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Hi folks, I'm hoping someone on here can help me with some advice..? - I have a 200ltr tank low tec planted tank with sand substrate, and inadvertantly had some snails on some plants I purchased a while back. - now these little beggars have gone on a breeding frenzy, - I have tried picking them...

Hi All, Just coming to the end of a fishless cycle, last week decided to add some plants from a LFS - This morning I have spotted some snails in the tank. Should I be worried and do I need to get rid of them. At present nothing in the tank apart from plants, ornanments and wood. So far I've...

So i'm currently on week 6 of a fishless cycle. About 10 days ago (9/2/21) I did a snack dose of ammonia whilst waiting for Nitrites to drop. I dosed with 1.8ml when I tested the follwoing morning all the ammonia had gone. On the 13th feb I added some easy care plants and on the 16th my...

Hi Essjay - Thanks for the answers to my questions. I think i should have made my fertilizer dosing clearer. I don't dose 35 times a week, When i bought Colombo Flora grow i need to dose at 1 squirt for every 5 litre of tank. I have a 200 ltr tank less 15% for wood / substrate etc so work on...

Morning All, - I am coming ( I hope ) to the end of my fishless cycle ( Just starting week 6 of cycle ). I added 5 bunches of plants ( easy grow ) to my aqauarium for some colour on 13th February. I have sand substrate and no co2 injection so LFS when i purchased my plants sold me some Colombo...

Morning All, - Looking for some inspirartion. I feel this tank needs a bit more green. Had tanks in the past and just got back into it. Just coming to the end of a fishless cycle. Tank is a Fluval Roma 200, with Aquasky 2 LED light 21w 1600 lummens. Sand substrate. What ever i get needs to be...

Ok I'll do a snack dose as per fishless cycle and see where that takes me. - thanks again..

Hi Essjay, thanks for coming back to me. i have done a dillution test on nitrite and it is showing 4ppm, so I assume I now need to dose with ammonia again. - But to what amount 3ppm or the snack dose amount as it says for dose #3 which tecnically this will be.? Can i assume then the Nitrate at...

Morning Essjay i'm back for some more of your valuable knowledge if i may.? - I did put a post on yesterday just so as i'm not bothering you all the time, but got no response so unfortunately i need to bug you again as not sure which step to do next. I re dosed my tank back to 3ppm as my test...

Morning All, - I have already got some invaluable advice from members on this site and now I'm afriad i need more. - I am about 24 days into a fishless cycle, dosing using Dr timms ammonia. My graph doesn't appear to be following the graph on the fishless cycle page on this site but have had...

Will give it a go. - As a back up i have some fluval cycle, but i'm resisting using it until i get desperate., I read somewhere that once you start using this artificial bacteria you are stuck using it. I'd much rather do it the natural way as it were.. - thanks again for your help, much...

OK Thanks, Will wait for the 0.75ppm reading. Does it not matter if the nitrites is not at 2ppm by the time my ammonia hits 0.75ppm.?

Hi All, - back again. - Sorry ! - I'm still at a loss with where to go with my cycle now. So if you can provide anymore hints it would be appreciated. About 5 days ago my ammonia dropped to 2ppm, Nitrites crept up from zero to 0.25ppm, and nitrates is sitting at 5ppm, they have been like this...

In your opinion where do i go from here, stick it oiut and see where it goes or do a water change, if so how much would you recommend.? I'm assuming this will reduce ammonia in the hope it kick starts the cycle.

Many Thanks for the info Essjay, I will certainly take on board and check out the links you have provided. - Its been a week today since i added my ammonia and still no nitrites (testing every day) I have dr timms ammonia which says does to 5ppm which i have done and it is what i'm reading on my...

Morning all, - I have been away from fish keeping for a few years an recently got myself a fluval Roma 200, I have started the cycle with Dr timms Ammonia ( @ 4 drops per US gallon this being approx 169 drops), i have tested for the last 2 days and ammonia is static at 5ppm according to the NT...