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Ha ha! That is what my face looks like when I read the tests. No worries, I'll just power on through with the water changes. There's nothing else to do really, would just be nice to understand it that's all. Thanks for being as confused as me. I don't feel totally crazy now!

PH is 8. The ammonia was about 0.5 today. The nitrite was 0 and the nitrates were about the same as in my tap (10). I am doing 50% water changes. I can keep up with the water changes, I know what I've got to do. I would like to understand it a little better though. I understand that nitrogen...

Thanks for all your help guys. The bloom has gone and has not come back. The water has 0.25 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 10 nitrate now. I'm a little concerned that the ammonia has been like that for 2 days, but i am doing a 50% water change as soon as I come home from work each day and my one fish...

This is an online photo of my old aquarium. If the attachement does not work, follow this link and look for the aquarium that is the lamp. http://www.incredibl...-the-world.html The leak is coming from the bottom of the tank, but the black plastic underneath completely covers it so it's...

Thanks, the seal underneath seems to have gone, but it is an ornamental tank so it a very strange shape and encased in other plastic also. I can't get to the area where the leak is, and I didn't have sealent anyway so I had to get a new tank. I do like it though, so now that it is empty, i will...

Ok, I will do a large water change now. Thanks for the advice on the salt. I did not know that! The reason I have not filled up the tank completely is that I did not want to put too much new water into it, I was hoping that filling it up slowly would prevent the tank from recycling. Cycle is...

Hi guys, any information would be appreciated. I came home from work about 4 days ago and discovered my tropical tank (25 litres) had a severe leak. It was too late in the evening to get to the pet store so I had to find a tank quickly on gumtree to save my fish. I have a shrimp, a glass...

its called stress zyme - it says it adds beneficial bacteria and speeds up the cycling process. by stuff I meant aqua safe, sorry.

Just an update: my water testing kit arrived today so I have just done a test - I didn't change the water at all yesterday because i was going on the advice of the lfs (which we have now decided is a bad idea!). After adding the cycling bacteria and stuff for the last week, i was expecting a...

Thank you Soy Bean! I have been wanting to get a few more neons because they look kinda lonely being only 3! And thank you old spouse! I just read the link in your signature as well and found it very helpful. Off to bed now, hopefully I can sleep better now with more knowledge to save my...

sorry sorry. edit. only 10 inches high

my tank is pretty small. It is 20 inches high, 25 inches long and 10 inches wide. but its kind of an elipse shape. The surface area I have calculated to be 157 inches squared and I have approx 5 inches of fish in there. I live in an apartment and I don't have much space so I thought I would get...

yeah, I think that is what the guy in the shop said they were called! I do feel so much better now after talking to everyone here. I just need to have a bit of patience but its hard when you feel like everything you are doing is wrong! Again, I can't thank you enought for taking the time to...

Hmmm, I have neon tetras in there so that might be a problem then. But thank you for this information - if I did add it, I wouldn't know that it doesn't evapourate so would have just kept adding a tbsp each time!

Thanks everyone. It is very reassuring to know that fish in cycles can be unpredicatable. And I have now ordered a test kit so I should get that in a few days. I am glad that everyone agrees that stripping it down would be a bad idea. I was really nervous about doing that but I kind of felt...

Hi everyone, I would appreciate it so much if someone could help me. I am tearing my hair out with my new aquarium and have been given a lot of conflicting and bad advice. My major problem is my water quality. I will try and give you as many details as possible, so sorry for a huge post, i just...