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I think i need to get the test kit and some ammonia. The plants seem to be doing ok, i bought a piece of live bogwood with plants attached from a fish display tank in the store, i also got a potted plant. Seems to be a few less snails than there was before, unless they have just dug into the...

I have left my tank running for a few weeks, i had the water tested at the local fish shop and still had a little ammonia so i am going to leave it another week and order a api test kit they seem the best value for money? I have had a look for some sponge to replace my changeable filters that...

Hello, thank you for the advice, I might try out option one and keep the slim filter and put the sponge and ceramic in, maybe the ceramic bio rings. I see that some other people have done this and zip tied sponge onto each changeable filter thing after removing the original filter media so they...

Hello to everyone, i am a total newbie to tropical fish keeping, and have only kept a gold fish when i was little. Me and my wife went out yesterday to get some advice and brought a new tank, a Marina Style 60ltr tank set up. It come with filter, heater and light, we also bought some plants as...