Recent content by jhonbee

Hi Colin, thanks for your note. a) pictures of brown slime ...... still thinking about that one. b) it was a goldfish that snuffed it. We have been lucky so far, bought 25 assorted 6 weeks ago and this goldfish was only the 2nd to pack it in. c) I believe the levels are Ok but i am not...

Had my tank functioning for approx 8 weeks now, the filters appear to be working ok and the water is clear however i now have a thin coating of brown slime/algae ?? on the walls and floor. One dead fish this a.m. .... coincidence or what ? Suggestions anybody ?

thanks for that Colin. No shortage of warm water or aeration but will have to pass on the liquid bacteria as the fish shops i have found around here stock only the basics. just need to wait a while i suppose. thanks again. jb

I have an external canister type filter (about the size of a medium dustbin) can anybody tell me please, how long does it usually take for the biological filter part to function as intended.

OK i'll take them off the list.

Yes the pond/tank is outside. I will look for some plants and snails this week + some conditioner then think about fish in a week or two. Thanks for the advice all, enough to get me started i think.

Thanks for the info Guyb i will now be looking to add a conditioner but what is involved please 'to do a fish in cycle' ?

.......... thanks for that Colin. Our local water company put chlorine + chloramine in the water, the chlorine does not seem to be a problem as this is quickly dissipated but i know the chloramine will need some help to neutralise its effect. I will go with adding a water conditioner as you...

When i bought my house some years ago it came with an abandoned fish pool [approx 1000 gallons] in the garden. An early attempt to make a successful fish community failed as i worked away a lot and i could not really give it the attention needed. I have since retired and am determined this...