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June 2019 (plus 1day!) Time seems to be flying by. Well things are positive and negative for June. My planting has decided to rearrange itself in the tank so I'm living with it at the moment before changing the dynamics. It seems to want to create more of a left high right low diagonal across...

Ooh yes please and I have plenty of the floating Limnobium laevigatum (Amazon Frogbite) and/or Salvina Minima (Water Spangles) if you want anything.

I had a similar dilemma with some WCMM fry. Went to my ( now gone) LFS who recommended Interpet Liquifry No 1 for the first week followed by finely ground flake food. I managed to raise most of the fry in a breeding cage inside my Spec V. 19 litres before moving them to a recently purchased...

Okay statements come before a fall ( and wearing my glasses helps). My 'algae under control ' post was sooo wrong, I did a weekly water change and a good clean today only to find a fabulous collection of pond snail eggs all over my Amazon sword which was bad enough but the 'forest' of Stag horn...

Can't help on the problem however it looks might healthy in comparison to mine which has been going since December.

Oooh I'd be interested in seeing this/these. I have some very itchy fingers in regards to rescaping and my Spec V is first in line!

Thanks for the compliment! I am putting in Ferrapol fertilizer but only dosing the amount of water I put in with the weekly water change, I ml per 4 litres.

You gentlemen are not the only ones with a 'challenging ' otherhalf. Mine can spend unlimited amounts on his boats(plural!)/concerts/football but low and behold if I dare to spend a mere few pennies on my (okay now plural) tanks and the remarks about ' money doesn't grow on trees ' and ' do you...

It sounds so familiar.... Not going to spend much but then the needs must!!!

Would help if I had a decent camera I know!

May 2019 Okay major breakdown month regarding the tank (mentally!) I seem to have managed to get completely on top of my algae issues, the water clarity is much better than before but my planting is not doing what I had planned for in this scape. I wanted a central, tall area petering out to...

April 2019 I seem to be winning the war with varies algaes that had appeared in the tank. I ended up reducing the lighting period by an hour, moving the light a bit higher up, changing the direction of flow on the outlet pipe, washing the back of the tank and added my Fluval 206 external...

I went and bought the stuff from Fish Treatment ( and must say the lady was extremely helpful!) As yet I haven't used it as I have some young fry in the tank but will do soon. I have seen only a few shrimp with 'white hats' on after salt dipping however I have seen suspicious signs in my other...

Thanks for all the info and articles. I'm going to try and order the stuff from 'fish treatment' and hopefully be done with this. I'm convinced this morning every shrimp is now wearing a white head dress, paranoia at its best!! I will update with any news.

Yet another challenge! I bought 5 blue velvet shrimp on thursday and noticed white things on the head of two of them, they looked just like pictures showing sculariella. The shop offered a refund and gave me some salt to treat them with however they hadn't experienced this before so were not...

I have decided to try and post a monthly update to see how the tank develops (or not!) Over the coming months starting with this; March 2019 The tank is holding its own since the light change and trying to balance the more powerful light with algae growth. The plants are looking worse for...

Finally managed an update. It has been quite eventful since I last posted, starting with my light! I had to replace my stock light after it decided to flicker and ended up with an Aquasky as I was disappearing on holiday the day after and it was the only available light at LFS. Unfortunately it...

Ended up buying the Fluval Aquasky 2 as the Fluval Plant was 1cm too long for my tank.

Thanks for the suggestion unfortunately you are talking to a techno illiterate here! I will have to get a replacement today as I'm away for a week from Saturday and I have just planted up my tank, typical! I'm looking at either replacing the stock light or getting a Fluval Plant 3 (which I am...

Thanks for the reply. I did remove it from the timer and plugged it in another outlet but no change plus on the original extension cord there is a power surge breaker. So still no wiser. Its been off all day today and gasn't improved when trying it this evening so I'll have to go shopping...

Hopefully someone can give some advise re my light. Its a stock led for an Aquaone Nano 60 which I put onto a timer plug last night. It switched off on time but this morning it came on with a second (time) burst of leds then a pause and a repeat of that. What has happened? Do I need to replace...

Is that the same for the fry?

And another question on shrimp. I have a little Fluval Spec V 19 litres, that I have made into a fry tank as I have moved the WCMM adults into the new tank. I had a fry cage with fry in before moving the adults over which also had a thriving population of Daphnia. Once the adult were out, I...

Would love one just after I have won the lottery to built the extension to house it in, AND persuaded my husband he really does like aquariums!!

Really enjoyed reading your journey. Interesting to see you have MTS, I believe I am going down with the symptoms, 2 and itching for a third! Is there any cure!

