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I have a jewel aquarium 125 and just wondered when i should be replacing or cleaning my filters?

I had the same problem in my 125 tank luckily cut one small and the large piece i had to bend it slightly to get it in luckily didnt snap or break in any way just popped in straight was well chuffed and the small piece the edge or join is hidden behind plants once in though look really good over...

Yeah im a ccling well kinder am, its been nearly 2 weeks and no ammonia rise or any think starting to worry about it now, but i geeraly feed twice per day they eat it all and seem to try and eat what ever else they can, can a tank just not cycle?

Iv currently only got 4 molly's as im cycling my tank but, how often and amount should i be feeding them im currently feed twice a day with a small amount each time they eat it all fine none gets left, just wondered how every one else feeds there's?

Enlighten us??

I used on my very first aquarium a poster back ground with loads of plants on, but with my new tnak iv gone for a jewel aquarium 3d back ground has added a nice effect to it and really does look like i have rocks on the back of my tank although most of my plants are covering it up but the bits...

On my rio 125 iv got my pump nozzle facing under the water creating a current just above half way up the tank, is this ok im changing the water every 1 / 2 weeks when i say changing i mean 25% having the pump nozzle turn the other way around so it creaes alot of movment on the suface is this...

I have a rio 125 thats been set up for just after a week now, i waned to find out when i should change the filters or what ones you have to change and when? i dont have the carbon one in as im using fertelizer and was told not to put it in other wise it'll take out the fertelizer iv added, also...

Hi all, iv had my tank set up for about a week now and its still cycling, iv got quite alot of built up of fish waste all over the gravel so i brought an electric tank hoover to remove alot of it iv one it twice now but just checking this is the best thing to do, or should i just leave it? Many...

Ok guys thank you is a big help, i just need to find some dechlorinator to sort that out then start my cycle, i have a freind who used some tablet form of ammonia he got it from pets at home and this worked fine, im just abit unsure about the pure ammonia cycle i no it sounds fairly simple and...

So what one should i use befor starting my cycle? is it ok to ad my plants befor doing this?

Right think im going to use your ideah it seems more sensible to me so add my stress zyme and a flake aday then after a week another dose of stress zyme and keep adding a flake aday whilst checking my levels and it should peak and drop on all 3 then ready for fish? Oh and how do i dechlorinat...

How do i go about this iv so far just added tap water and let it get upto temprature do i use some think like stress coat to do this HELP lol

The water temprature has settled and the bog wood has been soaked for a few weeks and the tannin has been removed, how long does this metho take and is it the same as adding amonia?

So you waited a month befor adding any fish, is stress zyme used instead of say adding pure ammonia iv just read up on it "the non fish cycles" and it seems very diffrent to what some fish shops are saying, im getting very confused on how to start my tank now?