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I may be wrong, but I got the impression the OP was asking if it is okay to stop doing the regular water changes until he gets more dechlorinator at some point in the future.

Hey emzyp when did you order your kit? Just wondering cuz I am still waiting delivery of mine...so wanting to get an idea of how long delivery takes...

When did you order your kit? I ordered mine from eBay on Tuesday - for £16 delivered so probably from the same supplier...

To be honest I have the hagen mini master test kit, and I don't like there colour charts very much, I find the range of colours is extremely difficult to distinguish...

I have a 55g bow front tank. It distorts when you put your nose to the tank. But if your eyes are about 2 foot back or further there is no distortion...

No, that would be no good - as then your other tank would be in the same trouble...

I would be interested in knowing why this is too... Surely it can't merely be down to the salt? There must be other conditions that factor in. Or is it just one of those 'myths' and anoxic conditions don't actually harm FW fish?

Can you put some media from your other filter 1 into filter 2? The bacteria from tank 1 would help cycle tank 2. Just don't take too much or else you end up with a problem on tank 1 as well...

I am currently about 5 weeks into a fishless cycle and am noticing something regarding the way the filter processes the Nitrite. Working with the figures that 1ppm ammonia produces 2.2ppm Nitrite (or 2.7ppm depending on where you look). I recharge the ammonia in my tank to 3ppm every night...

Thanks for the replies waterdrop and Miss Wiggle, that actually makes a lot of sense. I have read the thread you linked to Miss Wiggle and it is very useful information. I have actually posted a question over there - or more of an observation really... Regarding my cycle. At the moment it...

Would placing carbon beneath the sand, cause it to draw down carbon dioxide and other gasses, thus reducing the potential for anaerobic decay pockets?

My Fishless Cycle has now reached that point where it processes the Nitrites down to 0 with 24hrs, then the next day it processes down to 0.3 within 24hrs and so on. So soonish it should be a constant 0. It's interesting looking about at info on Fishless Cycles, some sources suggest that when...

I have heard they are somewhat more difficult to keep than neon tetras... I don't have any specific info though...

How much copper is toxic? As most household pipes are copper, would that be too much?

When you say your water is very hard, what are its Gh and Kh readings?

There maybe an obvious reason to this, but why don't liquid plant fertilizers get absorbed into the filter media?

I don't think I understand what you are saying here andy... Are you suggesting that the biological media should be the final media before the impeller, or that the wool / floss should be the last media?

Cheers. Fortunately we have a local guppy breeder who breeds show guppies - and apparently they are very good stock. We will probably go for these. I don't know if it is just me, but the guppies in most LFS just don't look as pretty as the ones I remember from 20 years ago. Maybe in recent...

Thanks, I will reconfigure my media later then. Is there any reason that I can't put two different media in the same basket? For example, could I put bio-max in the basket and overlay it with a sheet of wool? Would this cause any problems?

Thanks again for the info rabbut. It really is a shame as I really did want the Phantoms, I have really taken a liking to them. Platties are nice, so maybe I will go for more of them. Do platties shoal? Regarding the guppies - you feel they are unsuited to a new tank, or just aren't...

This calculator allows you to calculate volumes for all different shaped aquariums... http://reef.diesyst.com/volcalc/volcalc.html

EDIT: Ahh, seems it was a blocked outlet hose!!!! Thanks rabbut your a star!!!

The impeller seems to be turning just fine. I have also tested the intake pipe and that isn't blocked.

Just changed some filter media in my Fluval 305, and when I plugged it back in, it is making this really awful loud noise and is not pumping. I changed the media back to its original configuration, and still it is making the same loud noise and not working. If I use the 'priming' pump, it will...

Well they look totally different, the fine sponge is like a square bath sponge - where as the wool is like rough cotton wool. But if you mean they perform the same function? Then I am not sure...

I just got some wool for the filter, I am planning on swapping the carbon out for 2 trays of wool and 1 tray containing a sponge. This means the water will filter through the main sponges, followed by the bio-max, then into the wool and finally into a fine sponge. Unless it would be better to...

Ok I will most likely get the media replaced then. I planned on reading the filter media article shortly, but didn't consider doing a media change until after the cycle. Waterdrop, my current media is as follows. I have 6 media baskets in the canister, the bottom 2 both contain 'Bio-Max'...

hehe - it's one of those topics then. Well the carbon comes with the Fluval 305, so I just put it in. I am happy to get some more bio-media though. Only reason I ask is, would taking the carbon out now, set the fishless cycle back?

Sorry to hijack the thread. Would I be best to replace the carbon media in my filter then? Or should I wait until the end of the cycle? I have quite a lot of plants in my tank - so what's your thoughts?

Leak Bacteria? So is carbon not very good for a fishless cycle?

Thanks OldMan, fortunatly in the shops round here we seem to have standard female dwarf gouramis - they are much smaller than the males and a pale brown colour. Sorry Andy, what is DGIV?

Really good info. I have a Fluval 305 filter, it came with carbon as one of the media - does carbon prevent or slow the build up of biological filtering at all?

I was just about to ask the same thing!

Some really great replies? So - throughout the decades, which were considered the most exotic and / or difficult fish to keep?

Thanks Miss Wiggle and OldMan47, that is good information indeed. I will see how long I can wait at the end of the cycle - I may have patience to stretch it a week or two... :) After that I will do as you guys advise and add only a few fish at a time, with a gap of a few weeks or even a month...

Out of interest Miss Wiggle and because this is of interest to me...how long would you leave between stocking fish. For example, I would want to add say four platties and a bristlenose into my tank once it is cycled. Due to finances it would then be a while before I could add anything else...

What about some 'show' guppies? Those things are very pretty...

I remember my grandpa keeping tropical fish - but I was too young to pay much attention to what he did and how he did it. That was around 25 years ago. I know that fishkeeping has changed a lot over the decades, and would be really interested to hear just what has changed about the hobby. So...

Gonna make you paranoid now - but our tap water has 0.6ppm ammonia... :blink:

Ok cheers. So how about my three main questions in the first post? :)