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Hi, I've recently bought a biorb60, being new to fishkeeping I'd read so many posts about the "innapropriate" size/nature of these that it nearly put me off...... sure a rectangular tank has more `Pros than the BiOrb but the fact is i'm LUVIN mine now it has fish. I "fishless cycled" and it...

Hi, That is correct, I cant remember the exact ppm from Ammonia to NitrIte but it's certainly more than a 1:1 ratio. A few things to consider..... how big is your tank ? do you have any zeolite in your filter ( this could be eating the Ammonia rather than the colony of A-bacs you are trying to...

****UPDATE FROM YESTERDAY****** Have I got NitrAtes or not ?? This was bugging me so much (test strips showed huge amounts !!) i decided to do an improvised test..... basically I started by taking only 1ml of tank water & adding 4ml of "tap" water to give the 5ml needed for the API test...

Hi ZoddyZod, I posted yeaterday about a similar problem i was having with the API Nitrate tests. I'm mid cycle and could not get any readings for NitrAtes either. This was bugging me so much (test strips showed huge amounts !!) i decided to do an improvised test..... basically I started by...

Hi, I'm in my first "fishless cycle" 17days in & all seemed to be going as expected (after reading numerous posts) Here's my current situation/dilema !! 1/ Ammonia (4ppm) is being consumed within approx 12hrs (re-dosing every 24hrs) 2/ NitrItes are off the charts However yesterday my Ph...

Thanks for the feedback, I've been looking into maybe Harlequin Rasbora or maybe Pristella Tetra's as my first little friends.... any thoughts ? a shoal of about 6 probably. it's a small tank (60l) also now my Ammonia is processing nicely should I be checking it at 12hr intervals ( no NitRates...

Anyone ? after I add the bogwood ( when the cycle is complete ) how long will it take to lower my PH & give me a steady....usable reading for stocking research ? Cheers :good:

Hi, :unsure: I'm currently fishless cycling my first tank and all seems to be going well. It can now process 5ppm in 24hrs but I havn't seen any Nitrate's yet..... hears hoping it wont be too much longer. (10days in) Whilst in this cycle I planned to research suitable fish for a newcomer, in...

That's great waterdrop, thanks for the info I've been reading as many articles as i can find on this website & your name seems to crop up on most :good: Thanks for taking the time to help us Newbies out. I've been fishless cycling my first tank for 10days now after adding the Ammonia to 5ppm &...

Hi There, :rolleyes: I'm new to tropical fishkeeping and am currently "fishless cycling" my first tank. All seems to be going as expected. The Ammonia has dropped slightly and a small amount of NitrIte is now present (after 6 days ). I have a few questions tho if anyone can answer i'd be...

Thanks for the info, my tank will hopefully soon be a buubling soup of good bacteria !! It came with a stressZyme sachet which says will speed filtration bacterial build-up. I know a lot of posters who disagree that any of these can actually work as they've been shelf stacked for god knows how...

Hi All, As a complete novice to fishkeeping I would like to say what a great source of info this site has been/ will continue to be to me. If I'd listened to the Lfs I'd probably have a tank full of dead fish by now. Luckily after buying my tank ( a small 60l to begin with a week ago )I found...