Recent content by k101

Thanks yes I understand, I was just a bit quick in my reply. And I've read a lot more in the forums now. The tank is setup now, with a rock and a large piece of bogwood to test it all works. Minor flood when I didn't put the top on the filter properly, and faintly reddish water from the...

Too late to save money on the undergravel heater, its bought and installed. I'll watch what the hardness does - I've just put in a large piece of bogwood. Thanks for the advice Keith

Thanks for the reference. Really good advice there. So no cycling, just heavy planting and fish after a few days. Sounds a whole lot easier. The tank arrived today, so we have a busy weekend ahead! Thanks Keith

I've just bought a Fluval for my planted tank. We were looking for a bow fronted tank and the Fluval seemed good value. It has an external filter, whereas Juwel are internal taking up space. The only other issue that I worried about was lighting - Juwel lighting was higher wattage for the same...

Hi everyone, Just joined the forum full of excitement about my new aquarium. I last had an aquarium ten years ago - it did OK with a nice selection of small fish and some healthy plants. This time I'm going for the best I can afford. It will be 260 litres, with good substrate, CO2 etc. I've...