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So it is a bit of a catch 22! I can reduce the lights, but then I may have to deal with some of the "red" plants not making it. Or I can hope that the clowns will eventually accept the environment and become more comfortable. What about some more "dither" fish? Corys perhaps? They would be quite act...

Hi I have decided to upgrade my water flow in any case. I want to get a second external cannister filter, thereby doubling the flow rate and also providing some backup in case of failure. I am suspecting the lights, but possibly also the new rescaped environment. I am hoping it is just a matter of t...

Hi OK let me give you some information on the tank. Tank = 300L (150cm x 45cm x 45cm) Temp = 28 degrees Celsius, and been stable that way for months now ph = 6.6 NH4 = 0ppm NO2 = 0ppm NO3 = 15ppm Lights = 4 x 54W T5 Quite heavily planted with lots of driftwood and rocks forming caves and hiding plac...

Hi I have 6 medium sized clown loaches that used to be pretty active and schooled together. I keep them in a planted tank. A month ago, I rescaped the tank. Since then they went into hiding and don't come out during the day at all. I also upgraded my lights about 3 weeks ago. I do see them during th...