Well my fish tank has been over my mums now for quite some time, she really hadnt taken care of it at all so i decided it was time it came back over my flat.
It needed a new light and new heater and a good clean.
So i did a 50/50 water change and cleaned out most the crap out the gravel. Surprisingly there were fish still alive in the tank, 2 plecs, a red tail black shark, a lil silver fish and a lil orange one.
I decided to get some new fish when i nipped to get a new light and heater.
I got 10 Cherry Barbs and 2 Rosy Barbs.
Im so pleased to have the tank back

Heres some

looking good steff :san50: .... ive sorted me tank out today too lol.... ive added another filter to it, i dont think the external one was enough

Thanks Shelley. Im gonna change the filter thingys in this one as well soon, im not sure how often they need changing but i know they havent been changed at all

mines a 230l tank, so its got a huge external filter system, but i still dont think its big enough ...i had a spare internal filter, so ive put that in as well ...seems to be doing the trick :2431:

youre supposed to change the filter pads about once a month

Oh cool cheers i will defo get it changed then :san50:

i try to stretch it out by washing the pad out during the month it should give you an other couple of weeks usage lol :2431:

I will do that with the new ones Cheers Shelley
I did clean the ones that are in there at the mo, i cleaned them using some water out the tank, im sure i read somewhere not to clean them with tap water

yea, i meant to mention that bit :2431: .. i need new filter pads for mine, theyre not looking very good, but its better than nothing at the mo lol... i'll get more tomorrow ...

get out then

We to got fish once...... didnt do very well with them, should have done more research (and the man in the shop was crap)... marine tank and clown fish... fogot to add salt = dead clown fish.....very sad... never tried again!!!!

Lisa they had no chance then sorry I shouldn't grin but it tickled me


I have never bought new filters for my fluvals I just swill them through every so often when I do a water change in the cleanest water I take outta the tank

never bought new filters ..how do you manage that then..... mine go brown and funny looking :2431: ..... ive put the fluval in the tank alongside my external filter pipes.... its looking loads better already ...

Mine go a discoloured browny colour but they don't go funny looking what are yours made of mine are a soft but hard foam type sponge

Mine go browny coloured but after a wash they are ok. Theres 3 filter pads a black carbon one, a green one and a blue one, not sure what the last 2 are tho.
Had 1 cherry barb die, one of the other fish (im guessing the black shark) bit his tail off and he died