Generally a 25% water change per week is what most people go by.
@Rudi no worries & no you not hijacking. Lol You mention an important thing for me, the idea is not to stop frequent water changes, but to do...
@azurekoi Yes, I will remove the hornwort from time to time. Thanx for all the insight guys, really appreciate it.
@Tom.K The idea is not to do less water changes, but to lessen the nitrates in my setup to the benefit of my oscar's. They produce alot of waste...
@Firefly Hornwort is what im thinking aswell. @Morbus Im not worried about algae. I do strict maintenance on my tanks so I dont mind cleaning...
@azurekoi No I dont have an algae problem. I think my definition and your definition of a patio room diifers. Lol. Our patio room is basically the...
@azurekoi that sounds like a fun idea, however my wife and parents would go nuts if our patio room turned into a green house :). Guys......you...
I have been playing with the idea of using one of my sump compartments for some plants. The idea would be to help reduce nitrates. Thinking of...
Hi I have a standard 4ft tank with two albino tiger Oscars. Got them when they were +-5cm, just under a year ago. They are now +-25cm. These...
I did the same sump conversion a few months back. I used a 1000L/hr powerhead as a return pump, but as it has to pump upwards the flow rate is...
Excuse my ignorance, but will the amount of dechlor added to the tank at this stage affect the fish in the tank in anyway?
@Zoom & @Big G apologies for going a bit off-topic. I have never filled any of my tanks from a hose pipe and then Dechlor in the tank, so I...
You are spot on about this. I have to watch that I do not overfeed and do regular maintenance and I mean regular. I have two 3ft tanks with...
No I do not aerate. This method of letting the water age for 24-48hrs has worked for me and I havent had a fish death in months :bigsmile: In my...
Zoom tried to explain this to me a while back, he said that it could be becasue the water is under pressure in the water pipes and when we age the...
I have used this method and found it to work successfully as long as the water changes are 25% or less, I did water changes using this method for...
Hi guys On Sunday my 2ft tank's base cracked and you can imagine the rest. Water all over and me frantically trying to save the fish. Luckily,...
@Tom.K Yes, I am refering to the trickle filter.
Hi Prof How about a pic or drawing of your trickle filter please if you dont mind sharing your design
Hi Neville. First things first, remember a stable pH is far more important than the correct pH unless attempting breeding, etc I use the Sera...
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