Recent content by Melaniser

Thank you. The tap is probably about 12 metres away in a different room. I would also be worried about the water temperature changing it all at once - I am in England so my problem is in bringing the temperature up rather than cooling it down. just now my system is that I boil one full...

If I do say 60% weekly - does it matter whether that’s all in one go - or spread over the week? Eg could I do x3 lots of 20% over the course of the week? My tank is nowhere near a tap so automatic water changes is a pipe dream for me - good old bucket & siphon - because of that it would be...

Thank you Wills, no I haven’t moved the BN over yet - I wanted to see what the advice was here first. The two filter media compartments are completely different sizes so I don’t think moving would work - I’ve gone from a 110litre to a 350 litre. I was planning on a fish less cycle but they...

Thought I’d share a pic of the setup so far. My fish shop tested the water today and said I could move my bristlenose into it now to help mature it but to wait a few more weeks before adding the other fish.

Hello, that’s helpful, thank you for the advice

Thank you both. I am not wedded to it being a species only tank. I shall research all of these recommendations. I like the idea of a school of giant danios with Jack being the centrepiece. I'm not familiar Rainbow fish but shall research those too. I feel confused now though because i'd...

Thank you. It will be a fishless cycle. I used Tetra FilterActive Bacteria and Jewel BioBoost Filter Accelerator tabs - that's all the fish shop said I'd need.

I live in south east England, our local water is very hard. I have just started my new 77 gallon tank and I'm soooo excited about it. I've been running a 24 gallon tank for just over a year now but still consider myself a newbie - I don't fully understand all the science yet but I'm learning...

Hello, I've just set up my new tank on Saturday (2 days ago). The local fish shop advised a 20% water change every two days whilst it's cycling, however the guide on here doesn't say to do that, I'm wondering if I misunderstood the fish shop instructions. I don't have any water test kits yet -...