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that much??? 75 % ? what of the levels come back after the first change

i cleaned it in water from the current tank i have been told to do a daily 10% change. hope this works over the next week cheers dan

hi all, I have had my tank running for about 6 weeks since it was fully cycled. i have tested the water every few days since and its been perfect. all 0's and 7ph. A few days ago i tested the water and found the nitrites were 0.3 , and nitrates 5. I did a 30%-40% water change and cleaned the...

i cycled the tank before adding the fish its been 2 weeks since they were added. water is fine all 0's and ph is 7 it is a bristlenoce i also have 8 neon tetras, 2 grey corys and 1 albino

hi all had my tank up and running for around 2 weeks now. i have 8 neon tetras, 3 corys and 1 pleco all fish seem healthy and water is fine. whats the maximum amount of fish i can keep in my 70L tank? i dont want to come anywhere near the maximum Thanks dan

hi, i have just tested the water, more than 24 hours later ammonia 0 ph 7 nitrate 5 nitrite 0 cheers dan

Hi, I have added my first lot of fish to my new tank. The tank has been on a fishless cycle for 6 weeks. I have added 6 neon tetras and 1 albino cory. They have been in for over 24 hours and look fine and healthy apart from 1 which i found dead in the filter this morning. I took him straight...

helloo im doing a fishless cycle at the moment. the ammonia level was 0 when last tested. my brother switched the filter off for 24 hours without me knowing. is it ok to start running again, or has this caused nay problems? thanks dan

thanks mate :)

Helloo Been adding 3ppm ammonia for the last few days and recording the results. put them in excel into a graph below. any feedback on what looks like its happening and what to do next? http://tinypic.com/r/jq2k20/7 thanks dan

added some ammonia 9.5% (2ml) as instructed left it a day and a half then tested the water again ph: 6.5 (increase in 0.6 from previous test) nitrate: 10 (increase in 4.0 from previous test) nitrite: 0.5 (increase in 0.3 from previous test) ammonia: 2.5 (increase in 2.0 from previous test)

cheers tom I did a 30% water change and left it for 2 days. just did another test and the results of my water are: ph: 5.9 nitrate: 6 nitrite: 0.2 ammonia: 0.5 From my previous results 2 days ago the ammonia has dropped nearly half since the water change. the nitrite has stayed the same. The...

hi mate, thanks what fish do you keep

no mate i havent. i was told to leave it cycle

Hi, I havent touched ammonia since the first week as I was given the filter and water from a matured tank. Its been cycling for 2 weeks with the new water in. a total of around month since the start. My readings for today are: PH - 6.0 NO3 - 4 NO2 - 0.2 Ammonia 0.9 compared to yesterdays...

Helloo, Just did my first water test after about 3/4 weeks of a fishless cycle. Halfway through the cycle i was given a used filter and also half a tank of water from a used fishtank, both from a friend, so this helped speed up the cycle. So the new fulter has been running for a week or 2...

hi all, just a quick question regarding my filter. If i need to change it because its on its way out, so i do a straight swap with a brand new filter, or do add the new one for a few days before i take out the old one? cheers dan

Hi, I have set up my new tank recently and am currently doing a fishless cycle. The person who i bought the tank off explained that the tank light didnt work and it needed a new bulb. I bought a new bulb from the LFS and tested it, but no luck. Its an 8W 12" bulb. The bulb is actually working...

hi, I have been soaking some wood in boiling water for 3 weeks in a bucket. changing the water at least once a day the water is gradually getting less and less brown/green however the wood is failing to sink completely. am i ok to put the wood in the tank this soon, providing i can hold it...

cheers one last question. can you recommend a good testing kit? thanks dan

cheers tom at what stage of the fishless cycle roughly is it safe for fish to be put in? according to some sites and graphs, after about 21 days the nitrit levels peak obviously it differs from tank to tank dan

thanks for all your help dan

Thanks for the replies the fishless cycle seems to make more sense if its quicker, and also no harm to any fish. i know i need a water testing kit which im about to buy. Where is the best place to get 100% ammonia? i know its got to be fragrance free etc. is it something a LFS would stock, or...

Hi all, Im new to this forum and hve recently got a 30 Litre freshwater tank. I have had the water cycling through the filter for a week or two, and have also added some aquariu sand (after washing it thoroughly). I know the chlorine starts to decrease after time, but i have added 1ml of...