cleaning

Hi all, A friend heard I was getting into aquascaping and gave me his old aquarium a 110l jewel tank. He mentioned it could be a nursery tank, so wasn't expecting such a large tank and cabinet - so huge bonus! I've tried to give it a quick clean but some of the algae is super stubborn - its...

i have a bit of dragon stone and I know that it needs cleaning with water but is it safe to clean in my kitchen sink with tap water? im worried about the washing up liquid and soap residue etc... any advice?

hello all, name is chris and this will be my second time around fish keeping. first time was a 32 litre box tank which got me hooked and i upgraded to 210... que moving house twice and sold it all. NOW IMMMMM BACK got my self a second hand tank and eheim filter and some wood... suggestions...

Hello, I have glass lily pipes for the inlet and outlet for my tropical aquarium and am very pleased with them. The glass outlet pipe is easy to clean with a long flexible pipe cleaning brush. The glass inlet pipe has no open end to it (just slits to let the water flow in) to insert a brush so...

I have a small problem, whilst cleaning my glassware yesterday my pipe cleaning brush decided to part company with its flexible shaft. Other than breaking the glass, I really can't think of a solution. Luckily I had a spare to hand. Suggestions on a postcard please. Thanks Will

What does everyone use to sterilise nets, aquascaping tools etc? I cannot find good old unscented bleach anywhere, it's all got exotic additives and perfumes, so I'm wondering if the sterilising fluid used for baby bottles would do the job? All feedback gratefully received. :thumbup:

Hi, I recently bought a second hand 180L tank that came with an Eheim pro 3. The previous owner had a salt water tank, but I want to use it for freshwater aquatic frogs. I've been advised to boil all the filter parts to dissolve the salt traces... but I'm not sure about submerging the top...

Hi Tried 6% h202 on my diffuser but very little is clean, left over night and tried liquid carbon too and still algae is present. Bleach the only option left? I thought of trying Cola or something has anybody tried that? Gonna move it out of the light next time I think... I have an inline...

Hi guys :) OK, I was out this awesome hobby for some time (the reason is in one of my most read post:dead:). The main reason I shut down the tank was due to a heavy attack of BBA and BGA. Anyway, I shutdown my 4 feet tank about ten months back but now I'm all energized to restart my...

I'm trying to follow the advice of experts and picked up on a few people saying how important it is to keep the tank as clean as possible. I think some of us are labouring under the illusion that having a strong filter and doing a weekly water change is enough but it seems like when people talk...

Hi All Quick question regarding re-setting up an old aquarium I plan to set up an old 25L aquarium which I have kept in a shed for a few years (going low-tech planted). Been checked for leaks, filter/lighting/heater all work fine (tank is a sicce moby 25L). No history of disease As it has been...

Is this bleach safe for cleaning diffusers http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=260550096

Hi as a few of you may/may not know I'm a marine fish keeper ATM who is moving into planted ( my fish are for sale currently) as soon as I've sold my stock etc will b getting ready for the change. Obviously will need an epic clean out of my filter and tank etc because of the salt, does anybody...

Just wondering, as the title says, what filters the best to have on a planted tank, i know externally but what type and what media,and what cleaning routines are people doing..