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Hi all thanks for all your help its great to see my fish happy i have not seen such activity since i got them. when i clean the gravel is it best to use the sucking tube and then put more clean water in and how often should i clean it. is gravel ok or is sand better or does the gravel need to...

hi all, my amonia level is almost clear now and the nitrate is commin down good to should i still keep doing aprt water change until its clear. also how long should i leave it until i can clean the filter. my fish do appear more lively and almost appear to be flirting is this a good sign thanks...

HI ALL i have just tested again the amonia is 0.6 the nitrate 0.3 and the ph 6.0. my tank is 70litres i have cold water mountain minow x2 dalmation mollies x2 guppys x3 plekq x1 sword tail x1 gourami x1 a group of 5 which i cant remember the name of. the tap water has no amonia in it. when the...

hi all, i have sadly lost another fish, i did the water test last night following my 50% water change the day before. and it was worse than when i did it the day before. i also dont think my filter is working as good as it sholud i think it is a tetra filter it goes on the side of the tank and...

hi all, i have carried out a 50% water change yesterday and will be doing 20%for next few days is this right i have done a water test with nutrafin test and if i read t right nitrate 0.1 and ammonia 0.6 am i on the right track also am i ok having gravel or is sand better although i dont think i...

Hi thanyou all for your help. i will do a large water change,is it going to be ok to mix hot and cold water then put the stress coat in and put it into the tank i am very weary of doing it as this is when i have always lost a fish, and i will get it tested again they have the liquid test on...

Hi sorry about the delay i had the water tested but they did not give me the readings they just said that the nitrate and amonia was slightly raisewd and that i should add water to level it out and re test in a few days. they did advise me not to add any more fish until its level which i would...

thankyou all for the advice i am going to grt the water tested today and will put them on thanks again much appreciated xx :)

Hi all, thanks for the advice i have been taking one of the sponges out and just taking the gunk off it and swishing it in the water from the tank. i use a mix of hot and cold water to get temp right and add API stress coat to the water before i put it in the tank.i will go to pet shop today as...

Hi im not sure if i am using this correctly but hey never mind, i have started a new fish tank which seems to run ok after initial set up and some fish loss at the begining. now my problem is when i carry out patial water change i seem to looose a fish each time i am changing aroun 25% of the...