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It's 105l - H48, W78, D37.5cm :)

That's really interesting. I wonder if I should look into what's most popular in my area and avoid those. What sort of size are yours? I've seen people say different sizes online :/

Hello!! Not sure if it really makes any difference but is there any specific kinds of corys people recommend/ don’t recommend. I know some kinds of fish can get health conditions based on how they’ve been bread. I’ve been looking at peppered, pandas and false Julii corys just based on which ones...

@Slaphppy7 @Essjay hopefully!! Thanks for the help ?

Ah okay, I’ll do that now. I thought so but thought it may be different as I’ve already done a bit of it and have had to start again ? I think everyone seems to do things slightly differently. After doing it for a few weeks I think I’ve got my head around it properly now. I’ll follow the thread...

So going by the cycling thread on here, would that count as the “snack dose”? As on the instructions on here it says to add another full dose for dose #2 ☺️ I assume it’s different though as I’ve already got some of the good bacteria in my tank now. Then I’ll wait until my ammonia is under 0.25...

@Essjay I’ve got 0 ammonia (did 2 API test strips, I know the liquid test stuff is better but I can’t get hold of any at the moment), 4 nitrite and 40 nitrate. So according to the cycling advice on here, it’s time to add dose 2 as my ammonia is under 0.75 and nitrite is over 2?

@madmark285 @Essjay This is SO helpful thank you! I emptied and re filled my tank yesterday and got the ammonia to 3ppm. I will test this evening and report back! :D

That's really helpful thank you. I knew I'd done it wrong but wasn't sure what to do about it. I'll change the water today and hopefully I'll have at least some of the bacteria! :)

I have yes, I tried to make my own notes on it so I could get my head around it a bit more but I've obviously done it wrong. It's my first tank. I'll empty and re fill it today, thank you :)

My ammonia is 0 every day unless I add more. That’s where I got a bit confused because I was expecting it to take much longer to go down each time. I did use a filter boost which says it’s meant to promote healthy bacteria every other day for a week until my ammonia arrived so maybe that’s made...

I’m on day 19 of my first tank cycle. I think I’ve messed up. I’ve been using the advice on this forum to cycle my tank but I think I must’ve read somewhere else that if my ammonia was below 0 it would make the pH go down so I needed to make sure I’m adding more. And I think I’ve added ammonia...

I’ll give it a proper clean when I do my first water change before I get fish. How do I know when it gets clogged up? Will the water start to look dirty?

Okay that’s great thanks! So I’ll wait until the cycle has completely finished then clean it in the old tank water before I get new fish.

I’m just over a month into cycling my first tank. I have a tetra easy crystal filter which came with a replacement filter pack C. Do I need to replace this now as it’s been 4 weeks or will that get rid of some of the healthy bacteria I’ve been building up??

everyones saying its happened after months for them, mine was only in there for a couple of days!!

There’s white blobs coming out the wood and white fuzzy stuff on the floor with little orange/yellow bits in it

I’m currently cycling my tank using the fish less method posted on here, I’ve been told not to do any water changes until it’s done but am I ok to siphon out some of the white stuff that’s come out of the wood? I’d have to put some water back in though as it’s almost going below the line on the...

That's good to know, thanks! Thank you his names Bob :)

Mines been in there for a couple of days. That’s a long time!!

Great to know, thanks!

Thank you!!

I’ve only just started cycling my tank and today my partner noticed this white stuff on the wood in my tank. It looks like tiny jellyfish. Is there anything I need to do about this? I’ve been advised not to change the water until I’m done cycling. It was VERY green in there yesterday, looks...

That’s really helpful thank you my ammonia stuff comes on Wednesday so I’ll start with the method on here ☺️

Thanks for the advice, I do feel quite stressed about messing it up. Think I need to just relax a bit! ?

Thanks so much for your advice I feel a lot more confident in what I’m doing now. I’ll do what the filter boost says for the first week then I’ve got the ammonia arriving on Wednesday and I’ll start doing that and following the guide on here. :) Will the green water go away on its own?

That’s what I got from the test yes. I did try to rinse it, it’s black sand.

Oh that’s the one I’ve been using. I’ll order the ammonia product now. Shall I just treat it as day 1 of cycling when I add the ammonia? Should I stop using the love fish filter boost I’ve been using?

I’ve ordered a test kit that will come tomorrow. Thanks!

I have read through this a few times. Only thing I’ve done differently is use the ammonia product as it says on the bottle.

No3- 10 No2- 0 pH- 7 KH- 80 GH- 180 okay thank you I won’t change the water.

Hello! I’ve got a 105l tank, I started it 3 days ago and have put a double dose of filter boost day 1, then a normal dose today (day 3) and will continue to do this every other day for the first week as it says on the bottle. The tank was very cloudy yesterday and today it’s looking green with...