I would love to add some Corys to my tank but am not sure I can due to my substrate . I have that aquatic soil which looks like little balls of various sizes and reading around their requirements it mentions they prefer sand . Has anyone kept them on this soil and if so do they cope?

Just picked up this journal and found it really fascinating especially the plant survival with lighting issues over the period. Have to ask, is the tank still running and did you ever manage to replace your lights?

Has anyone built a small aquarium? I'm thinking of a small cube style approx 30 cm/30litres as I keep missing out on ebay and I just want one for raising the odd batch of fish fry.Are they hard to make? Also is it easy getting hold of glass cut to size?

The latest update. After visiting the LFS who had a fabulous range of plants and I just so happened to have my xmas money on me, I took part in some retail therapy and bought more than I should. I have also managed to lose the description of what I bought, I can remember Amazon sword (smaller...

Thanks Darrel, I must confess its been a very long time since I did chemistry so I'm still working through your reply. The ph and hardness readings came from the water suppliers website for my supply, nothing to do with me working it out!

Thanks will do!

Just had my cycling tank water tested at LFS as it has been going for about a month. The tank has been cycling for about a month with some plants from my existing tank, biostart liquid and some water from wc from existing tank. The substrate I used is Ocean Free Aquagrow plant and shrimp soil...

I don't think they had brackish water as they were in the middle tank of a rack of small tanks, on a central wall with small tanks from top to toe on both sides. I must admit I didn't ask the staff when I was there. I think we will call that a miss until a lot more experienced!

Has anyone kept or keep these shrimp? They have them for sale at LFS and my son was quite interested in getting some. Whilst they were in normal tank water there, I have googled them and it suggests brackish. Any experience would be appreciated.

Quite envious of this tank, could I persuade you to visit the High Peak and do mine??? (she says everdreaming!)

Thanks Konsa, I would be very interested in the plants (and if any of my limited stock interest you, just let me know when your ready) I haven't got access to the Sales part as there is a minimum number of posts 'to open the door'!

Thanks for the replies and suggestions.I With regard to the filter at the back, I've already had issues with that! Media is a sponge and ceramic rings now, plus the power head is under the outlet hole. Plants ...where do I start, there are so many to choose from and I'm like a kid in the...

I forgot to say this isn't the final planting I just planted up what I had to start cycling the tank.

I've decided the best way for me to learn how to do this is to jump in with both feet, hardly any experience, not much budget, bags of enthusiasm and hopefully lots of help!! So here goes...! My aim is for a low tech, 'absolutely fabulous' natural looking aquascape, my result maybe a little...

Really enjoyed reading your journal, I am trying to convince myself to start one and might now after reading yours.

Some of the vases

Will try tomorrow with the light but I am hopeless with technology just warning you!

I have a 'selection ' of old flower vases, very large jamjars and even a plastic measuring jug on my west facing window cill filled with java moss, cuttings and broken off stems from my little fish tank and these house my daphnia colony and baby snails that I can't throw away. My kitchen is not...

Although no expert at aquascaping (newbie!) I like the mixed colour of the dragon stone, it gives more depth to the scape and it is what I did in my little Fluval spec V For livestock, why not a daphnia culture and some snails, they are not so demanding as shrimp and give life to the water.

Okay, I disconnected the pump and checked the impellar, all clear. The water level in the filter area does even out when the pump is off so I have played around with the filter media. In the inlet I have put 'filter floss' I think its called to catch debris and muck, the next compartment is the...

Thanks for all the replies, I haven't had a chance to do much to it today (work!) I'm going to have a really good sort out tomorrow and will update on the result.

I took out the carbon filter( don't normally use them but a new one came with the tank) and the water level in the pump compartment rose however then went back down. I then took the course sponge filter out ( I had rinsed this earlier today ) and the level of water in the pump compartment rose a...

Thanks will try that and report back.

I bought a used Aquaone nano 60 and set it up to cycle before I went away for a week. I came back to a tank which is still not clear and a covering of 'dust' over the plants. I also have had to top up the water but am having issues with the filter pump compartment being low of water. I cannot...

Thanks for the welcome and advise. I am trying to track down some fry food but am feeding with finely ground flakes, some very algae covered plants and some Daphne culture I had. I have also put a well rinsed (new) pop sock over the top of the jug and tipped it on its side in the aquarium so...

Hi I have just come back to keeping fish after many years and am really interested in aquascaping. I have planted up a temperate Fluval Spec V and stocked with it with White Cloud Mountian minnow who are very happy with it it seems! My dilemma that I need help with is that my fish have...