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No, sorry the tank in the picture is how it was a couple of years back. Tank's levels are: Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate about 2-3. It's not 0, but deffo not as much as 5, has been this way since I had to re-cycle my tank after a PH crash a few months back. Tank is heavily planted, with big...

For around the last 2-3 weeks my Angel has been hanging out underneath my internal filter. I keep having to check that it hasn't passed away, but when I look it doesn't look ill or on its side like you would expect, it's just choosing to be there all of a sudden? Before it would always be at...

No, though I was concerned about those also so thank you! On other parts of the body, mainly the fins, there seems to be almost holes. In fact where the anal fin attaches to the body, there is a clear hole. I researched the symptoms and came to the conclusion it was a bacterial infection due...

There aren't any white clumps anywhere else, other than that fin - the other fin seems OK.   There are however marks, kind of almost like holes? Like white shimmery marks that looks like some of the scales have been damaged. These do seem to be better since the water conditions have improved...

Hi   My Angelfish has recently been suffering with Pop Eye, that I can't seem to get rid of. I had been treating the tank with Myxazin but it hasn't done anything. After the Myxazin didn't seem to be helping, I have tried Melafix, which for a time seemed to make things look slightly better, but...

Here are my most recent readings.   I would say the Nitrate is slightly more orange than yellow, but I don't know if that is just wishful thinking..  

My last water change was a couple of days ago as I was reluctant to get rid of anything incase it needed to build up.   I am using rhe API Master Test Kit and I havent checked my tap water for nitrate levels, only PH.

Yes, at one stage I had readings of both nitrates and nitrites, indicting the cycle was under way.   Eventually everything calmed down which left me thinknig the cycle must be complete, but I have no nitrate readings all of a sudden!

I think the tank went into a mini cycle because my PH levels dropped.   I am more worried about the fact that it seems to have finished the cycle, but yet I am getting no nitrate readings

Hi,   I have had my tank up and running now for at least a year and a half. It recently had a strange moment where my levels became very obscure and practically all of my fish were wiped out save a handful.   At first my ammonia was very high, but no nitrates or nitrites. After adding some...

Hi,    Thanks for all the advice. I am still having issues though! I haven't lost anymore fish (touch wood) but my tank is still doing nothing. I am still getting ammonia readings, but no nitrates or nitrites. I have been water changing probably 20-30% as my ammonia levels have gone up to 1 now...

Its just when I have been reading up on the Nitrogen Cycle, it has been in every article I have read about 6 being lethal for the good bacteria, and as I say, it is also mentioned in the link that Ch4rlie posted.   I will test again tomorrow then and do a water change if necessary. How long...

I just feel awful! I have been keeping fish for 4 years and have never had anything like this before! My levels have always been near on perfect and I have never lost so many fish so quickly!   Ch4arlie, this tank has been set up for roughly 18 months. Previous to this tank which is a 125 litre...

I was advised by my LFS when I phoned them about my situation, that 7 is the ideal ph. I dont know my KH sorry.   If my ph has been at 6 for a while then, why would my cycle suddenly have gone haywire? I dont understand how this has actually happened as previous to this my levels have always...

Yeah, crushed coral. I was advised to put it in to raise the ph a while ago, and it worked but it must now have disintegrated as there was nothing left in the filter. I want to raise the ph, as I need to to be nearer 7 and it is currently sitting at 6.