Along with deciding whether to go with a substrate or leave your tank barebottom, choosing a background is the next biggest impact you can have on the look and feel of your aquarium. A few weeks ago I converted my previously Walstad goldfish aquarium over to a barebottom tank. So that I wasn’t staring at [...]
Back in February this year I decided to tear down my existing filter+gravel substrate fish tank and attempt to run a Walstad planted aquarium with my goldfish. It’s been 9 months now and over that period of time and I’ve learnt a lot about running a goldfish tank using Walstad. Unfortunately due to relocating overseas [...]
September was an interesting month for my Walstad tank. For the second time I went away on holidays and then when I got back had problems that needed to be addressed. The last time I was away I came back and Tiger had a white patch of fuzz on her and died shortly afterwards. This [...]
It’s not just relocating overseas when the time comes that you have to worry about what to do with your goldfish. You could be moving house, going on a holiday, an emergency could pop up or for whatever reason there might just be an extended period of time where you simply won’t be home. Sometime [...]
As a rule of thumb it’s generally a good idea to thoroughly clean out a second hand fish tank. Despite what a previous owner might tell you about the history of an aquarium it’s impossible to know 100% that the tank is ‘clean’. A fish tank should have a regular cleaning schedule, be free of [...]
It’s been a nervous month here in my Walstad aquarium. Last month I decided to pull the plug on the filter and run my goldfish tank filterless. I’m happy to report that thus far this has been a success. I had a mild ammonia blip but that settled down pretty fast. Currently the tank has [...]
The gravel substrate you choose is easily one of the biggest factors contributing to the overall visual appeal of your aquarium. Apart from colours and the substance the gravel is made from, size also plays a part. Smaller sand based gravels give a tropical feel to the aquarium, pea sized gravel offers a more traditional [...]
A few weeks ago I decided to disconnect my canister filter and attempt to run my goldfish tank relying solely on plants to filter the tank. In coming to this decision I decided to add some extra plants to cover myself in case there wasn’t enough in there to pick up the bioload the filter [...]
It’s been an interesting few months for my Walstad goldfish tank. I’ve had some fish losses, plant additions, aquascape alterations and some have developed some ambitious plans for the tank. Here’s what the tank looked like early July:
