Recent content by loughran1979

No offence taken at all. It's a common Pleco so i know he's got to go. He is still small at the moment so i will provide a home for him untill he gets to big or untill i finaly snap because he eaten all my plants again. The Fish store i bought him from made no mention that he would grow to...

I was amazed to find that Cichlids could be placed in Community Tanks ie Rams. I bought a pair of golden Rams form The LFS and on my next visit found that they had blue Rams so i got a pair of those aswell. The two male's unfortunatly died within two weeks of each other ( after being in my tank...

Thanks for the info. He does move with a bit of pace. Will keep an eye on him and if it gets out of hand Ii will have to re-house him.

My male BN seems to be getting aggro during feeding times. He has started to chase others off the pellets and Cucumber. Have not noticed it before but do they tend to do that a lot ? My Pleco shy's away but then returns only to be chased off again. This goes on for a while until the BN has had...

The cucumber seemed to be a big hit most of it was eaten. I will give it to them raw as they seemed to prefer it. I see some people feed them Pea's - don't they float ? :blink:

I have only just started to feed my Common Pleco and two Bristle nose Cucumber. Tonight this first night. I have four pcs into the tank two blanched, two raw with one of each skinned. To see what they like the most. As this huge oversight in Catfish diet has only been corrected due to the fact...

It's quite simple - your Luminaire was made for 28W Tubes. Putting 54W Tubes into a power unit designed for 28W Tubes can only lead to problems. I somehow seem to think they might of mentioned something like this on the instruction booklet that came with the Luminair. :no:

Have a look at the Arcadia - Original Tropical Lamp. It will bring the colour out and promote plant growth.The reflecters are a good idea. That warm light has to go - what was Jewel thinking it makes it look like someone pissed in your tank. If you have not RTFM and put your warm bulb in the...

I use two microfibre cloths. Make one damp to clean with and use the dry one to bring the glass to a finish. Only use water on the cloths never any cleaning agents. Oh the longer you leave the glass after you use the damp cloth the more elbow grease rquired to shine it up. :good:

Thanks but the only acradia T5's are the Marine white , blue ( SW) and the Plant growers (FW). I had there original in for a day but the RIO Lihgting unit stopped working. I used it to replace the one of the original bulbs that had blown. Very disapointed with the short life span of the lighting...

I am upgrading the lights on my Rio 180 to the Arcadia I-Bar T5. Just want to know if there are any other light options for it besides the Plant Growers and the two Marine bulbs. Can i use the white marine in my tank or will it not give the correct light for a plantted tank ? I can use two of...

Thanks for the info Andy . They don't know much about keeping marine fish. I will let them know that it will be harder to maintain the nano reef. They look quite good. If he pulls it off i might give it a try. Thanks Dave.

Friends of mine has seen my fish tank and has decided to get themselves one, only problem is that they would like to get a BiUbe ( like a Bi Orbe only a tube http://www.bi-orb.com/ ) and make it marine to house two clowns and maybe a bit of Coral. The BiUbe is only 35 Liters. I see it's priced...

Now that i have moved countries it's time to get another tank. My old has now been passed over to my mother and i hope she looks after it. It had substraight siliconed to the glass as a background - i might do the same with the new one. Hope this forum will be as useful for fishkeeping as i...