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As a newbie I fight the urge to overfeed my fish. The "books " say give them all that they can eat in 3 minutes etc. My question is that it is all very well if you are using flakes. I tend to use granules which sink pretty quickly so any guidance with getting it right would be greatly...

FluvalSmart cycle, according to the instructions, needs adding on a regular basis. More of this added equals more bacteria to increase the cycle rate

Hey I’m just a total newbie. I have simply followed the videos step by step on Maidenhead Aquatics website, fishkeeper.co.uk, first time fishkeeper tab

I have exactly the same tank as you. I used Fluval Cycle exactly as per the instructions adding for the first 3 days, then after water changes etc. After 9 days I had no ammonia or Nitrate so added 6 Zebra Danios. They produced no Nitrate spike at all. 10 days after I added 6 Cardinal Tetras and...

I post this as a potential help to other new aquarium owners. Having cycled my tank by the book I introduced 6 Zebra Danios to advance the cycling as per accepted practise. Within 24 hours one had died after which the others went into permanent hiding, only venturing out at night, in my heavily...