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
Ceramic rings/ bio balls
Mick...
Follow me up to Carlow
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Some swear by using carbon, others are anti-carbon.
There are some truths and myths regarding carbon; and of the truths and myths, it all depends on what people believe.
I'm guessing that the 'blue' sponges are a brand-related thing. I have black, grey, white, blue and green sponges.
If you are talking of the 'fluval' brand then blue is the standard sponge, and their green is described as a 'nitrate' removing sponge.
ian
Irish Tropical Fish Society (ITFS) Member.
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blue sponges are a brand what can i buy my filter trays are roughly 2 inches high 7inches in width and depth.
Can i continue with what i have until they need replacing and then upgrade as it is getting quite expensive for me now spent over 600 euro I think in 2 weeks at this rate ill be on the street soon
I may have made a mistake People told me a tank would be ready to go if i got filter media from an existing tank never mentioned any diseases my friend i say friend guy i know who gave me the media seemed to know what he was doing said to put a few fish in and monitor the water and that i should be fine with the seeded material.
I have 5 small guppies in the tank but i think this is now a mistake i have monitored the tank twice a day for the last 3 days for any ammonia/nitrite/nitrate readings I have gotten nothing but its 330 litres.
I have done 2 15% water changes already just to be sure was he correct should i have put the fish in or should i try return them or find a home for them.
I'm fine with doing a daily 10% change its really not that difficult
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Personally, I'm sorry that I didn't just was the filter media, wash the substrate and just wait for it to cycle properly rather than taking a shortcut which has effectively set me back about 2 months in my master plan to try breeding angels.
Something to be very conscious of is spikes in the water. It happened me during my cycle, everything was rosy and then all of a sudden there was a spike in ammonia which knocked 2 fish on me and i suspect has effected some of the remaining stock I have. You're doing the right thing by testing regularly though. Some of the more experienced folk on the forum will be able to offer much more advice than I can so maybe hold out for them to answer before deciding next steps. Just sharing my experience
Denver
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