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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Basic guide to water chemistry

    Soluble chemicals Everything you're dealing with in a tank of water is to do with ions. Ions are either atoms or molecules of a chemical...

    Started by sa80mark, 27-07-2009 12:56
    air, aquaria, basic, body, carbon, chemistry, coming, due, easy, guide, hey, high, important, made, make, man, pretty, put, safe, small, system, tanks, time, tiny, types, water, word
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    27-07-2009 18:13 Go to last post
  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Beginners Guide to a tropical fish tank

    There are well over 3000 different species of tropical freshwater fish imported into Britain every year from all over the world. These vary from the...

    Started by sa80mark, 26-07-2009 20:29
    article, beginners, bought, bucket, build, cover, dangerous, due, equipment, external, fish, great, guide, heating, hey, internal, items, mark, media, modern, needed, plastic, shape, starts, store, tank, tropical, turn, usefull, world
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    27-07-2009 08:07 Go to last post
  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Where to and where not to get your advice...

    On my travels around the world wide web I've come across fishkeeping advice from different people with different opinions, some of it is good and...

    Started by The Plec, 09-05-2009 15:58
    advice, bad, birth, cichlids, dedicated, due, experience, fishkeepers, fishkeeping, forums, guide, lost, option, point, post, salt, series, small, space, star, starting, stick, stuff, world, years
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    09-05-2009 16:18 Go to last post
  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Tank and filter maintenance

    While your aquarium may have a filter, this won't entirely deal with the waste produced by the fish. Tank maintenance is very important for a...

    Started by The Plec, 28-04-2009 14:59
    ammonia, aquariums, article, build, catch, control, cover, external, filter, finally, fishkeeping, gentle, great, heavy, hey, internal, maintenance, mate, media, nuisance, order, ouch, planted, plants, starts, tank, tests, worse
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    28-04-2009 19:26 Go to last post
  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: Pleccy's guide to fishless cycling, the basic version.

    Before you can start stocking a new tank you need to cycle it, and this doesn't involve riding a bike! Traditionally this was carried out using fish...

    Started by The Plec, 22-11-2008 16:50
    added, ammonia, aqua, diagram, drop, feed, filter, fish, fishkeepers, fishless, great, guide, media, nitrates, ocean, plants, pleccy, point, star, starts, stocking, time, version, water, weeks
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    22-11-2008 16:53 Go to last post
  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: Choosing a substrate

    There are many types of substrates on the market for aquariums, they come in different grain sizes and colours, and many can affect the pH of the...

    Started by The Plec, 11-11-2008 15:40
    aquaria, aquariums, choose, cichlids, colours, fish, fishkeepers, friendly, great, hagen, half, hey, important, interesting, loaches, natural, plants, safe, sand, show, sizes, sui, time, water, world
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    13-11-2008 19:27 Go to last post
  8. Sticky Thread Sticky: Choosing a filter

    With so many filters out there on the market there is a bewildering choice, however this article is aimed at helping new fishkeepers make the right...

    Started by The Plec, 27-10-2008 14:26
    air, article, beginners, cichlids, draw, external, filter, fishkeepers, gentle, good, hey, internal, make, mate, media, plastic, post, pump, put, run, sand, side, sui, tanks, water
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    27-10-2008 15:08 Go to last post
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  1. plant selection

    Im still pondering over having a tropical tank and wondered if anyone can recommend some easy to care for plants. The criteria I have in mind are:...

    Started by KAZZA, 2 Weeks Ago 09:40
    bit, bubbles, care, co2, easy, head, ideas, kazza, mind, nutrient, ouch, plan, plant, plants, playing, plunge, pondering, rate, recommend, substrate, tank, tropical, wood, work, world
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    19 Hours Ago 05:31 Go to last post
  2. My tank sucks!

    Hey again you lot :D I'm now down to one tank and 'cos I am the worst fishkeeper in the world I rehomed my discus, so I'm left with cardinals and...

