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Because tap water will kill your beneficial bacteria it's full of chlorine and or chloramine Throw it in a minI cycle it kill the cycle all together as I learnt the hard way years back Thinking why wash it filthy tank water when I can use clean water There is no way to test beneficial...

2nd thought what's your output pressure set at

Essentialy same bubble counter except mines connected inline as I didn't have the height clearance leave it on the needle valve if your only opening tiniest amount at time and I mean tiny amounts you have a faulty needle valve Assume your referring to the bubble counter getting hot that...

Well done looks amazing

This is the style I have same thing happened when I got excited opened it up very very slowly is your key

Have you got pic of the bundle counter so I know the style I think I know what's going wrong If it I made same mistake first time when you let Gas's flow out don't crank it slowly and I mean slowly start turning needle valve until you get 1 bps then adjust up from there to the desired ppmif...

Canisters are good love em and I use them aswell big fan of the fluval but I'm a sump man, sump everything lol sumps not just for saltwater You can setup a sump which will out perform and descent canister for a fraction of the price I'm doing a discus/planted tank soon and it'll be sumped

You have nailed my feelings with the aggression in unknown territory il as the rts last give it a few months atleast for the plants to start to fill out a bit I'll try and buy them large as possible so there well established plenty rock hides few nice pieces of drift Wood hiding spots are...

Excellent looks I'm set and list is solid time to get some for the QT Thanks everyone

I can remove the Colombians of need to another tank if it's going to cause dramas that's last thing I want to achiev I didn't know the serpaes where fin nippers increased size of the barbs to minimise any issue With the kuhlI loaches haven't read a great deal where they can be prey. Really...

Thank you both for the in depth replies As for stocking Columbia tetras are a must if it's going to prove to be such a problem I can remove them to my other tank but ideally would like them In This tank too Ultimately I'm after a rts wanted to steer away from tetras for a change Current...

Wraithen got a few diamond tetra in my other tank look great when the light hits them in the right spot there behaviour and temperament is just like Congo tetra and Columbian beautiful fish Thought about rainbow esp being native to my home land although then can get rather large they remind me...

Seems to me no matter what way I turn hitting a wall finding a balance of happy community tank that won't end in a disaster going back to what I know and comfortable I thank each and every one of you for your times and effort it's truly appreciated. Stocking list now 2x pearl gourami ?? 1x...

Lauren any suggestions for replacement of my beloved Columbians. I didn't see a thing about that tail colour until you mentioned it now I've seen it a few times. So hard to please a community tank unless it's all tetras now I remember why I ventured out lol Nikm82. Pretty sure common pleco...

Could go a few nice peppermint bristlenose only problem I see with the nerites they would be substitute feed as it is and same as the bristlenose as my tanks very clean even the QT is Cory's be fine scabbing what ever is down there on the bottom

OK awesome thanks for that thought to ad the shark last so everyone can pick there territory first I have a large opening in on spot I will throw in another tall plant help break more line of sight I thought of a lot of things in getting this community together but the obvious main temps...

That's neat I've only had tetras around there own subspecies so never observed this I can 2 or 3 might aswell go a even 10 Don't know why but I love the Colombians Would I be best to drop the rasboras had intentions of adding 6 but giving colour and extra footprint from the columbians List...

Have 6 of them

Thanks for that interesting about the colour that rules out Columbian tetra which I already have won't part with I love these guys and raboaras haven't got yet. The hiding spots there is abundance from.rock caves to driftwood and plants so if that's the case red tip shark might not be right for...

Bugger and yes bugger that 21