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Great, thanks for the feedback. I'm just a bit hesitant because it's not really designed for filtered water and I really don't understand the science behind this "blue stuff", but I've already added some to one tank. I still need to cycle them and do some more tests after things have settl...

Hi there, I'm interested to know if you should treat reverse osmosis purified water to remove chloramine or if it should be ok to use without any chemicals? I suspect my water source uses this rather than chlorine. Also my ro unit is 4 stage with 1 carbon block and a coconut carbon "taste"...

Hi there, I have my 2 shrimp tanks all setup now, trying to cycle the water in them using Tetra Aquasafe and Interpet Filter Start. I'm trying to use my tap water but as expected here in the south of England the water is very hard, so hard my readings with test strips now are off the chart maximum c...

Hi, I'm using an under gravel filter system and am wondering if these are designed to work with soil substrate, like maybe a thin layer below gravel. Would that be wise? I don't really want to use the soil to maintain lots of flora, I only have a little java moss and I think I may just leave it at t...

Greetings my aquatically enamoured friends, :smt006 I've been keen on getting myself some aquatic pets finally and have purchased a small Azoo tank. http://www.warehouse-aquatics.co.uk/index.php?p=product&products_id=2213&cid=0 I assume this should be large enough to house a limited amount o...