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Great news My cycle has kicked in and ammonia is dropping to zero every 12 hours However after 10 days of this nitrites are staying off the chart Any idea of the usual timescale before double zeros or if I need a water change at this stage Nitrates are at 20 so the cycle is complete but it's...

Filter running 24/7 and using a full nutrafin testing kit as per the directions Any idea what the white fur is in the thermometer and filter?

Temp 30 degrees :(

Hi all So another week on I've raised ammonia to 4 and the ph is now 8.5 thanks to some bicarbonate but still nothing happening. There is also white fur in the tank appearing Raised ammonia 4 days ago and still level same Any ideas

Thanks for all of the advice guys!!! Off to get some bicarbonate and will keep you all posted as I slowly progress :)

Ooh thanks for that I assume a low ph is bad for those nice bacteria that I want to make feel at home in my tank??

Hi all I'm cycling my first 28l tank using a fish less cycle. I increased ammonia to 4 over 2 weeks ago and it's still at 2. Nitrites are at 0 so no cycle has begun yet. Tank temp is 30 degrees and tap ph is low at 6.5 Any ideas at all Thanks all very much indeed in advance A