fraserd

Hi Everyone, I recently (3 days ago) purchased a long nose butterfly fish, I woke up this morning and it has about 10-15 white dots (could almost be described as particles of sand or air bubbles) on it? I have checked my tank levels and everything is good. PH was a little low 7.8 but I soon added a PH booster which brought it to 8.0-8.2 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 10 Temp 26.7 consistent. Please help? I have some photos of it but I'm not too sure how to post them? Regards, Fraser

Thanks so much for help me with this! its been concerning me quite a bit, I don't want to have an unreliable tank. I think the most sensible solution would be to get a water chiller? do you know where I can pick up a cheap one? (do you have any expirence with chillers? i.e. what brand is good, what to look for etc) I have plans in a year to upgrade my tank to a 150 liter so I guess planning ahead by getting a chiller that will suit that would be sensible.

Hi, did you ever have any problems with the tank heating up? what temp do you run your tank at? hope you don't mind me asking where you got your tank from?

The room temp is around 21-23 so not more than the tank. do anyone out their have a cheap chiller? maybe that would be my only effective solution. Its weird I must add my flastmate has a tank in the same room (its huge 1300cm long 800cm high 600cm wide) it is fresh water (where as mine is Salt/marine) and his is always consistent at 26 (his thermometer is set at 26) and he doesn't have a chiller or anything... it is because mine is a smaller tank (40.3 cm Long 48.4cm wide 46.0cm High) or because my tank is marine/salt?

Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a nano marine tank (approx 1 week ago) and I am having some I am having some major problems with heating in the tank. Its getting too hot, on average its 29 Celsius and it goes up to 31-32 during the day. I have tried everything to cool it down. I've tried: -taking all the pumps out and then tested them individually in a separate tank to see if one was over heating, -turning the lights off - leaving the entire top open all day and night (as well as trying to leave just the flap at the front open) -taking the thermostat out (it is still currently out) -moving the tank to other areas of the house, on difference surfaces, out of direct sun light etc.. Basically I have tired all I can think of. Can someone please help? I have looked all over the internet for solutions BUT no one has really offered anything