Recent content by mnewsholme

Hi all Second tank, 95l moderately planted, is just finishing cycling. Plan is for either one or two pairs of Kribs as main inhabitants. What would make good fish for upper region. I'm think dwarf rainbow fish as something a bit different. Already got a 200l community tank with a lot of usual...

Hmm. Think you've convinced me. Will stick with HOB and just make sure I can get access. May have a look around and see if I can find a better quality HOB than one supplied with tank though Cheers matt

Space is available for hoses going into tank and power into cupboard isn't a problem. It's just access to withdraw filter cartridge for cleaning that's an issue as they usually come out vertically. Was thinking if I could use a external I wouldn't need access to back side of tank and could just...

Tank came with a HOB filter but TBH it looks a bit weedy. Access to back and sides of tank from above is restricted so going to be difficult cleaning filters with a HOB or internal filter. There's a row of kitchen cupboards immediately above tank. Think I'm gonna end up making a hinged hatch in...

I'm in process of setting up a second tank. My main tank has an external filter and works well. whilst new tank is only 95l, I'd like to put an external filter on it too to keep it looking uncluttered. Question is does an external filter have to be below tank or can it be at same level (...

Hi all Have 6 bronze Cory's in a community planted tank. For first few months they were very active. Last few weeks they've taken to hiding in plants. I'm not even convinced their still all their, most I've seen at once recently is four. Can only spot 2 tonight. Haven't found any bodies and...

Yes, sorry forgot to post it. Very slightly soft. About 7-8 on hardness. Ph pretty static at 7.

Any suggestions what I could substitute for the danios which would be compatible with other fish. Want something different to add interest to upper level of tank and not just increase numbers of other groups. Some form of rainbow fish maybe?

Hi All   havent checked hardness yet as I'm aware that bacteria growing during cycling process will have been taking carbonates out of the water and affecting hardness. I'm going to do big water change tonight and will check hardness afterwards. Plan then is to allow tank to settle over weekend...

Does following stock list look reasonable? Don't think there's any incompatible species or wildly different water parameters. Tank is 200l and moderately planted. 206 external filter and a U2 internal running simultaneously as redundancy. 6x zebra danio 4x peppered Cory 1x bristlenose 2x dwarf...

Currently cycling my tank and planning a community type stocking. What happens when you have multiple types of shoal in fish. I'm thinking of 6+ zebra danios, 6+ cardinal tets with maybe another group of a different type of tets later. Will they stay as separate groups or will they all shoal...

Cheers Twotankamin. That puts my mind at rest. Getting plenty of new growth on plants so will just keep checking nitrite every couple of days as per schedule and ignore nitrate. Matt

Done full tests today. Tap water tests as ph 7-7.5, nitrate 0 Tank water test as ph 7-7.5, ammonia 0, nitrite 5ppm (maybe a little lighter than last test so think it's dropping), nitrate somewhere between 50-100. Think I need to leave and retest in two days. Then give 1/3 ammonia dose as...

I'm about 14 days into a fishless cycle. Been testing ammonia and nitrite to timetable suggested and everything appeared to be going ok. Started seeing nitrite on day eight and ammonia dropping. Day ten nitrite over 5ppm and no ammonia so added second full ammonia dose. Hadn't been testing...

Thanks for quick answer. Looks like I've got initial ammonia dose about right. Matt