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I've just changed the substrate of my almost cycled tank but kept the filter submerged and kept most of the old tank water and a couple of the old deco. Question is this; have I just set myself back in the cycling process? Water test after an hour was: Ammonia 0.25 Nitrite 0.25 Nitrate 40...

Ah, brilliant. So am I right in thinking that by seeing this I am close to the end of cycling the tank, I just need to wait for the nitrates to level out? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hey guys, I've just noticed a brown coating forming on my white substrate. I'm guessing this is algae yes? Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks guys. Just got back from the store. Everything was fine with the water, but that's after two days of nursing the tank so I expect whatever was going on was resolved. Personally I think it was ammonia building up due to the filter not providing a sufficient flow around the tank. I have...

Spoke to soon... The one struggling didn't make it. Body removed and another 25% change done, the others seem ok now though. I'm going to go back to the store today and get the water tested. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks for the responses everyone. I had the tank from new for a couple of days fitted with a dennerle corner filter and a heater set at 25. I have water conditioner in there and put the correct amount as per the bottle. All of them were struggling last thing yesterday so I did another 25%...

I've just bought a 20 litre nano cube and after speaking to the guys at the store was told the fastest way to cycle would be with fish. I came away with four white mountain minnows, pure aquarium balls and some tap safe. Everything was going fine until I came down and found two fish at the top...