Recent content by Lee171181

If I just buy brand new bio foam sponges, can these just go straight in, along with my other existing basket media would that be ok or does this need to be done gradually?

Just wondering if I can reuse 2nd hand filter media or if I should buy new? Am upgrading my fluval 307 to a 407 which I’ve purchased 2nd hand. I am planning to put all my existing basket media into the new filter but what about the bio foam/bio foam max sponges that sit vertical in the filter -...

Hi, thinking of adding a UV Steralizer to my tropical community tank - its a Fluval Shaker 252. are these a good idea & anyone have any recommendations? basically water is going green every couple of days after cleaning. have turned the lighting down & ensured no sunlight etc.

Hi does anyone know if/where I can buy a blue or neon blue zebra angelfish in the uk?

Hi, am wanting to change my substrate from white (now brown) sand to dark JBL sand. Just wondering whats the best way of doing this? Is it a case of all fish in a bucket, drain it all out, swap substrate & fill back up then add fish back in? Would I be able to get away with 100% water chage if...

Don’t really like the look of it in the tank currently & heard the external ones were better! Would rather have the extra tank space

Would replacing the filter help with algae? Seem to be getting a lot after just a week, light is on about 7 hours a day it’s a Juwel spectrum so dims up & down etc…

Hi, am thinking of changing my internal Juwel Bioflow M filter for a Fluval 307 external filter on my Rio 125 tank. Firstly, am after some advice on doing this such as if the new fiter would be suitable, would it be beneficial and how I'd get the old internal filter out of the tank etc...

Ok so tested the tap water & the nitrate is the same as the tank, 25ppm. I’m not 100% sure how the water softener works, but from their website it says: “The twin-cylinders inside a Harvey™ Water Softener are filled with millions of microscopic resin beads. Each bead has a negative charge...

But I was told I couldn’t keep live plants due to the low hardness

What can I do to lower the nitrate?

How can I lower it then? All my other fish seem to be doing just fine - harlequins, danios, Molly’s, tetras, plecs & corys. We are in a hard water area but have a water softener installed & so that is the water that is used, always has been. Parameters have always been pretty similar & lfs...