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So i started cycling my tank last monday, all seemed to be going well until this morning when i looked at the surface water which seems to have an oily layer in it.   Im not sure if this has been caused by a recent "spring cleaning" in the living rom where the tank is or something else...

Uncle is giving me some baby cichlids, i think it's a baby ob peacock and another kind i forgot, So i just set up a little tank for them. And once they get big i'll put em in the big tank ahaha. I made a video of me pretty much setting up the tank sorta aha, but hope you guys enjoy (:  ...

Hi there! New user to the forum and very excited to enter into the hobby. After much deliberation and reviewing, I recently bought a 60 litre capacity aquarium with heater, filter, light and hood. I wish to keep tropical fish. I set up the tank on Tuesday, applied the relevant quantity of...

Hi everyone, first post here so hope everythings ok I have just bought a Juwel Rekford 800 tank (110l) after having a biorb 60l (a huge mistake!!!!!). Currently I have a single white cloud minnow who is the last of a shoal, I haven't wanted to buy any more just yet as I was migrating to the new...

Hey Guys   So I'm thinking of setting up a tetra tank, I want it to be a bigger tank that can hold neon tetra, cardinal tetra and penguin tetra. In at least groups of 5 each because they are schooling fish. Will those fish school together though? as they are all relatively the same size? I'm...

Hi,   Has anybody had one of these tanks?  Measurements are 61 x 31 x 42 cm so it's nice and compact, which is what I'm after - I don't have a lot of space, unfortunately!  I'd like to stock it with a siamese fighting fish, a school of something smaller, and maybe a snail or large-ish shrimp as...

Hi, okay so I got a new tank from my friend, which has been up and running for a couple of years, so don't need to worry about nitro cycle and stuff, I love fish! I am studying to become a marine biologist and am in year 11 Measurements are: L 58 H 30 W 30 52.2 L tank 13.789 gallons It came...

Hi all,   I've had a 60l tank that I've been running for a number of years which has been relatively successful (only a couple of Tetra's have died after a couple of years) and decided to upgrade.   So I've gone out and bought a new tank! I did it for a number of reasons - not least deciding...

Hey, I've recently set up a new 120L - 30G tank I've had it been cycling now for awhile I have everything except the lights. I'm planning to have a corydoras tank with cardinals. I want a low lighting setup I've heard of the 1 watt per gallon rule. I'm still unsure of what lights to buy. I also...

http://hotsearch.aol.co.uk/2013/03/26/fish-keeping-for-beginners/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk-ws-bb%7Cdl7%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D165223 Yet another woeful online piece on how to set up a new tank. Think the title of this thread might give a clue to my opinion on it. Said my piece in the comments section...

Hi everyone! Im very new to this hobby and am incredibly frustrated with the different answers I'm getting from multiple lfs's. Here's my problems background: I set up my tank 3-4 weeks ago the way the lovely ppl at the lfs said to do. I got a 10ga tank, bought the normal paraphernalia, filled...

Hey,   I'm planning on setting up a cory tank in a Juwel Rio 240 it's 240 litres that's roughly 66 or so gallons for you Americans. I was thinking about going with black pool filter sand for the substrate. I'm curious to find out other peoples opinions on the best species to get and how many I...

I started up my 10 gallon freshwater tank by waiting 3 days before i got any fish in January and it is now March. Ever since adding fish, my ammonia levels have always been dangerously high, staying mostly at the range of 6.0. We have tried everything, from reduced feedings, to adding an air...

Hi all,     My 10gal cycled last week and it appears to be doing well so I need some help with my stocking choices.  I've read a bunch of great threads on here for ideas but want to pinpoint any problem areas.   I currently have 2 Honey Gouramis, 1 male and 1 female.   I was planning on adding...

Hello everyone Im currently running a 90 Litre tank (think its a marine 125 bought from a jollies pet shop). It has been running for about a year now with tropical fish, all is fine so far thank god. Im due a bonus from work in march so am contemplating getting a bigger tank, somewhere around...

Hi all, Firstly I'm new here and quite new to tropical fish keeping all together, so please help . I have and have had set up a 60l tank for about 6 months, fully stocked and everything has been good with it with no deaths or diseases during its entire time. But I have just bought a new tank...

Hi there, just a couple of questions from a newbie to the pros! I've always loved aquariums.. my gramp had two huge ones with all sorts in when I was a kid. I wasnt very brave, not being knowledgable, and I bought an aquaone 28l tank, solely for a betta once its cycled. It has a filter and a...

hello, I'm about to start a fishless cycle in a brand new tank. I have gravel to put on the tank floor. Would you say it's better to first add water to the tank and then the gravel, or the other way around ? And I read some conflicting opinions on whether you could already have plants in it...