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    Can anyone help please

    I have just started keeping tropical fish but filter is not big enough. I purchased a boyu ef20 external filter this has 4 layers top 1 has foam second has small things like cotton and bottom 2 have nothing I really need advice on what to put in many thanks


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    Re: Can anyone help please

    Hi and welcome to fish-keeping.com

    First thing we need to know is what size your tank is and what fish you have ?

    There are many filter pads and media balls that can be used like nitrate/nitrite media which would help your levels, there are Activated Carbon pads which helps to eliminate unwanted organic and synthetic substances from your aquarium water.

    Just need a bit more on the tank before we can help

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    Re: Can anyone help please

    Thanks for your reply my tank is 260lt and I have just got 2 angels 6 neon 3 guppy and a couple of plattys got 4 levels in filter thanks

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    Re: Can anyone help please

    Sounds nice mate

    I would add the Boyu Bio Ceramic Rings 500g in the 3rd tray its a mix of activated carbon and ceramic rings which will need to be changed once every 3 to 4 months or there about they are around £8 a bag but make sure you Rinse them first.

    This should be ok for what you have in the tank, the top 2 trays with the foam filter and poly filter will need cleaning once a month to keep the water in top condition.

    If you focus on keeping the water right, then the fish will thrive for years to come, don't over feed your fish and please do some research on the hobby

    We are always around to help were we can

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    Re: Can anyone help please

    Thankyou so much for your advise hope I can get it right

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    Re: Can anyone help please

    Quote Originally Posted by t3wrc View Post
    Thankyou so much for your advise hope I can get it right
    Hope to see you back on here again soon ....and with only good news

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    I'm shore I will I love keeping fish and it's a great site thanks

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    Re: Can anyone help please

    Just to add make sure you get a good Water Testing kit as this is a must have, you need to be testing for Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates these are the main three for fish waste then you have PH, GH and KH which will need to be tested.

    A good all round test kit I find to be good is the NT LABS aquarium multi-test kit cost around £18 for 200 tests

    Hope this helps

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    OK thankyou will do gary

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    Re: Can anyone help please

    It has been said we are water keepers especially marine, as gary has said look after your water and your fish should thrive welcome to fk

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