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My boyfriend happened to it, he fiddled with the nob on top! :huh:

Right, thanks! :)

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I am going to cycle my tank with fish. Was thinking about going with a couple of danios, i just wasnt sure what temperature to keep the tank at while i wait for 2 weeks before putting fish in

Nothing yet!

What sort of temperature (in degrees C) is ideal? My heater went haywire and i got in yesterday and it was 44!!!!! Its now back down to 29 which is still a little high, what should i aim for?

so when you do a water change does the water need to be treated before you put it in? and whats the best way to get 25% of the water out?

so am i right in thinking the nitrate level doesnt have to be 0?

Do they go together?

i'm planning on doing a cycle with fish, not this weekend but the weekend after. Have brought a testing kit, what should the levels read before i put fish in?

I have a 63 litre tank

Unfortunately i dont, which is a shame as i could do with having someone to walk me through all this. I never knew keeping fish could be so complicated.

Surely changing the water will upset the temperature in the tank?

Nope, i am too impatient to do a fishless cycle, thought i would have a go with the fish first

Can anyone give me a list of hardy fish that i can put in my tank first, i have been told danios are good, are there any others that would be good?

ah no! :( I have a question about changing the water too. The guy at my fish shop said i wont need to change the water, just the filter, is this right?

And another thing, really love the silver shark but it will get too big for my tank, are tere any similar 'sharks' that wont grow so big?

Been down to the pet shop, brought a water testing kit, a net, one of those magnetc cleaners and a new themometer, the themometer is in the glass with a digital display :D

I have been having a read and have seen you can do a fishless cycle but that you can also do it with fish? What sort of fish are good for cycling a tank? At my local fish shop they have Discus's of all sizes, i would realy like a little one but do they get on with other fish? I wish all fish...

I was not aware i needed to cycle the tank, i was under the impression all i needed to do was leave the tank running for 2 weeks and then put some hardy fish in for a while before introducing other fish.

Got a 63 litre tropical fish tank yesterday, got it all set up and running now. Looking pretty good if i do say so myself :) I do have one query about my heater though, all it has is a + and a - sign on the top with a little nob to turn either way. Now how do i know what temperature the heater...