Recent content by rossyk

Hi, I made the mistake of putting 4 peppered corys in an uncycled tank. One of them immediately started exhibiting the same behaviour as you're describing, and he was dead the next day  I'm not saying yours will suffer the same fate, since he died very quickly, but bear it in mind. I did a bit...

Hi Albert. Yes, the filter has space for 3 cartridges, but only 2 came with the aquarium. I bought some extras. I've read various things about the cartridges, mostly along the lines that they're a waste of money and if you stick with them they shouldn't be replaced so often, just rinsed in tank...

Hi guys. My relatively new and previously cycled 60L tank and occupants have very recently survived a pH crash (really soft water here). Since the pH dipped to 5, it's likely that the tank will need to cycle again. I thought now was the time to think about my filter/cartridges, since replacing...

Thanks leader. My pH at the moment seems to be around 6, mostly due to the tap water returning to normal before the last water change. I'll check it again in the morning and do another partial change to slowly bring the pH back up to normal. The LFS didn't have any crushed coral, so that won't...

Ok thanks guys. I did a partial water change (the tap water seems to have normalised back to around pH 6.5) and the pH has risen very slightly and ammonia is now at 0. The glowlights seem happier and the shrimps have emerged from hiding (haven't seen 3/4 of them for about 3 days). The corys seem...

I should add - our water is pretty soft (only 18mg CaCl/L), according to the local water company, so that explains the usual tap water pH of around 6.5.

Hi all. I've had my 60L planted tank up and running for nearly 6 weeks and it was happily cycled. My stock is 6 glowlights, 4 amano shrimp and 4 peppered corys.   Well, yesterday I did a routine change (about 25%) and gravel clean, and all seemed well. Suddenly I noticed one of my corys...

Hi Random - love the avatar! :) Just thought I'd say well done on going the fish-less cycling way. As an un-read newbie I was persuaded to have fish from the start and am currently fighting a battle with ammonia - no fatalities yet, but I feel for my little fish :( Anyways, you found a great...

Thanks! I forgot to say that I have normal gravel substrate - would this affect the type of bottom feeder fish to get? I was hoping that my glowlights would be more interested in any excess food that hit the bottom, but once it's down, they have no interest! 

Hi all. Just a quick couple of questions about stocking. I have a nearly cycled 60L tank (which I'm not adding more stock to until I'm sure it's ready). As a un-read newbie I was persuaded to have fish in the tank while is was cycling. Thankfully I've had no fatalities and am...

Excellent - thanks guys!

I've had my 60L tank up and running for around a month. Unfortunately as a newbie (before finding this forum!) I was persuaded to have fish in the tank early on. I currently have 6 glowlight tetras and 4 amano shrimp with a good amount of live plants. All seem well and happy, with no sign of...

My 60 litre has a 100W heater and it works a treat

A friend just posted this link on Facebook. I know they're trying to save the environment and all, but can't say I approve of the environment for the poor fishy! I can see these becoming very popular, though...     http://store.backtotheroots.com/Home_Aquaponics_Garden_p/aquaponics.htm

Thanks for the great advice, everyone!. After some consideration I decided on some hardy plants - including Hygrophila - and 2 more glowlights. The tank actually looks much nicer now and I haven't seen any snails (although there may be eggs). The tetras seem happier in a group of four, but...