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Rabbut, everything we do is controlled by head office, they told us the filters to use etc etc. There is very little i can do to change the filters even if it would be benifitial :sad: . We feed every second day at the moment. I will see what i can do.... the advice you have all given and the...

Thank you for the replies aaronnorth and drobbyb. It does sound like the blackout is the best idea, will just need to work out a way to do it :) Goodygumdrops, yes i read the entire article with interest, thank you.

Nitrite on the NF test is a very pale pink. The next level (0.3) is quite a lot pinker. The wee book says anything under 0.3 is fine so always sitting at 0.1 we assumed we were doing well. We have a range of fish in the tanks, as an example we would have..... Guppy tank - 25 guppies Molly tank...

Thank you, i found that interesting :good: . Our tanks do not have plants in them any more -_- .

It is just normal fish tube lighting. We have arranged the light shade things under the hood to different angles to increase/decrease light but nothing stops it. Each light lights two tanks, however only one of the tanks lit by the strip light goes green desptie them both being given the exact...

Thank you for the article Wilder i read it with great interest. Thanks Rabbut. Unlike most shops we do not carry a lot of fish stock. As we are still trying to establish ourselves we stick to simple to care for fish and fish we know we will shift. PH 7.0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0.1 Nitrate 5 We...

Hi. I work in a pet shop, we have been established since November and seem to be having on going trouble with our tanks. We use fluval filters (sz 3) and the tanks are about 80L. They get a 20% - 30% water change weekly and filters cleaned monthly. We do weekly water tests and the results are...

Hiya. I'm a new fish lover :lol: . I work in a pet store and have recently set up a 90L tank at home. Its going well, just the usual hiccups with new set ups. Im usually over at rabbit forums, but thought i would give a fish forum a go. I have a couple of questions but i will post them in...