Markodood
New Member
Hi there all, i have just signed up today especially to ask fellow fish lovers some advise on keeping a healthy happy tank.i am not sure if this is how i am supposed to do it so apologies in advance if i am not doing this correctly. here goes...
i have a tank just under 3ft x 1.5ft high x 1ft deep. i have had this tank running now for over a year and have never claimed to be an expert. infact every time i see anyother tank, i think that looks nicer than mine. i filled the tank with new plants which made mine look stunning which only lasted a couple of weeks. i noticed a build up of algae on the glass and all the fake plants and ornemants have started to grow a "black hairy" type fungus. the gravel always seems to be an off orange colour and i am getting down about it. i have a Fluval 3+ internal filter which has also got the "hair" look. i again see other types of external filter, which i have no clue how they operate that look like they are more discreet and work better. i have the lights on the tank perhaps 5 hours a day on a timer and feed the fish once a day. the fish are roughly as follows. 1 x Angel, 1 x Red Tail shark, 1 x Siemese, 1 x Clown loach perhaps a dozen neons, 2 x albino corrys and 2 normal corrys 3 x male guppies. 3 x ghost cats.
any help, critism, ,guidence would be much appreciated honestly.
Many thanks guys and girls.
Mark
i have a tank just under 3ft x 1.5ft high x 1ft deep. i have had this tank running now for over a year and have never claimed to be an expert. infact every time i see anyother tank, i think that looks nicer than mine. i filled the tank with new plants which made mine look stunning which only lasted a couple of weeks. i noticed a build up of algae on the glass and all the fake plants and ornemants have started to grow a "black hairy" type fungus. the gravel always seems to be an off orange colour and i am getting down about it. i have a Fluval 3+ internal filter which has also got the "hair" look. i again see other types of external filter, which i have no clue how they operate that look like they are more discreet and work better. i have the lights on the tank perhaps 5 hours a day on a timer and feed the fish once a day. the fish are roughly as follows. 1 x Angel, 1 x Red Tail shark, 1 x Siemese, 1 x Clown loach perhaps a dozen neons, 2 x albino corrys and 2 normal corrys 3 x male guppies. 3 x ghost cats.
any help, critism, ,guidence would be much appreciated honestly.
Many thanks guys and girls.
Mark