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Nice set up :) You have the same heater as me too (great minds and all that)

This all the way. It will also depend on the type of fish you have. In my experience, a community tank tends to flourish when things are stable and consistent however with my cichlids I tend to move the rocks around every month/6 weeks or so as chiclids are naturally quite territorial and I...

Lol I just hate the strips as I don't find them very accurate and can be too easily affected by sunlight etc. One of the below is more than sufficient and will be a god send in the summer as you will be able to notice any major temperature fluctuations easily. Last summer during a particularly...

As long as the water surface is 'agitated' then the filter arm should be fine. I tend to put mine level with the water line to create a strong ripple as it will help agitate the water and therefore improve oxygen intake into the water. Have you got a decent thermometer? Would definitely...

Photo quality not great and my fish were being rather shy. One of my Yellow Labs and the Blue Striped are Pseudotropheus Demasoni

In my experience most good shops prefer you to be honest and say 'I know nothing but would like your advice so I do it right'. That's what I did 4 years ago when I bought a 30l nano tank and am now a proud owner of a 300l cichlid tank with a really beautiful, active and largely peaceful tank...

My tip would be to buy top quality food. It may cost more but in my experience quality food will save valuable time and money as it tends not to have such a negative effect on water quality. Also, only feed your fish what they can eat in a couple of minutes. If food is sitting on the gravel at...