Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
Which Internal Filter - 450L tank
I use and have successfully used Organic Aqua for over 2 years. I know that in some peoples eyes that makes me a cheat but I'm over that. I've had all the debates and my experience is the product works fantastically. I only have to do a 1/4 water change once a month (taking less than 30 minutes) and the cost of the Organic Aqua product is far outweighed by the fact I no longer have to buy other products, I save at least 500 litres of water a month and most iportantly of all I save at least 4 hours a month of my time NOT doing water changes. Here's a real shocker. I haven't tested the water in my tank in over 18 months and my fish are healthy and breeding
So, with that out of the way, the reason I don't use an external filter is twofold:-
1. I had a TetraTec 1200 external leak on me and destroy the floor.
2. I can just take out the sponnge filters from my internal, whack them on a short wash and rinse in the washing machine (no powder used!) put them back in nice and clean anc bob's your uncle. No messing around with live media or anything of the sort.
Its for this reason that I can keep another internal in the tank and just switch it on should the Eheim fail.
Now I'll duck down while the "OA is evil" brigade tell me how I'm such a poor fish keeper
Ben
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If your fish are happy and breading then hey your doing no harm.Here is another question how do we all know if our fish are happy? Really what do i look out for besides the reproducing!
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Lmfao
Here is another question how do we all know if our fish are happy?
I always check to see if they are active and alert. If there's plenty of action going on (depending on species of course) and the fish look lively and alert then all should be good. Physical condition is also something to look out for. Do the fish 'look' healthy?
Bottom line is none of us fell like a bit of jiggy jiggy if we're not feeling well or in good form so if babies are being produced they must be in good shape.
I wonder if OA is the fish equivalent of a few bevvies and curry on a Friday night
Ben
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