Caryl

Yeah, just a bucket

We use 30L barrels we got from a paint shop. They were used to transport paint powder from Italy apparently.

I answered in the other section

I'm at work and didn't offhand know what that was in litres

I have never treated any driftwood I have added to tanks. Just gave it a thorough hosing and a scrub with a nailbrush or similar and made sure there was nothing stuck in the holes and crevices.

I would assume so. I only used an AquaClear cos I had one spare Be careful of metal parts as they will corrode in the salt

As long as he has plenty of places to hide he should be OK. Keep an eye on him though.

Not sure offhand what a 15 gallon tank is but, assuming you aren't overstocked, what are the water readings for pH, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates?

Many of the odour removing products have baking soda as the main ingredient so save money and just use the baking soda

Thanks for that. Have passed on the information and given contact numbers for your club.

I didn't change the water very often at all. About once every 3 months or so if I got around to it. You don't replace all the water anyway, just some of it.

Hi guys, I have just had a query as to when and where your next meeting is. Any idea? I assume it is this Saturday.

Depends on your house Milet and insulation. My tank was fine here over winter, it was the summer months that were a problem. I rarely did water changes and rarely fed the inhabitants. Occasionally I would get some sea lettuce and drop that in. Not only did they eat it but it would be full of all sotrs of greeblies for the little anemones and things to eat. I did top-ups when necessary with fresh otherwise went to the beach to get seawater.

The recommended antibiotic is Erythromycin and is used as a last resort. It is a prescription only medicine. It works well as long as the cause is also fixed. Try blacking out the tank for a week. The fish won't mind but the plants won't like it as much. They will recover though. Do not feed the fish during this time either.

It is common in a newly set up tank and hopefully will disappear as the plants grow and the tank matures and balances. Just wipe it off in the meantime. Why are you doing so many water changes?

I asked about it, I didn't say it was dark. I assure you if I am in a bedroom, I am not under the bed! :lol:

Someone might tell me I am wrong but I believe the gallery is for FNZAS members only, not forum members. Being a member of this FNZAS forum does not make you an FNZAS member. For this you need to belong to an affiliated club.

We were freezing 3L bottles of water to float in it but it was time consuming and the poor freezer was running constantly in an attempt to keep up. That is why we dismantled the tank until we could afford a chiller. Although I must admit, we actually bought a chiller a few years ago but haven't got around to setting up the tank again :-?

Isn't it dark under your bed??

What sort of fry? Sounds like some sort of infection or parasite in the bathtub. Are the fry inside dying as well or just those in the tub?

No Milet, just had the filter on it. No lights, skimmers, sumps, wave maker thingies or anything.

I suggest you check your policy no matter which company you are with. Many do not cover damage from a tank breakage unless it was an accident ie kid hit it with a hammer. If it breaks through no reason you can prove (in our case we suspect a stress fracture after a small quake) the damage will not be covered.

When I set up a 3ft tank for marines, I just took containers to the beach and filled them up with water and gathered rocks and sand. I caught all sorts of critters from the pool then got the lot home and filled up the tank. Had an AquaClear filter running on it and nothing else. This tank went well except at the height of summer when room temp was 28 during the day and not much cooler overnight. Rock pools vary in temp as the tide comes in and cools it down regularly. The inhabitants do not like constant temps over 18C. Octopi are cool but hard to see as they camopuflage so well. They are also escape artists. They can escape through the smallest of spaces. Ours was fluffed to death by carpet when he escaped overnight and was already dried out by the time we found him in the morning

Tidal pool tanks are cool. We used to have one. If you ask questions here though, rather than PMs, everyone can see the answers and maybe try it themselves.

Hey if you're going to do a job - do it well! :lol: