Recent content by sazza

Hello, The exact same thing has happened to me today (180 litre tank, Jewel setup and standard filters, has been set up since Nov 04). I have just got home and hubbie said that it has been getting worse by the hour. The temperature seems a little high 27 degress C rather than the usual 25. I...

Thanks, he seems to be out swimming around now, but his face/gill area looks to have lost a layer! Fingers crossed.

So the filter starts making a funny noise, then i see a fish shoot out from the filter pipe (the tank is a Jewul Vision 180 with internal filters)....oh my word...surely little fishy cannot survive..... :sad: After his experience the loach dissapeared into his cave... that was about half an...

Hi, Ammonia is 0, Nitrite 0 ppm, Nitrate 5 ppm, pH ~ 8 ([Using the Acquarium Pharmaceutical test kit] was concerned that this was a bit high, but it has been this level since i set the tank up. When tested with the 'tetra test-stick' the pH is about 7.4 ish. I am not convinced which test is...

Hello, This is my first post to this forum. I have had my tank set up for about 6 weeks and since it finished cycling have been gradually adding fish and testing the water to make sure the nitrites stay at 0. Brought 5 guppies 3 days ago, thought i had just males - i brought three with...