Recent content by SilverB

Having done some more research on this topic, I believe these could be midges... Does anyone have any advice/guidance for removing them? The infestation looks pretty far along so I may empty the whole aquarium and start from scratch :/

Hi All Its been a while since I posted, but I need your help. I have a 20 litre nano aquarium - densely planted and housing 4 Cherry Shrimp The other day I noticed a worm wriggling through the water column, it was light brown with a black head. I removed it with tweezers. I then noticed...

@Essjay Amazing! I've recently started researching my family history and I've been surprised by how interesting/hooking it is. I've really enjoyed trying to problem solve and work around roadblocks! Do you use any of the paid for websites like Ancestry etc? I've been trying to avoid them by...

Hi All This is my second attempt at setting up a Nano Freshwater Aquarium. The first was a general disaster thanks to lack of research! I've spent quite a few months planning this one and wanted to share my set up with you all. It's a 20 litre Nano tank, using remineralised RO water...

Hi There I have a 20 litre nano tank which came with an Aqua One Air Pump, as the tank has a built in filter compartment at the back. Now, previously I had a Betta fish in this tank and even though I had the pump on the lowest setting, it was truly blasting out. I DIY'ed a solution by...

Hi All I've recently set up my 20 litre, planted nano tank. I've elected to use 100% RO water which I am remineralsing, and I wanted to ask if others have done this and how they scaled their doses for various quantities of water for a nano tank, i.e. large quantity at start up, 50% water...

Hi All I wonder if you can help me - I'm struggling to completely grasp this subject, so I'm hoping you can give me some perspectives. First things first - I'm planning to keep some Chili Rasboras (6) in my 21 litre (5 gallon) nano tank (I've ordered some Hardscape materials to play with and...

Sorry for the late response everyone, this week has been a bit of the week! I'm planning to use Shrimp Mineral GH/KH + for remineralising - I've seen that some have commented that the Seachem products can cause some mineral deficiencies either for the plants or the animals. I'm planning to...