Recent content by johnmccourt

Yes I have Guppys and Mollies in the tank. I was advised these fish were compatable but I have been reading on the web that they are not, does anyone know why? They seem to be getting on OK. What would be good fish to put with these when the water is sorted? I have a 22 gallon tank. I like...

:angry: Hi, Can anyone give me advice on bringing the GH of my water down It was 3000 ppm because I added too much salt on bad advice. The LFS who tested the water said it needs to be less than 500. I have now done 4 50% water changes and got it down to 1400 ppm. With the first 2 water...

My Tank is 3.5 ft, Im not sure what type of salt they sold me, I will have to check

He deffinately said 1 per 2 gallons, he also said he has salt in all of his tanks, which I thought was a bit strange I have decided to go to another lfs to get my fish and better advice. If I keep doing water changes and not adding salt will I beable add other types of fish or will small...

Thanks for all your replies. I have had the water tested again after the 50% water change, and the KH has come down form 3000 ppm to 2300 ppm, but the guy in the shop says it needs to be about 500. Any ideas how i can get this down? Thanks

Hi, I have just set up my first aquerium. I done a lot of reseach in to water conditions and performed a fishless cycle and after several weeks all the conditions looked fine so I went to my local aquerium to by the first fish. They advised me on Mollies and Guppies for the fist fish, but...