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Il replace 50% then report back :)

I’m happy to do a water change if it will help?… or speed things up…

It’s okay you have been very helpful!

What if I was to do a part water change?….

@Essjay yes I added the bicarbonate and then added the ammonia. I thought this was what I was suppose to do 😭 ahhh so frustrating Iv been so excited all day. So now I’m just to leave it, test tomorrow and see we’re it’s up too.

@Essjay 😩 Ammonia 0.50 Nitrite 5ppm Nitrate 160 ppm

Thanks, yeah I guess I have been. Haha. When I got my tank delivered I wasn’t aware of any of this so it was a slight set back. But the end is in sight! Fingers crossed tonight could be the full water change and planting.

Yes they were very helpful as always 🤓 so now that I have learnt that low ph slows the cycle down / prevents it from working, am I correct in thinking that I need to test again in 24 hours (around 6pm tomorrow) and “IF” 🤞 I have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite… is it water change time OR do I then add...

Yes I think he said to leave the Java in its pot. Anyway, I will take them all out and attach the Java using fishing wire, really looking forward at this point to just putting even the plants in haha. Iv been staring at water for over a month haha.

Yes the shop owner explained about attaching the Java fern. I think a bit of fishing line is safer/cheaper. He did say to keep it in its pot. So do I need to physically remove the other from their pots and plant stem by stem ?

@Essjay The ph is now 7.4 and I have added another 2.5ml of ammonia

Ok this is done, il test the ph an half an hour and let you know

My parents who live round the corner have got some so I’m going to grab it now @Essjay So how much water shall I take out and how much bicarbonate of soda should I add exactly

Unfortunately I don’t have any in the cupboards and as it’s now 5pm on bank holiday I’m going to have to get it tomorrow Is doing a water change not an option ?

6.4

I got my first 5 plants today Microsorium pteropis “javafern” Exhindodorus paniculatus “Amazon sword” Ludwiga respond diamond Red

@Essjay @jaylach @CaptainBarnicles After adding the 2.5ml to the tank exactly 24 hours ago and again boiling water / correct measurements etc you can see that I still have nitrite and ammonia I’d say 1ppm on both (more like 1.5)

Okie dokie. I will test it tomorrow and if they are both below what is required I will add another 2.5ml of ammonia

Ok so 24 hours exactly later, again, thoroughly cleaned and precise amounts and we have 0.50 nitrite and 0.50 ammonium @Essjay Slightly disappointing as I wanted to get my plants tomorrow :(

Ok that’s great. Presumably the plants will be okay if I am adding ammonia? So… Test the water for zero zero Then empty 95% of water Then add plants and decor Then fill back up carefully Then on Wednesday feed with 0.8ml ammonia Then Saturday fish 🐠 Is that okay

Well my next step will be plants and ornaments, I’m eagerly waiting till 3pm (24 hours since the last test. @Essjay if I get a reading of 0 ammonia 0 nitrite today what’s the next step? As I’m keen to get the plants and decor in now

I think I will probably go for cardinal tetras. I group of tetras is definitely my starting point. Due to what has been said about the weak immune systems of neon tetras due to over breeding etc

Okay no problem. I will be back home around 4 today, il add 2.5ml of ammonium and then test again Sunday night! And let you know :)

@Essjay @CaptainBarnicles Thoroughly washed tubes and syringe with boiled water. Ammonia 0 - 0.25 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 15ppm

There’s a chance that I missed them, I just saw a small tank with about maybe 10 plants in.

Yes I went to pier last weekend for the first time. It was great. To be honest I will probably get my plants from there.

As a whole, would you suggest ordering online as opposed to the local aquatic store ?

What kind of other tetras do you mean? I have seen that you can get them in different colours I know they like to live as a group, does the colour matter ? So is 12 neon tetras just the same as 6neons and 6 cardinals ?

They have a very large variety of plants! There’s so much more to this hobby than you think! I think I just need to make a note of all the easy plants to look after then pick an amount of plants I want and then order them all at once

Thank you. As I live in the UK buce plants may be a bit far!

@Essjay Thank you once again for all of this. I see, so I will go with the neon tetras over the guppies then due to the soft water. I think it was advised / decided that I would be looking at getting 15 of these as they like to be in groups. So really what I need to do is have a look at which...

What are the root tabs and how do they work? I have had mixed reactions about "amount" of fish to add in one go. How come you did it this way?

Okay so I wanted to do a summary of were I am up too. All being well I am in the final stages of my fishless cycle and its time to start thinking about the last 3 things. - Plants - Ornaments - Fish (I have asked a few of these questions before but they are lost in threads) My tank is 160...