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Worth a look.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,276...1176573,00.html http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/eng...l?Caps_ann.html Paprika enhances the colour of Dover Sole, along with a sprig of parsley....

Sounds a little like an insecurity to me, (she to you initially but you're showin' the signs, what with her rain on your parade). I understand where you're coming from, (Lordy! I do!) -she's trying turn herself into St Francis of Assisi all of a sudden -you have to ask why? It's not really...

I'm new to this myself. I made the same mistake of doing the research afterwards. However from my small experience I can safely say that you are in the right place. All of the following is general advice. Some things that you need to do on the hurry up: Get water testing kit and get yourself...

Well folks this is probably, and hopefully, the last post regarding my new tank and it's cycle. I just got home from work and tested. Ammo and Nitrite are nil for the third consecutive day. Nitrates are at a constant 25. Everything else is as it was with perhaps a small curve towards a...

Will do! It just seems a little TOO good to be true -which means it probably is. Any ideas on the flossy stuff from the bogwood? It looks like spun candy.

I put it down to good advice. Cheers Heresmike et al!

Thanks again :thumbs: I tested again about half an hour ago. Ammo and Nitrite are still zero, whilst nitrates are showing as 25. I did a 10% water change almost 16 hours ago, there was some Flossy matter on the bogwood which I didn't like the look of. -_- If the cycle is over wasn't it a...

I'm not so sure that it's over. Today tested nil again on Nitrite and Ammo. Nitrates up a tad to maybe thirty. It's a Bi-Orb and holds 10US Gall. So far eleven or twelve days but seven with fish.... The Bubble Brothers seem okay, so that's alright with me!

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Welcome Sheila. I've been a member for oooo, almost a week. It's packed full of good people with good advice -certainly more than an inch per gallon! :hi:

Splendid. Thanks again for the feedback. It's reassuring to know that experienced people are out there and willing to lend a hand. I'm sure the Bubble Brothers, (my tetra), are a tad more relieved than I am -if only they knew!

OOPS! The first read is actually ammonia. Everything else as reported! :*)

New test reads as below: 0.2 NO2 (A decrease of .3 -however, it's hard to be 100% accurate. The scale on my test doesn't deal in less than .5) 25 NO3 (An increase of 5) Nil NO2 (Constant) 16+ GK (Constant) 20+KH (Constant) 8 PH (Constant) 78 degrees (Constant) 10US Gall tank (includes bogwood...

I think this is worth look at. Ferrets are hunters: Mink without the coat: Teeth with fast legs. Not for the faint-hearted http://www.ferretsanon.com/FerretInfo/read...dyforferret.htm

Thanks Heresmike. I appreciate the feedback

Just had the first Ammonia read less than .5 :D

I have readings of 20 NO3 Nil NO2 16+ GK 20+KH 8 PH 10US Gall tank (includes bogwood and a litre of gravel from an established tank -almost a kilo in weight) 4 B/Widow tetra Ammonia I can't test until I get down the LFS in the next couple of hours... What are the possibilities here? Should...

Yep. Works for me. You use Adobe? Like your avatar too. Cool as. B)

Alas that is the case. Unfortunately the concept of cycling a tank seems not to be known/explained by LFS or large-scale tank suppliers-mine's depressmart btw, and they offer a 7 day guarantee with the fish, go figure. As regards cycling, I only learned because I was noodling away on the web...

Thanks all! :D

I feel better now. Woke up this morning to find four fish still looking perky. I'm in the process of preparing and heating a five gallon bucket for a series of 10-20% water changes. I managed to get my hands on a litre of gravel from an established, and disease-free, tank which I've bagged in a...

According to the blurb, it's a five-step filtration system. From what I've ascertained primary is the aeration, secondary is the sponge filter and carbon pellets, and then as a tertiary measure, once established, ahem, it's the bacterial growth on the ceramics. The Bi-Orb website and the...

10US gallons. And thanks Alaska. I'll keep you posted. :)

I'm in a bit of a quandry at the moment -where to start? I bought a Bi-Orb a week ago -no excuse, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I filled it with water, added the sachet of Stress Zyme, plugged in the light and the therm, (78 degrees) , added a lump of bogwood, a small laval rock and...

Thanks there Alaska, I'm in a bit of a quandry at the moment -where to start? I bought a Bi-Orb a week ago -no excuse, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I filled it with water, added the sachet of Stress Zyme, plugged in the light and the therm, (78 degrees) , added a lump of bogwood, a...

Hello there, Such a brilliant web-site and populated by some amazingly helpful, friendly and experienced people. Unfortunately, I found this site a little too late. I confess, I haven't cycled properly. I knew nothing of it. Now, after 8 hours of reading the forums I am a little more...