottom tray :). Ill get some ammonia as well and start my cycle, read the post on fishless cycle under beginners tips which was useful, not sure why I have ammonia in...

Thanks for the feed back With regards to the media the fluval 405 filter came with foam pads, carbon for the bottom 2 trays (i think its carbon, small black granules in bags) and bio max for the top 2 trays. But the media doesnt fill the trays. Is it a good idea to get more and fill the trays...

Hi all, I am new to the fish world and internet forums, but I have just got my first fish tank and when researching fish tank related items these forums always seemed to give the best information, hence why I joined - to steal all your fish knowledge :). So I bought a second hand fish tank...