Recent content by andyone

No more deaths again today. Another dose of Melafix as a precaution. Took the packs back to the shop and explained the situation following which they have removed the BW from sale and swapped them to Brine shrimp. I'm not convinced they died of bloat the bodies were all fin perfect fish of a...

Yes same batch/pack as the other three packs. Fortunately I still have them at present as I was intending to take them back to the shop tomorrow to gain their thoughts and hopefully ask them not to sell anymore. Hope they take heed and save a lot of fishy lives. No more deaths today and have...

Hi Folks I bought a fresh batch of frozen blood worms (BW) from my usual supplier and fed the fish which are predominately a mix of common tetras with a few Platys and the next day I had a couple of dead fish. Prior to this no disease and the water parameters all good in fact the tank hasn't...

Thanks for the feedback. Very disappointing that there seems to be only one supplier as above on e bay offering 850mm T5 fluorescent I suspect last of their stock. The LED equivalent are eye watering in price (£45 EACH = £190 delivered) so I'm buying 4 tubes (£6.40 EACH = £30 delivered) on...

Hi Folks Its been a while since I asked for help and a search hasn't provided much info. My stock of Arcadia replacement fluorescent 850mm T5 tubes are at an end and I'm struggling to find any replacements which is a shame as the unit works fine. I'm not finding either any equivalent T5 850mm...

Hi Folks Being a while since I posted as simply reading gave me what I needed help on. Anyway life/work changes and having the time to invest in a high tec tank had begun to be a chore rather than enjoyment so over the last 2-3 years I've lifted away from it to a large degree with the remaining...

Hi all Being working away for a long time and my 240L tank was in need of some TLC. I've restarted the 50% water change every 2 weeks and clobbered or removed a lot of plants as it was looking very overgrown with some black and green spot algae. CO2 is back on at 1BPM and a reduced photo period...

Thanks for sharing your experiences I'll give it a go.

Thinking of a complete rescape on my 200l tank which has a good depth of Amazonia 5" at the back to 3" front perhaps too much in retrospect. Been set up about three years. Want to try and avoid a complete strip down, rescape and replant and convert back from low Tec to injecting CO2, weekly...

As above had loads of issues with water getting into the motor unit and electronics on my Thermo 3 proffessional on its 4th rebuild in 5 years from Ehiem for free but thats not the point its poor design/testing from a brand you expect more of given the premium price tag. I asked for a...

Beautiful creation, just how much effort do you put into getting such pleasing results. Whats you secret?

Call me old fashioned but I've gone back to inline diffusion using a Aqua medic Co2 reactor packed with Ehiem ceramic rings at 3bpm. Easier to set up and control, provides extra bio filtration, uses less gas, stable and no mist in the tank. Against having to run two in tank diffusors (200L)...

I predict the end of quality plants from the mainstream shops even those with a half reasonable rep for live plants if all they can source is these blister pack plants. The packaging will have to be paid for at the price of reduced numbers stems etc and a higher retail price for poor quality...

Agree the sooner this experiment ends the better

Three beautiful scapes just one thing missing; fish! You have green fingers sir.