Recent content by janet

Hello I am thinking about getting a new protein skimmer. I want a hang on one, leaving space in my tank. I have a 100 litre tank. Which ones would you recommend. I don't have loads of money. Janet

Amonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, phosphate, calcium, salinity, PH. I just can't fingure out what happened.

It's dead! Dead as a dodo!.... Tested my water. Water parameters are all perfect. I really don't know what happened. The cleaner shrimps were on it.

Hi All Does anyone know what my sea hare is doing. it is very still, looks dead and From the hole on it's back there is orange and white stuff coming out.It looks like the stuff has come out of the hole on it's back and settled between the there and the hole ot the bottom end. My cleaner shrimps...

Just another thing... As I said before this was a fresh wter aquarium that have apapted. As the filter system is in a permanent,sectioned off part of the tank. Is it as simple as just taking the filets out, but leaving the pump in? Won't any big particles get sucked in there and rot, or will...

So most of you think my filter is the problem. So it seems I should take out the filter system and just rely on my live rock and protein skimmer. I am really nervous about doing this as I've always had my filter running. Can you confirm you think everything will be fine. I just need some...

So, if I took out my filter system and just used the protein skimmer, do you think that would work? When I set the system up, everyone told me I needed a filter system AND a protein skimmer. What do you think. Shall I try it without the filter? I have lots of live rock in there, But I can't...

I've adapted a Juwel freshwater aquarium. The filters are inside the tank in a boxed off section. I also have a protein skimmer running. I know the water quality is good, as I've had several pulsing xenias split off and flourish. It's so annoying.

Okay. I've got a 96 litre tank. I've got a bubbletip anemone and clownfish pair, a goby and pistol shrimp pair, a bangaii cardinal fish and a mandarin fish, 3 hermit crabs and two cleaners shrimps and a bristleworm. I have new LED aquarium lights, 2 strips, more powerful than my old T5. I do a...

Are you saying test kits are not reliable? That's a bit worrying as I rely on mine so heavily. So what can I do about the algae?

Hi All I have a big problem with green hair algea that started about 3 months ago. My tank has been up and running for 14 months now.I have bought a mangrove plant about 5 weeks ago, I also have bought a special nitrate filter, but none of this makes any difference. I test my water every week...

HI all A few weeks ago I got a Eunice worm out of my tank. Very glad to get that out. But, something is still eating my daisy polyps and my pulsing xenia... Any ideas what this could be and how I can catch it? I have in my tank: Pistol shrimp and watchman goby, clown fish with bubbletip anemone...

Hi again I have a mushroom that is not attached to anything. It was doing quite nicely on a rock, but then seemed to 'jump off and settle on the substrate. It is not dead and has been like this for a week or two, but is isn't big and healthy like it used to be.... It is small and a a little bit...

Yeah, I did begin to doubt what I knew. But the bad worm is gone, and I've now just got my 'good' bristleworm. Things were getting eaten... but all sorted now. It's funny how you can begin to think maybe the harmless bristle worm IS doing the damage. But no, this guy is good! I feel much better...

I changed my lights from flourescent T8 to two led light strips around 3 weeks ago. The rock with the mushrooms was put in around 10 days after the lights. Checked water on Saturday, all okay then. Will check again today. I really do feel that the dying mushrooms and the smelly rock are...