    Started by Little Lamb, 1 Day Ago 17:15
    amazing, aware, bit, discus, easy, fishkeeping, full, head, hey, king, left, long, lost, lot, mind, plants, ski, soft, tank, thinking, time, water, wood, world, worst
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    19 Hours Ago 05:26 Go to last post
  3. Is this rock suitable for aquarium use?

    Hey guys, I got this rock with my aquarium: It was out of the water. I didn't ask why. It might of even been in a marine water setup. It's...

    Started by V1ad, 1 Week Ago 15:34
    act, aquarium, bee, bit, bits, contact, fine, freshwater, guys, hey, kazza, large, marine, quality, rock, rusty, safe, setup, sui, suitable, types, water, wondering
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    5 Days Ago 14:42 Go to last post
  4. Best fish out these to cycle with?

    Hey guys, I have an awkward situation, I have the following fish: Neon tetras Bronze Corys Black Skirt Tetra Common Pleco but I need to...

    Started by V1ad, 1 Week Ago 15:50
    aquarium, article, box, cycle, cycling, cycling with fish, days, filter, fish, fishless, full, guide, guys, hey, list, put, read, room, side, small, sui, suitable, tank, version, wondering
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    1 Week Ago 18:22 Go to last post
  5. Help with choosing a tank.

    I know nothing about the practicality or HOW-TOs with tanks. I've found one I like --...

    Started by xJw, 3 Weeks Ago 20:38
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    240, aqua, bigger, desk, fish, full, good, hate, heater, heating, hey, home, make, pet, plants, post, price, set, setup, shops, small, tank, tanks, thinking, ups
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    2 Weeks Ago 16:18 Go to last post
  6. New Tank Parameters

    hi everyone! its me again. lol. so tested my tapwater yesterday and the readings are as follow: ph 7.5 which was expected gh is 16 and kh is 8 little...

    Started by burwitz, 4 Weeks Ago 07:15
    answer, bee, co2, colours, direction, keepers, long, make, media, natural, plants, plec, point, questions, rule, set, small, stand, stuff, tank, tea, testing, trops, wait, water
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    4 Weeks Ago 16:46 Go to last post
  7. aqua ray tiles tmc .help

    hi ther can anybody please tel me how the aqua ray 100hd tiles work please as the manual is usless. im having trouble with the storm settings and...

    Started by crossy, 11-04-2010 20:56
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    bit, corals, dangerous, demo, display, easy, emo, fish, gadgets, ilovenemo, lights, long, main, men, moon, run, running, set, setting, small, time, turn, units, wondering, work
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    04-06-2010 21:39 Go to last post
  8. Cycling in 'x' number of hours, not recommended!

    On my travels through cyberspace I come across bad advice just like everyone else, however I'm sick and tired of people claiming to have cycled their...

    Started by The Plec, 11-03-2010 20:33
    access, advice, aquarium, bad, care, changing, chemical, cycling, day, equipment, filter, folks, hey, idiots, lfs, media, money, moving, people, put, recommended, sell, stock, stuff, time
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    01-06-2010 20:23 Go to last post
  9. Icon14 Setting up a planted tank !

    I've had my head turned in quite a big way today towards a planted tank. I really like them and I'm contemplating setting one up instead of a...

    Started by Shawn, 19-05-2010 10:55
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    advice, art, big, cheers, dan, fingers, great, head, honest, marine, member, ocean, ocean-wonders, php, plan, planted, set, setting, star, start, tank, thought, today, turned, wonders
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    24-05-2010 15:23 Go to last post
  10. How long do I have to wait ?

    Hello I set my 2ft tank up a couple of week ago now. Everything is going great. I dont have any fish in there yet just sand and some little statues....

    Started by Ash_hogley, 30-08-2009 11:42
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    add, ammonia, aquarium, bacteria, complete, convert, customer, demand, feed, fish, fishless, food, hey, long, make, ocean, plan, plant, pleccy, sell, show, small, star, wait, weeks, work, works
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    01-01-2010 22:55 Go to last post
  11. What else do I need to test for?

    I have just tested my nitrate and it is between 0 and 5. What else do I need to take tests for? And where do I get the stuff to test?

