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I cant believe what has happened today................! after various mishaps during my 'humane' fishless cycle i finally got to the finish line (or so i thought) i started my qualification week last monday and have been cycling 5ppm of ammonia and nitrites successfully in less than 12 hours...

WD thanks, i think so the usual proceedure i used for my coldwater tank is floating for 20ish mins, adding some of the tank water into the bag for another 10 mins and then releasing into the tank (with a net so as to avoid putting the water the fish has been in for the whole time into the tank...

guys i am 5 days into my qualifying week by my calculations and all is going very well. when the time comes to put new fish in probably next weekend now how do i go about doing it? i was thinking; after last dose of ammonia has reduced to 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites do a large water change and...

stick at it mate the rewards in the long run will be worthwhile!!!! I agree with redeyeUK on the issues raised here to be fair. There are two types of cycles for the tank that you can do one being a fish in cycle and one being a fishless cycle however, even during a fishless cycle i managed...

wouldnt harm to make sure that the test kit is still in date!!! the last 4 numbers printed on the bottle are mmyy for example 0507 is april 2007. generally these test kits are good for between 2 and 3 years! hope this helps! Phil :good:

Right so here is the next update, i have been cycling ammonia and associated nitrites from 5ppm to 0 for the last 3 days. I double checked the times today however, i will start my qualifying week from today just to be sure.... I did a large water change this evening 70% ish (made sure i used...

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woooohhoooooooo ammonia and nitrites down to zero two days in a row!!!! added another 5/6ppm of ammonia this morning, hoping for a similar result tomorrow. I have developed some green algae on the gravel in my tank and on the sides of the tank as well. Am i best to clean this off during my...

I had the same problem but fortunately i was in a fishless cycle so easier to sort out. How big is your tank? have you thought about getting some loaches to eat them? this is probably the best and most effective way as well as being a necessary dietry supplement for these species of fish. With...

i am beginning to get that sinking feeling again though WD, i tested the pH last night and it was around 6.8 - 7 so i did a 30% water change (with dechlorinator) this morning it is around 7. on a positive front the ammonia and nitrIte readings were completely zero this morning (which is a first...

pammy i have just been through something exactly the same as this.....! unfortunately i killed of my bacterial colony and had to start all over again so you can benefit from my mistakes!! firstly if the hardness of your water KH is less than 7 then you need to think about regular water changes...

this thread may help http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=194672 Hope all goes well... Phil

me too!!!

I'm no expert betta keeper ZEZY but essentially the fish's main concerns are ammonia and nitrites. If you are feeding him every couple of days or so and your 9 litre tank doesn't produce ammonia and nitrites over 0.25ppm per week then maybe this would be ok. However, it sounds like a case of bad...

agree entirely with pammy however you wont be able to do a fish in cycle (in fact any kind of cycle) without some filtration media on which to grow colonies of bacteria to process ammonia and nitrites. it is possible to keep him in your tank but it will require daily (at least) water changes...

Having no filter is not receommended and will require a lot of water changes in order for your betta to be happy. Have you tested the water to see if you have levels of ammonia and nitrItes? an API master test kit (liquid) will give you all the results you need. You will have to do water...

Sorry for the quick posts in succession but the last one was posted under my PH crash thread and i thought i needed to give you all the full background! So on sunday the ammonia levels were down to around 0.1 iand the nitrItes were at about 0.25. I charged ammonia to around 5ppm and the...

ok guys well last week i cleaned out the tank and started again as my plants all died the ammonia didn't reduce over several days and the water looked awfull....! had a colonial die off i'm afraid.......:( but things have moved on from there......! I added the mature media on thursday although...

thanks truckasauras you've been a big help! it is always tempting to overstock especially with the conflicting information that is available!!! Phil

thanks truckasauras, so from your response i guess my limit is 24 inches of fish?

in what way is it inaccurate truckasauras123? just asking cause i would love a detailed explanation if you have the time?

