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Thanks for the responses. I have talked to Maidenhead who offered to replace the Plec, although I declined - everything else is doing fine and I think a couple of weeks consolidation now before we add anything else. Water tested again today and everything as it should be. BTW the Fintro has a...

Thanks for this. My responses embedded above. Bests.

Will do. Thanks very much. Bests.

I've embedded my answers to your questions above. I think it's the sudden onset of the problem that troubles me most. Because the plecos were/are new I've been very attentive to them, and have checked on them often when I've been home. The fish that died appeared to be perfectly normal, and...

Hi - Thanks for the response. We are using a Fintro device to introduce the fish. Not sure if that's a common name for it but it's the plastic tray you put the new fish in with the water in which they travelled. The tray floats in the tank and slowly fills up with water from the tank and...

Hello, Yesterday we added two rubber lip plecos to our community tank. Both seemed to settle quite quickly and got to work on the algae. This evening I was just checking around and noticed one of the plecs in the corner at the bottom, but looking as if all the colour had gone from it. It...

Great. Thanks for your help.

My question is related to this. I have a River-Reef 94 litre which has two pumps, top and bottom. The booklet that came with the tank explains that the pumps are preset so as to cycle the water 10 times an hour. The booklet claims that this is the manufaturer's recommendation for marine setups...