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once the ammonia drops am i good to go?

hows my water coming along people :) i added 5ppm of ammonia over a week ago. are things moving in the right direction. im desperate to get some fish.

thanks for the advise :) ammonia is now down to around 3ppm

right i have got a water test kit with the tubes and my results are as follows. ammonia 4.0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph7 low ph 7.8 high are these ok?

I've now managed to get some media from a established tank and I transported it home in their water and added it and the water to my filter. Hopefully this should speed it all up.

that makes perfect sense :good:

at present no fish in the tank, but i was told to keep the water at 26 degrees

my 4ft tank has been running for around a week with NO heater attatched at all. i filled it around a week ago with cold water from the hose. today my fluval E heater arrived and upon dropping it in the water is sitting around 24 degrees. so even with the hot weather its still not enough for me...

its a nice idea but worth £45! i dont think so. i will await for one to be made and sold from china for £20 :good:

the local shops i have seen selling these crabs have loads per tank. so if they are not to be in groups when do they advertise it? so confusing for the buyer.

one end in the tank, one end out the front door, spool it up with my battery drill and have a cup of tea whilst it drains. pukka.

thanks for the links, i have ordered one of the gravel syphons for when i need to do partial changes but for when i drop all the water i will use one of these for ease as i cant be bothered making one :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270963596121

thanks chaps i will have another read and try to understand further. in the meantime i best get some bits ready for when i need to do a big water swap. so i need somthing to treat tap water and someway of getting over 200 litres out my house without any mess. maybe a long hose and syphon it all...

so i did another ammonia test today day 2, and its looing around 4-5ppm on the chart, its a little less than yesterday. what do i do now?

Scrumpy or aspells. If that don't work then pull out the persuasion gaffa tape :P. kidding honest.

the tank is now starting to go cloudy, i guess this is the bacteria blooming??

get some girls round with some cider. enjoy :D

it is used media but has been dry for 24 hours so i was advised its all dead. the tank was in use but that also sat dry for over 24 hours. i got some plants from the local shop so maybe they may have some on the leaves but i doubt its enough to kick start a 230 litre tank.

ok so i found some ammonia and added 11ml to my 230 litres of water. done a quick ammonia check and came back with this. where do i go from here??

its 9.5 and water only, shook it and no froth. also sniffed it because im a #118#### :P. i struggled to find it but the company toolstation which are all over the country stock it for £2.19

just had a read and its 9.5 % ammonia so its fine. just added 11.5ml to my 230 litre tank :/. im not sure what to do next. baby steps i guess to nail this water setup.

http://www.barrettine.co.uk/Barrettine-Products/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=101&flypage=flypage.tpl&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=211&vmcchk=1&Itemid=211 i have just got this ammonia, is this the stuff i need to use?

i cant seem to find anywhere that sells this stupid ammonia :(. i may have to pee in the tank.

whats wrong with what i have?

i am in slough near heathrow.

hi, i dont know of anyone local who can spare me any filter media but i am able to get some water from a established tank. is this worth doing to speed up my new system. if so how much will i need. mine is a 210 litre system.

thanks for the heads up guys :). i want to do this right so a cycle sounds best. i have done some water tests so far but if im honest i dont quite understand the results. day one day 2 today ammonia today

hi guys ive recently got myself a aqua one evo 120 tank and have just added substarate and water. the filter is up and running and the plants are in. im going to leave it a week or so and test my water again and look forward to having some fish in there when the water quality is right. the tank...

hi im interested in this, im new to the forum but have a ebay account to prove im genuine. would you accept £20 posted?