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I have had a freshwater aquarium for years and now I fancy changing to a saltwater tank. My tank is an unusual shape in that it is a corner tank that is actually greater in height than it is in length and width (ie. a very deep for its size) The tank is basically a triangular shape that fits...

ok... since writing this i have looked over a few other threads about algae and it seems that the algae is nothing to do with the type of filter i have installed... it seems like it must just be coincedence that the algae came at the same time that my underground filter packed in! i am going to...

i have a very deep tank that requires good filteration... when i first set up my tank i used both an underground filter and a fluval power filter... i was told that there was no point in using both filters as just one of them on its own would work fine, but, seen as though i had already...

lol... have been told that the deeper the tank the more filtering required but have no idea if thats true What i really want to know is will i notice more dirt gathering in the gravel now i'm no longer using the UGF? My understanding was that the UGF kept the gravel clean... is that right or...

Theres a simpler way to put that.... I have a freshwater corner tank that is more or less triangular.. it is 16" in length, 16" in width and 23" in height so that would mean 25.49 US gallons or 21.22 UK gallons if it was square or rectangular shaped. As it is a corner (triangular) aquarium it...

I have a freshwater aquarium My tank is a corner tank and is deeper than it is in width or length so requires very good filtering. For years i have been using a Fluval 2 underwater filter together with an Under Gravel Filter but just recently the airpump for the UGF has packed in so I have...