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Hi all, just a quick question. I added TSS to my tank yesterday along with a betta however my parameters (especially ammonia) seem to be quite high? My readings this morning were ammonia 1ppm, nitrite 0.5-1ppm (can't really tell on the test), nitrate 10ppm. (My tap water has 5ppm nitrate)...

Think I'll stay clear of Duckweed then! ? Frogbit sounds like a good idea though, I'll see if my fish shop has it.

That's great, thank you for your help! I have a friend who runs a pet shop so managed to get some safestart straight from the warehouse; hopefully that means it hasn't been sitting around too long but if it doesnt work my LFS always has it in stock so I'll grab some more. I'll definitely look...

This is how the tank is looking; not majorly cloudy but not clear either.

The tank hasn't been set up long, only since Sunday and the plants were added on Monday so it sounds like it could be a bacterial bloom. Are these harmful to the fish at all (or the beneficial bacteria I do want)? The root tabs I used were Tropica Nutrition Capsules. I planned on using tetra...

So I've tested the water again this morning. Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 10 (this was already in my tap water). However, the water seems to have gone slightly cloudy and I'm not sure why? Will this be safe for the fish as it seems my levels are normal? I don't yet have anything in the tank but...

Fab thank you both! I did try to get as much daylight as possible but did also have lights on so that may have affected it. I'll try testing again tomorrow and see what the reading says.

Hi all, I have a 30 litre tank set up with a few plants. I added root tabs yesterday and this morning I have an ammonia reading of 0.25ppm I think. I've never used the API master test kit before and the colour of the water doesn't really seem to match any of the colours on the chart. I tested...

Thank you both for your replies! I've never heard of a silent cycle however it seems like a good idea since I'm wanting to add plants. Do I still add TSS and ammonia for a silent cycle? Had a quick search but I'm a little lost on what I need to do. What sorts of plants should I be adding to...

Hello all! So I have an old tank that I'm planning on setting up using tetra safestart, however I have a few questions: 1. I'd like to do a fishless cycle so want to use the TSS to jumpstart the cycle. I'll be adding ammonia to the tank but I'm unsure how much to add? The tank is about 68...