Recent content by Viper

Small update to the tank Today I'll be showing the art of sand cleaning :good: I am using play sand as my tank substrate brought from Argos. The first step is to fill a bucket half full of sand. Next add water, and fill the bucket till its full. You will see the water turn brown and...

Hi guys, Thanks for all the comments, I'll be adding another update soon, this week I've just been ordering all the tank equipment and bits, so lots to do over the weekend! :good: I plan on a planted tank with...errr, well I don't know really, TBH I havent given fish much thought yet...

Ok i'll wait till I've picked up some plant fert before adding the sand, any recommendations? what's the best fert out there? Thanks, Vipe

Hi all, I'm just starting up my first tank and will be adding sand as the substrate. I would also like to have real plants, so my newbie question is - Is sand enough for the plants? or do real plants require something else underneath the sand like plant fertilizer? I'd prefer not to start...

Hi all, I've just puchased a new tank (my first!) and thought i'd show each stage of me setting it up, right up to the final stage of filling it with fish. B) The Tank I decided to get was the Juwel Rio 400. The First Stage was setting up the cabinet which the tank itself would sit on. Very...

That's one less thing to buy then :good: , I'm only wondering now if one heater is enough for a tank this size, do you think I need two (one at each end of the tank)?

A Heater ofcourse! Something I hadn't looked into at all as I think one does come with the tank, we will see, I'll definately start looking into them. All good stuff, thanks!, I'm ticking off a list as I read (buckets added, how'd I forget that one). Is an Air pump better for the fish/plants?

Hi guys, new tank owner here. So I'll be bringing home a 5 foot long tank tonight! (Juwel Rio 400), ...but I've yet to buy all the aquarium maintenance and essential equipment that i'll need to get it started and keep it going. I've been learning from the forum for weeks now and feel ready to...

I didn't think the film was too bad, I enjoyed it for what it was. Though there was a bit that puzzled me, when Neville gets caught in the trap - are we left to believe that it was one of his own traps and he's simply gone a bit crazy and forgotten about it, or was it set up by the infected who...

Fantastic pictures!

Could those with a FX5 tell me how tall it is please. I'll be buying a Juwel Rio 400 this week and would like to check that it'll fit in the cabinet. :good:

Anyone have any sites to share of where this test kit can be purchased? I could only find it here, is this the one? http://www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/s...tegory/757.html :good:

I'm also looking at External filters at the moment to go with a 'Juwel Rio 400' tank that i'll soon be purchasing. I too am stuck deciding between the tetra tec 1200 and fluval FX5, would those with the fluval FX5 recommend it for a 400l tank? I want the best there is! :good: ...but is it...

I've always found bow front tanks to be a bit disorientating when looking at them :S I agree with seeing one set up first.

I love ghibli, seen most of em though, faves being Nausicaa, Laputa and Spirited away. I tend to avoid the cutesy stuff, but you might like to try Lucky Star, Ohran Koko Host Club, Dennou Coil, all which have 'cutesy' characters.