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I agree with Martyn, I do not use chemicals to "help" the cycling process other than pure ammonia for fishless cycling.

Hi Clairebear76, The reason pet shops do not advise / know about fishless cycle is becuase it would put most people off buying fish. (you've just bought your tank and have to wait upto 6 weeks before adding fish - most people wouldn't listen to that advise). I think your 34 litre tank is...

Hi, Nice tank, I cycled my tank at 30c. It can take over 2 weeks for nitrite to appear that means no change in ammonia. Keep with it - it will take about 6 weeks. Lee

i used kleen off and it worked. you have to shake the bottle - if it bubbles up then its no good. Lee

i used kleen off and it worked. you have to shake the bottle - if it bubbles up the its no good. Lee

I'm not sure what the floor is like. i don't want to have to get the floor done. Hopefully it will be ok.

Hi jonno, Is your Ph rising? In the past my cycle stalled due to too much ammonia which lowered the ph. I would test your ammonia and make sure it is not over 6ppm - if it's off the chart i would do a 50% water change then topup the tank with conditioned water then test after an hour. I'm...

Hey everyone, Soon I am to be buying a house and after living in a flat for the last year I've decided to get a fish tank. Depending on the space I was wondering if the floor could take the weight. People have asked this question before but when you are buying a house the last thing you...

also - 5 hours drive away to a different area with a different ph. when you get to your destination remember to float the bag in the tank so it gets the same temp and add some tank water every 5 - 10 minutes so the fish can adjust to the ph. Lee

Hi, When i was cycling my tank it took over 2 weeks for nitrites. Be paitent and keep testing the water daily. If you're going to be away from home over night don't be tempted to add extra ammonia as it will create problems. it is worth the wait - i had no fatalities. I cant wait to...

Hi SFK, When i cycled my tank, it took over 2 weeks for nitrite to show up. Few things i learned was that if the ammonia gets too high it will lower the ph which can make you tank stall. I put in extra ammonia to cover the weekend and it stalled my tank. a 30% water change did the trick...

Hi, It doesn't sound like anything i've seen. I cycled my old tank with ammonia and never saw anything like that. once your cycle starts going - you can get green agle due to high nitrates. I got kleen off ammonia from focus do it. Lee

Hi Mate, Nice fish tank - when I've bought my house (in the next few weeks) I will be getting a fish tank. I was going to get a trigon 190 but after seeing your tank I'm torn between the two. When you've added fish please post some pics. Lee