    Started by bulldog, 02-10-2009 11:17
    ammonia, ant, aqua, aquatic, blue, common, free, freshwater, full, gal, hey, home, ich, important, kit, lfs, main, nitrite, page, people, pet, sell, sponsors, systems, test
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    01-01-2010 22:39 Go to last post
  12. Poll Poll: Would you use a bowl?

    One thing's for certain, I wouldn't. However bowls still aren't illegal (I blame the bureaucratic bookworms) and many fishkeepers (mainly newbies...

    Started by The Plec, 02-08-2009 06:39
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    air, aquariums, betta, big, bowl, chat, choices, clean, comments, containers, fighting, fishkeepers, found, hey, illegal, people, poll, popular, post, question, small, splendens, thing, tiny, vote
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    01-01-2010 22:36 Go to last post
  13. Tank conversion

    I'm selling my 48ltr marine nano to make way for Tanganyikans. Thought about selling the marine livestock and using the tank for shelldwellers....

    Started by damo, 22-11-2009 19:11
    big, bit, change, clean, conversion, filter, give, good, group, hats, ice, lives, livestock, make, mate, media, nano, neolamprologus, nice, put, salt, selling, skimmer, tank, tropical, version, water
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    23-11-2009 05:08 Go to last post
  14. Brown water ?

    Hi everyone, asking this in behalf of a friend ! She's just set up a new tank and has put some bog wood into it. She didn't soak ot for long...

    Started by Shawn, 16-11-2009 12:33
    100, aski, brown, bucket, carbon, clear, cold, friend, good, long, place, plenty, price, purigen, put, rid, set, stick, tank, tap, trick, water, weeks, won, wood
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    18-11-2009 10:35 Go to last post
  15. this flippin wood won't sink

    I bought a nice big bit of wood on Wednesday but because it was so big I didn't have anywhere to soak it so i just gave it a good scrub and put it in...

    Started by Ilovenemo, 04-10-2009 11:15
    bit, bottom, bought, days, flippin, good, heavy, hit, house, ice, john, make, mark, ocean, put, rate, saltwater, sam, sink, substrate, tie, tom, type, water, wood, world
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    11-11-2009 09:04 Go to last post
  16. Discus in 3' tank?

    ive got a spare 3' tank and im thinkingof a group of 4 discus a pair of dwarf cichlid and my bushfish.whats every on ethink will they be alright or...

    Started by shrimpdaddy, 20-10-2009 19:41
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    21-10-2009 17:23 Go to last post
  17. Fluval Edge

    Hiya :D I'm considering getting a fluval edge (I can't stand not having a tank at all !! :D) Only want to keep some easy to grow plants a...

    Started by Shawn, 09-10-2009 06:11
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    asap, cheers, easy, edge, experience, fluval, grow, hey, ice, kind, likes, long, mate, moment, plan, planning, plants, price, project, rob, set, stand, store, tank, things
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    14-10-2009 20:16 Go to last post
  18. Creating levels or shelves

    I am wondering about the amount of rocks/stones I am going to have in my tank, and if it would be better to have them on something like a shelf or...

    Started by bulldog, 07-09-2009 20:33
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    08-09-2009 16:33 Go to last post
  19. Duel level tank

    I saw a trop set up in lfs at the weekend that I fancy trying. It was a double level substrate with a step halfway across the tank. It made the...

    Started by Ilovenemo, 07-09-2009 10:31
    acrylic, added, clear, compacting, deep, double, duel, fancy, fast, interesting, level, lfs, made, mark, plan, plants, plenty, problems, rate, sand, section, set, step, substrate, tank, trop, weekend
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    07-09-2009 14:58 Go to last post
  20. Rio 180 tube busted

    Right guys ive got a Rio 180 tank and one of the bulbs has gone... the manufacturer are sending me a new tube since ive had the tank less than a...

    Started by Twizted Nibbz, 13-08-2009 16:35
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    • Replies: 14
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    15-08-2009 10:10 Go to last post

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