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Cool,m sounds good then. Out of interest, how do you know how much ammonia I have added? Cause I followed the guide you attached...Thanks

Tested today and got 0.5 Ammonia, 4 Nitriite and 120 Nitrate...Not sure what to do next...feed some ammonia? wait?

I was going to do a fish-less cycle with a planted aquarium had everything set up for a couple of weeks and then started adding ammonia. Saw that the ammonia levels were sky high! I think this was due to the snails that came in on the plants! So I've been doing water changes to bring the ammonia...

Thanks for the advice guys. I've tested the water today and found Ammonia is down to 5ppm which is progress. Also, i'm showing some nitrites! (0.25ppm) which I'm hoping means some bacteria is consuming the ammonia? I also tested Nitrate which was showing around 2.5ppm. I just did a 40% water...

Thanks for your help :) I think I'll have to go with a "snail-in cycle". Do just daily water changes to keep the ammonia at 0.5? Or is there more to it? I was so set that it was gonna be a fish-less cycle that I don't know where to start with fish (or snail) in cycle. When will it be safe to add...

I believe they must have come on the plants yes. I'm not quite sure what you mean... So I should currently get the ammonia to 0.5 with water changes, and then do a fish-in cycle? Sorry if i'm completely missing the point!

Hi guys, hope someone can help me. I've been running a fishless tank with plants in for around 3-4 weeks until I could afford testing kit etc to start my fishless cycle. So I followed the pinned guide on this forum and calculated the correct amount of ammonia to add. I think I should have tested...

Yeah i'm not going to buy fish until I am confident I am fully cycled. I don't have a clue what the plants are, but some of them are looking slightly browner than when I got them! I've also notice some tiny snails! And on the coconut shell on the left there's a film of translucent fluffy stuff...

The mist has cleared! I'm quite happy with the overall look...   I have however run out of money for now so gotta wait a week or so before I can get hold of a decent test kit. Wondering if I should add some ammonia now or wait till I have the test kit ready?

Last thing I want is dead fish, so I'm gonna buy a new filter. Any suggestions for good value brands? Ones to avoid? I'm looking for the cheapest thing that'll do the job enough to keep the fish and plants happy and healthy.   Thanks for the warnings...   I assume something like this is too...

So I've started my first aquarium with a 65l tank, and ELITE Stingray 15 filter - USED - I've had the tank running for a couple of days and I've added substrate, plants, rocks etc. The water is a little murky but i'm assuming that's due to the sand being stirred up while I was moving stuff...

Here's it with some plants added, along with a finding nemo turtle ornament my wife insisted on getting to please our two year old! I moved a lot of stuff around to get it looking nice and disturbed the sand. it's now all cloudy again...I've dechlorinated the water so now I've just got to grab...

Most of the cloudiness has cleared up this morning. Off to the LFS at some point today to grab a heater, dechlorinator and some plants! I'll make a list of all stock species that catch my eye and report back here with a list of potential candidates...   They didn't have any bettas last time I...

UPDATE: So I cleaned the tank, cleaned my play sand and my rocks, put it all in and added water and filter. I'm going to add dechlorinator tomorrow. Do I need to add the heater yet or wait till I start cycling? With the filter, is it OK that this is used? I understand this may help is...

Your tank and stock are beautiful. I love the contrast of the graceful Betta and the clumsy but charming Gobies! In my first tank (60l) I'm planning for a Betta, some gobies and some red cherry shrimp - after your advice and seeing how nice it is to have that contrast... :)

Cool, thanks for the advice. I might have to go for the betta just because they are such a spectacular centerpiece! Gobies look rally nice, maybe with some red cherry shrimp?

Yeah some others are saying its a risk as they occupy the same area of the tank. What would be a nice looking bottom feeder that's not aggressive?

So I inherited this tank off a cousin. Comes with filter: Elite Stingray 15 (don't have a clue if its any good. So need to clean it up, get some aquascaping done and start cycling!)     I want to make it look nice and natural with bog wood, live plants and a variety of rocks/caves. In terms of...

Okay so looking into it a bit more...A new idea: 10 Galaxies with 1 Betta, is that okay?

A quick  search on the honey gourami shows a minimum tank of 60l so I may get away with that...   Maybe just that and a solid school of 6-10 Galaxy Rasboras as they are my favourite?

Thanks for the quick response again! :)   Great advice on the plants thank you! I will do some research as to which of those you've suggested will give the look/scape i'm after. FYI my tank will have quite good indirect sunlight and direct sunlight for part of the day. The bulb is a 15w sunglo...

Ok so a couple of ideas for stock. Let me know if these are feasible and if not, what the alternatives are... -Dwarf Gourami OR Bolivian Ram -6 Galaxy Rasbora -6 Zebra Danio Or 6 Harlequin Rasbora Would all these guys cohabit peacefully? And would they all be happy with the same temp water...

I was just about to say that, Techen!   Please, never boil rocks; it can be extremely dangerous!     Thank you guys for all the advice! Think I'm gonna do some research on tropical fish species and come back here to post my ideas! Glad you mentioned about the rocks! I was wondering if chucking...

Thanks for your quick reply! I love in Dorset so the water is quite hard here I believe... I thought that would be the case with the crabs though I've seen people say it could be done. But I wouldn't want to risk any violence... Are there any other non vertebrae alternatives that would add a...

Hi everyone. Looking setting ound the forums I can see the members on here are quite friendly so I thought I'd join. I managed to pick up a 65l tank with a filter for £30. I know I need a heater to keep tropical fish Which is my intention. I want the tank to look as natural as possible so I'm...