Recent content by Timmy_Bee

I recently purchased a P. Pictus, but im now a bit concerned... S/he looks in good condition, if not a bit on the skinny side, and is very active. I've seen her nibble on a bit of food, but not a great deal in the half a week i've had him.   The issue is that s/he spends all day and all night at...

Is there any more advice to be had on growing your own food? i too have an old tank sitting in the garden, and its got some black larvae swimming around, but im a bit skeptical about feeding these to my fish. Im sure i read a thread on here a long while ago about the different kind of larvae and...

Hi, does anyone have any suggestions on plants that would survive severums? preferably quite tall ones

wouldn't 'non' bog wood rot in the tank? is there anything you need to do to it before putting it in your tank? a good soak and scrub i assume Edit: Tribal - thanks for the photos. some good inspiration

Is the big bit still for sale, or sold? do you have anything else large? need to beef out a 4ft, 30" tall tank. rooty or not.

I am now the proud owner of a 330L, 4ft x 18" x 30" tank. I moved all my fish across, and the bogwood & rocks i had in my old tank (rio 240) and it looks really quite empty... I was wondering if anyone had a tall tank, and how they go about scaping it. I have severums, so lots of greenery is...

Ill get me a bottle of coke and a hose then...

I have ordered a tank from all pond solutions. its a 4 ft 330L tank. It comes with filtration built into the hood, which sounds very dubious to me... i have also ordered an external, and i've got my fluval 305 which i will use if i need to. I was just wondering if anyone had one of these tanks...

i dont understand all this "sand is easier to clean"... i have only had a sand tank one, a little 50L ish tank, but it was a right pain! i could never get all the poop out. maybe my gravel vac is a bit rubbish

Sorry to highjack, but im in a similar situation, although with a rio 240 so a smidge bigger. My main question is about RO. Is this essential? i have got friends who assure me marine is just as easy as tropical - just add salt as well... but im not really that sure??? same about skimmers - my...

From what i can see, it doesn't state what wattage those bulbs are. I would try to find that out before buying. I'm no expert, but i dont see why that wouldn't work. But unless they are something decent like 5W it might not be worth it. Only other thing is they may have quite wide lenses? just...

found a good site yesterday. Its american, and i dont know if they would post over here. Its also expensive compared to just e-shopping around, but its good for ideas. I also like their solderless parts. Plug and play! rapidled.com

I managed to get the unbroken end off, and it looks like it is just silicone holding it on, so i will try to get some solvent to remove the snapped off lip that is on the other side. Would i be right in thinking that this stuff would be nasty to fish, and completely draining the tank and moving...

will have to investigate, but the official replacement comes with 'Cyanofix' "Instant Glue" which i would guess is what the original would be glued on with? ill hack and slash and see how i go

Anyone got any ideas how to take the old brace off? not only that, but the lip of the snapped side is also still glued in place... I've got a feeling its staying put, and my new brace will be off centre (not the end of the world)