Recent content by TCfishies

good luck!

It did seem like a long time... I was worried about the plants and the fish, but everyone seems OK. The fish were a little pale, but are fine now. I've also adjusted my light to only be on 5 hours a day now.... fingers crossed!

Just an update, for anyone listening. I did the total blackout for 5 days. Now the water seems very clear! and no sign of algae! yay!! I've gone back to weekly water changes, so hopefully it won't come back? wish me luck! TC

thanks! TC

seems logical! Thanks!! I guess I'll go back to weekly water changes!!

Thanks! I don't currently add any Co2, just whatever there is in the water. I never have (for 18 months) and the algae problem is quite recent. It seems to have started once I started doing water changes every 2-3 weeks, instead of weekly... I also stopped dosing with ferts (the only one...

I read TOTAL blackout, so at the moment, I'm not letting any light in at all. How long can my plants last like this? Anyone??

wow! Did you have any live plants? and fish were OK?

Hi, After reading a few posts I'm trying a total blackout to kill my algae. I think it's BBA. I've removed all the effected leaves (or tried to) on my java fern and anubis lilly. I removed all the vallis completely as it seemed too far gone. I've given everything including the bog wood a...

I've just found one tiny Cherry Barb in my tank! I didn't even see any eggs! Most of the others have been eaten already I guess, but I've got on left. She's like 6-8mm long and a perfectly coloured little minature fishie! I hope she makes it! Did you ever find any fry?

Just to keep you posted, my experiment seems to have worked! (fingers crossed) The first week I did 2x40% water changes and the ammonia still tested a little high.... The second week I tested my tap water and my tank to see if the ammonia was coming from the tap water....... and it was! My...

thanks for all your suggestions! I actually do have a bit of a jungle (lots and lots of plants!) so I'm going to take the gamble. I've taken the old sponges and positioned them directly in the flow of the new filter. They are getting a pretty strong blast, so it may work.... I understand the...

Two things just occured to me/ 1. would the oxygen being circulated by the new filter not be enough? I mean there is still current moving around... why do the old sponges have to be inside a filter?? 2. Some people with palned tanks don't use a filter at all. So where do their good bacteria...

I DID clean it ( and I do clean it) but I may not have cleaned it often enough. anyway a good clean last weekend did NOT fix the noise! Thanks for the advice re the sponge. I guess I'll turn the noisy #29### back on and deal with that tomorrow! cheers TC

Hi, My "Elite 150" internal filter turned out not to be very elite at all. It started making a terrible noise after only 7 months! Anyway, I got a new Rena internal filter today and it is VERY quiet. Yay. I've unplugged the old filter, but left it in the tank as I understand that lots of my...