Recent content by Paigan

he hardness of water is related to the dissolved minerals in contains. The total hardness is usually regarded as consisting of two components: general hardness (GH) and carbonate hardness (KH). General hardness is caused by divalent metal ions, primarily calcium and magnesium. Carbonate hardness...

I have never heard of smoke like water, very strange indeed, however if the fish are not stressed I wouldnt worry to much. Its when the fish are starting to get stressed or showing signs of illness/disease. Lets just hope its some sort of bloom. maybe you should try and get some pictures on...

I have attached some of the plants to some bog wood and special sand blasted roots, they look rather elegant if i do say so myself. I am now debating weather to change the gravel to some sort of sand. I do like the idea of a natural look. I wish i gave more thought to design when i got the...

My Little Leopard BushTail Fish

I believe you need to cycle your tank, there is loads of advice and guidance on the forums.

Hello, Apple snails and most other snails only have a life of around about 18-24 months, depending on the conditions of the water. It could be that the snails are just old? I know snails have odd behaviour when the water is not right, but i am sure your water quality is fine. I just worry...

That is a great idea! I shall try that

Thank you for your swift reply, So I should attach it something like bog wood or some other structure... It seems such a silly question, as before i have bought what I would call stems, and bought like a almost pre soaked cotton wool and put them in mini terracotta rings, and inserted them...

Bacterial Blossom - Often cloudy water doesn't appear the instant an aquarium is set up. Instead it appears days, weeks, or even months later. In these cases the cause is usually due to bacterial bloom. As the new aquarium goes through the initial break in cycle, it is not unusual for the water...

Wow! I love the setup it looks fab! What wood did you use for the twig like structures very cool!

Hello, Okay, I know it sounds a very strange request, However i just purchased some beautiful anubias and muriophyllum, however they are very established plants, and in at least a couple of inches plastic plant pots. They are far to big to be planted directly in their pots...however i didnt...

Hello, I had a similar problem to yourself, the water went cloudy and i got ICH. Do not worry, i was told to do a 30% water change and put the treatment in. Leave it for 5 days or what it says on the treatment instructions, then i had to do another 20% and add the second dose of the...

I am no expert but I had a few cloudy issues, mine was due to the bog wood, it has something called tanning in it, I wasn't informed until i put the wood in, that it should be soaked for a minimum of 48-72hours. Changing the water every day. The tanning has like an orange/brown tint to the...

the video didnt work for me, but the still image looks fab, did you use real plants? How long did it take you to create?

Thank you Just to let you know that i have cured the tank, i used am anti white spot treatment, separated the snails and shrimps and have finally returned them all to the original tank. No more casualty's or fatality. Thank you for every ones input, I have traced the source back to the...