Guys i know this is a common question on these boards but it is really bugging me now..... using the 1inch of fish per gallon method appears to be the rule of thumb for most people and using this method my tank would hold approximately 24 inches of fish (or 61cm for those who work in metric!)...

ok so here is the next update!!! added the mature media on thursday although i have my suspicions about it (not sure it was all they said it was as some of it was dry and i had to ask them to put some tank water in with it so it didnt dry out on the journey home!!) anyway on friday i went to...

thanks miss wiggle!!!!! I am feeling quite optimistic now.... Will update on monday as to the progress over the weekend, hopefully i can start the qualifying week next week! Phil

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Spanerman hello and welcome.... Are you fishless cycling and adding ammonia or other products as this can cause some initial cloudiness? I'm no expert but i can offer an opinion. Personally I think the cloudiness may clear up if you just let it settle for a few days and see where it is...

I have news!!! I managed to convey my story to the lfs and they have kindly given me some mature filter media from their tanks....! I have put the sponges in my filter tonight almost 75-80% of the total of bio sponge that i have in there anyway so a really good amount of adopted media! I Have...

I was reading 5ppm ammonia on monday and the rest of my plants had begun to die off, i've cleaned the tank and started all over again!!!!! added 5ppm ammonia on tuesday and the relevant chemicals to dechlorinate etc i'm now on day 3 and my water is begining to look clear. PH holding steady...

pH is 7.2 - 7.3 and seems to be holding steady! i do think i have suffered an unfortunate die off even if the process had slowed i would still see some nitrIte readings wouldn't i?

Bad news im afraid!!!!!!!!! i came home this evening to a cloudy tank, dying plants, no nitrites and no reduction in the level of ammonia i charged on sunday. Im no expert but am i safe in the assumption that my tank has reset itself and i have suffered a 'die off' in my bacterial colony...

Miss Wiggle bless you for responding so quickly, thanks you have cheered me up a little this morning!!!! (how is Ian's new job? - you mentioned it about a week or so ago i've not been stalking you i promise!!!! haha :hyper: ) sorry to be all doom and gloom on a monday morning! panicing is...

Thanks guys!!! I re-established the PH Finally at around 7.2 after lots of PH improver (API) and baking soda in the end!!!!! I was seeing nitrItes on saturday after I did my big water change but on sunday I wasn't seeing any??? I thought that maybe the nitrIte bacteria had grown but after...

Greg, I'm using API's freshwater test kit (liquid)??? not sure why it is showing at 8.6 now will this hurt my bacterial colony in the filter? Phil

ok some background info.... i am currently around two weeks into my fishless cycle (with adopted filter media) and was cycling ammonia 3/4ppm in around 12-14 hours. nitrItes are off the charts and have been for about a 4 days now with nitrAtes present to around 10-15ppm. so crisis...

WD it appears you have the ability to see into the future!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a PH crash today to around 6.1 which i know is not good. I tested my tap water PH last time you asked and it was around 7.5 ish so i did a 75% ish water change tonight. I re-loaded with ammonia to around 5/6ppm, put...

will test my tap water tonight but im not sure it is much higher than this? can i use the PH up solution from API?

thanks wd much appreciated i did a PH test this morning and it was 6.6 on low and 7.2 ish on high. Will definately keep an eye on this now thanks!! just also noticed 6 or so little snails!!!!!!!! i posted a thread and got the response to use some meds or some veg matter and remove when the...

guys, I am half way through a fishless cycle (1 week) and all was going well until i have just noticed i have around half a dozen little snails slithering around in my tank!!!!!!!! I did take some bogwood from my lfs two pieces one of which had a plant growing in it... I presume that the...

ok so update guys: I have completed my first week of fishless cycling and all appears to be going well. I added some adopted filter media from my coldwater tank to the new tank last wednesday and the ammonia levels have steadily decreased over the week as the nitrites and nitrates have...

Ive had nothing but trouble with tetra air pumps and switched to eheim...! best thing i ever did, got to admit that i have not tried the rena though!