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Water stats are ammonia 0ppm nitrite 0pp and nitrate between 20-30 ppm Yeah i have black gravel in my tank but wondered about changing to a different finer substrate e.g sand but I quite like the black in my tank at the moment, ide also thought a finer substrate might be better for my small...

I did think the pics made them look better than they actually are, the first ones covered in black spots and I have no idea why, second ones old leaves seem to go a light brown colour as soon as new ones grow which then in turn go light brown after a week or so then it's the same with the last...

Thanks! :) will take a look and see if there's any more info I can find about caring for these plants

Well I've had these 3 plants in my tank for a good few months now and they don't appear to be doing as well as I thought they would. When I bought them I asked specifically for ones that were easy to keep and got reccomened these: I keep my lights on between 7-8 hours and add easy life...

Hi everyone :) Well after 7 months with the 46L fluval edge I've decided it's time for a bigger and better tank, Partly because my platy had babies (6 survived and I didn't even know she was pregnant) and part of the reason for changing to a different tank is just because the fluval edges IMO...

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Hi, have sent a few people messages in my area asking if they have any filter media to aid my fishless cycle but had no replies :( I'm from the Nottinghamshire area and would be VERY VERY greatful if anyone could help by donating me some of theirs? Have payment ready and waiting :) Thanks in...

Right I carried out a small 20% water change approx 5 days ago to get rid of the gunk. Added a heater and temps been at at steady 28-29oC The water change took my ammonia level from 1ppm to between 0.25ppm - 0.50ppm. Let ammonia drop to a definite 0.25ppm and then added 1ml of ammonia about 3...

Right today, just got back from work and noticed this sort of clear stuff what looks like its growing on the gravel. Sort of movers with the flow of the water and started in like little stringy bits but now I seem to have a few patches of it. Is it algea? Should I leave it alone as I'm in the...

Well tested today and something's given my cycle a well needed kick up the backside. Ammonia has dropped from 2ppm to 1ppm and the nitrite test didn't seem as purple more of a pinkish colour today which I hope means its reducing. Been having a look at heaters and have decided on the fluval e...

Oops probably shouldn't have done that then. Ah never mind. I redosed ammonia to around 2 ppm so will see how it progresses during the next few days. Will have a shop around for heaters tomorrow and see what I can find.

Thanks, well I've just done around a 80% water change and set everything back up. Gave the sponge and biomax a quite swish in the old tank water and my god the sponge didn't half stink! Now I've just tested the water again and got this result: Nitrite drops didn't turn purple in the bottom of...

Thanks for the advice :) may have to look into a heater then. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good heater for my tank? I'm a total newbie when it comes to keeping fish, the fishless cycle was almost mind boggling. I'm just looking forward to getting a few fish when I'm cycled and...

Yes I did think exactly the same, when I took it out of the box I though 'oh is that the base' then expected the tank to just lift of the box quite easily but I was quite hard to pick up and so heavy even without 46 litres of water and 2 bags of gravel inside it. And I know what you mean about...

That's what I thought when I got the deep purple colour in the test tube. Raced upstairs with the test tube to show the other half. Now that was a week ago and not a lots happened since :( ill be glad when it does. Other half keeps asking if its ready for fish yet, have to keep saying no and...

Wow that tank looks beautiful! Where did you get your silk plants? I can only find the biorb ones with the ball on the bottom which is quite hard to hide in a normal tank

It's a lovely tank isn't it. Well I got the moss balls from pets at home and they got them directly from the tropical tanks with fish inside so thought that might speed things up a little. May have to get a heater if things don't speed up next week, didn't really want to as I only want to put...

Started my fishless cycle on the 5th of December following lots of reading up about the proper way to set up a fish tank before adding fish. I have a fluval edge 46 litre tank. Added 2.5ml of ammonia on day 1. tested a while afterwards and got a very green reading so probalbly added a little too...

Oh good, thought I was doing something wrong. Tanks a little cloudy today but suppose that's to be expected. May put a few white and gold cloud mountain minnow's in around 8 ish I think. The water temp is around 21 at night and rises to 23 in the day so according to pets at home I can keep them...

Thanks :) got my tank yesterday. A fluval edge 46 litre in black. Quite impressed with the look of the tank so far and the filters nice and quiet too which is nice. Last night I added 2.5ml of ammonia (kleen off brand brought from eBay) Lights are off and dropped the water level slightly. Dont...

Hi, just waiting for my ammonia and testing kit to arrive before I start my fishless cycle. Do I treat the tap water to make it safe for fish as I start the fishless cycle or after the cycle has finished?