Recent content by Aliena

Lots to consider! I think I might invest in the ammonia kit to start with then I can see whether I find that easier to read, the question is which one. I'd like to be a serious aquarist so perhaps Saliferts is the one!!

I remember you mentioning them before but money being an issue I went for API. Would you say then that Saliferts are easy to read as well as more accurate? With the API it is specifically the ammonia and nitrate that I struggle with.

Thanks for looking round for me. I will have a look for the Hagen one, I am actually in the UK and a lot of Hagen products are stocked here so maybe I'll be able to find it. :)

I'm using the API liquid test kit. I'll have a lok around and see what other ones I can see but if they are all similar I guess I will have to carry on struggling!

I am really struggling with the colours on the API test kits. I find it difficult to tell whether my ammonia test is saying 2ppm, 4ppm or even 8ppm. Similarly, I cannot tell what the nitrate test is saying. Are there any test kits on the market which are easier to read? Particularly for the...

I have been wondering if a water change would help but I just don't know. Would take a while to do a water change at present because my daughter would have to do it because I have been ill and my asthma is too bad at present. She will do it if necessary but is only 11 so could only carry half...

I'm over 4 weeks into the cycle. It seemed to be working till day 10. Then after that it stalled and hasn't moved since. Today is day 29 so that is 4 weeks and one day. As you can probably tell from my post I am really, really fed up. My boyfriend won't let me dismantle the tank but if it hasn't...

Ok, didn't update for a few days even though I tested because nothing changed and I was feeling pretty fed up with it. As I said in my amended post at the top I added a little more ammonia (up to 4ppm) the other day just to see if that would kick start it. Was suggested by someone and I couldn't...

Jack, I have the same tank and originally wasn't going to get the stand. I came to the conclusion that the manufaturer was simply trying to sell stands. I got the tank set up on what I thought was a piece of furniture easily sturdy enough to hold the weight. There were no problems with the...

Thanks all, I have added the info to my aquarium notebook for future reference!

Still the same today. :(

I'm currently doing my first fishless cycle so I am still a newbie. I have done one water change during my cycle and that was purely because I put in too much ammonia and had to get it back out again. I don't think there is any need to do water changes normally.

Thanks, mine show dates in late 2008 and early 2009 so I should be ok by the sounds of it.

Just added todays results. Must be obsessed, I am off work sick and dragged myself downstairs at my usual time to test the water! Anyway, it seems wierd to me. The bacteria seemed to be doing well, brought the ammonia down from 4+ to 2ppm. Nitrites started appearing but didn't get very high (I...

I recently read a comment (on a different forum!) about the API test kit bottles going out of date from someone who had to take theirs back because it was out of date when they bought it. How can I tell if mine is out of date? Can't see a date on the bottles anywhere. I only ask really because...