Recent content by lizzie_g_

Hi McCool, I had no idea about not using tap water, thanks for the tip, I have taken it on board! I did a water test at the pet shop yesterday and although I don't have any result values, they told me that the nitrates very ever so slightly elevated but not enough to cause major problems and...

Good evening Bugdozer, Thanks for the suggestion, I will take your advice on it. I have a big heavy picnic blanket which I think will do the trick. I have read a few posts about completely cutting out the light, seems like a logical idea. I don't think my fish will be too impressed but it's in...

Hi Akasha72, and hello again crazyforcordoras Yes I do have a syphon on my 'hoover' and I usually dig it about in the gravel for a few minutes at the start of the cleaning process at which point I generally see the rubbish come out of the gravel, however, and this is a big however, after...

Hello Crazyforcordoras, Many thanks for your reply. I will have to draft in some assistance to empty the tank as I cant reach the bottom of the tank haha, and I will need a big net and bucket for my plec, but I will allocate time to do this at the weekend. Do you have any idea what has caused...

Hi All! I am hoping I may be able to get some help if anybody is able to assist? I have had my tank set up for years and years with so far very few problems. Its a 360L tank with low stock, two internal filters which combined are more than capable of dealing with the volume. Over the years I...