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Just an Update. I took my test kit back to my LFS and had good and bad news, but at least the mystery is solved. It appears that my test kit was reading very high (ie Instead of reading 50mg/l it was around 100 mg/l :sly: ) However, to compound the error, the instructions told me that I...

Hi, Yesterday I bought 20L of RO water from the LFS and last night I tested it with the same test kit. The readings were as high as my tank water. :S RO water is supposed to be nutural pH and have no impurities including Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate, therefore I think I now have reason to...

I have also heard that Nitrate Kits can become unreliable with age, however as I said, I only bought this kit two weeks ago and the sell buy date is long. I am going back to my LFS today to get some fresh RO water (Supposedly free from Ammonia.Nitrites and Nitrates) and will test that before...

Thanks for all your comments. Last night I measured again and still the reading is over the top of my test kit (160+) I decided to read the water straight from the tap and, you guessed it :o the reading showed just as high. This set the mind thinking. I have some left over RO water in the...

Thanks Wolf, I think I had come to the same opinion regarding persevering with the water changes, but will now also look out for the products you have suggested. Regards Steve :thumbs:

Hi, My tank finally finished cycling a couple of weeks back, but now I am having trouble trying to get the Nitrate levels down. Tank readings 0.0 : Ammonia 0.0 - 0.1 Nitrites 160+ Nitrates 8.0 pH I have been doing 20 -25% water changes using a gravel cleaner for the past 4 nights and...

Have you tested the water with a good test kit ? If so what are the levels ?

Hi, Its been a while since I last posted, but have been reading the threads daily especially anything to do with cycling. My tank has now been through the ammonia spike and is now reading 0 mg/l, the Nitrite reading has been at about 1 - 1.5 mg/l for about 9 days so far, and the Nitrate...

I'm using Interpet Easy Test Aquarium Liquid Test Kit. Does this help ? I did test the pH of my tap water and that was high also 8.0 - 8.5 Regards Steve

Hi BlooZoo2, Sorry to say that my LFS suggested the 4 Danios route to cycling the tank. Having read the entries on this forum I wish I had found it sooner and gone down the Fishless Cycling route (If only for the fishes sake). Having said this the Danios are great fish and seem very happy at...

Ok, It's two days later and I have done another water test and the readings are the same as before, :whistle: Ammonia = 0.4mg/l Nitrite = 0.1mg/l Nitrate = 12.5mg/l PH = 9.0 Question : Should I hold off doing any water changes, if so when should I start ? Regards Steve

Thanks Everyone I found the cycling chart using Google earlier this morning and I have now set up a log and chart in Excel to plot the progress of my tank. Regards Steve

Hi, I received my test kit yesterday and carried out my first tests. My tank has been running for a week now and I've had 4 Zebra Danios in it for the last 4 days. On days 3 and 4 the water went a little cloudy but then cleared over night. Fish seem to be doing just fine. :thumbs: Below are...

Just wondering whether different Danios varieties in the same tank interact with each other ? eg. I have four Zebra Danios, if I added some other types of Danios of a similar size, would they accept each other as part of their own shoal or would they keep seperate. The way in which Zebras play...

Will adding plants effect the Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate levels ? Thanks Again Steve

Thank you Clairel, Kat and James for your prompt replies. Could I just ask whether: 1) Did you buy bunched plants or plants in pots? 2) If bunched is it just a matter of just pushing them into the gravel or did you tie them to something ? Sorry but I haven't got green fingers :D Steve

Hi, I have just setup a Sicce 'Moby Dick' tank (10G) for my daughters and I'm currently cycling with 4 Zebra Danios (great fish by the way, loads of character :cool: ). I have just received my purchase of a test kit so will be able to check levels tonight. All seems well with the fish after...