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Perfect Thanks for the replies luckily it’s my local fish store so we share similar water parameters in terms of GH and KH. The fish tank is at the parameters the fish needs so I shall float the bag temperature March and then add them in without adding bag water to the aquarium. Thanks for the help

Hello All, was hoping to find out the pros and cons of different acclimation methods. I’ll be adding some fish to a now cycled fresh water tank. Will be looking at adding some zebra danios to start. What method would you recommended please ? And any tips for helping them acclimate once added...

Now on Day 36 adding 2ppm of ammonia and when tested 24 hours later it’s 0 ammonia and 0.25ppm of nitrite with nitrates around 40ppm currently so looks like the end is in sight. Would you bother with a water change when nitrates reach a certain level while cycling ? I understand to do as many...

Since first seeing nitrites how long does it tend to take before seeing nitrites drop and nitrates appear. I’m testing and have no nitrates as of yet, I’ve read somewhere that sometimes there isn’t room for the nitrite consuming bacteria to grow on the filter due to the ammonia consuming...

I’m checking my Ph every 2-3 days and so far it’s staying constant at 7.6. I’m lead to believe keeping it above 7 will prevent the cycle stalling ?

Thankfully my Cycle is now in swing with ammonia being converted into nitrites. Reading across various sources, I’m under the impression that high nitrites can slow down if not stall the cycle. However I can’t seem to find what is classed as high nitrites. Do people recommend water changes when...

So as if by magic 3 days later after the water change I have nitrites. Nitrites reading 0.5 ppm, the ammonia doesn’t appear to have dropped so still reading at 2ppm. Am I right in thinking wait until ammonia drops to 1ppm before dosing back up to 2ppm and keep monitoring nitrites ? Thanks again...

So I’ve performed the water change today, kept my filter in tank water in a bucket. Added SeaChem prime to the water before adding to the tank. I’ve got the filter heater and air stone running again. Added Ammonia as I did previous, now I’m Going to give it a few hours then retest and add ammonia.

Perfect Thankyou for the help will empty the tank tomorrow and completely and refill, there’s probably very little bacteria in the filter but if there is would it remain whilst the tank is emptied and refilled. Fingers crossed I get some nitrites in the next two weeks

I tested the water parameters direct from my tank before this post the ph was 7.8 direct from the tank

I just used dr Tim’s ammonium chloride at the dosage on the bottle and then when tested it showed up at 2ppm on the API test kit

Perfect will empty the aquarium tomorrow and start again from scratch. Should I just add the ammonia and nothing else. Had looked at products like Dr Tim’s Bacteria ? Are these worth adding or should I purely just add the ammonia ? Anything else I should or shouldn’t do ? Thanks Again

I used exactly 2ml I’ve got a variety of medical syringes due to my line of work. So I made sure it was exactly 2ml rather than guessing with cap fulls. Is it worth doing a water change or starting the cycle again ? Is it makes any difference my KH and GH are naturally low so I have added pure...

Unfortunately so, that’s why I think somethings not right. It’s not dropped at all the test kit is well within date

Hello All, currently on day 21 of a fishless cycle and have no nitrites as of yet. Is this normal or have I done something wrong. How long has it taken other people to see nitrites appear ? My tank is 80 litres, the filter is set up and the temperature has been at 28 Celsius / 82 Fahrenheit...