Recent content by benji87

Hi all, Was considering getting a blue led moonlight kit for my aquarium to switch to once my main light goes out in the evening. Does anyone here have a similar set up and would you recommend it? Don't want to stress out my fish with too much lighting. Thanks

Ok thanks for all the good advice everyone. I guess I will have to try and start again doing a fish in cycle and hope for the best. I thought I had waited long enough before adding fish and presumed the filter starter would get me going. Never realised neons shouldn't be added until 5-6 months...

Thanks for the link chokko. I don't bother to dry my tubes between tests so that infact could be the issue with the reading. I will do a 50% water change at the weekend too and see what happens. Hopefully things improve and I don't keep losing fish. Stupid question but how would I know the...

Ok so ammonia at 0.25 is not perfect as I understand the ideal reading is 0 but for an unestablished tank I thought this would be acceptable. For a start fish need to be introduced to help the biological filter get going surely? I appreciate all the responses so far but I've already read the...

I don't believe it is though as my ammonia is reading 0.25, nitrite 0 and nitrate 40. Correct me if I'm wrong but these levels are good are they not?

Hi all, This is probably a typical noob question but we've all got to start somewhere I guess! Hopefully there will be some people here willing to give me some good advice! I set up a 100 litre freshwater tropical tank around 4 weeks ago now and this is what I've done so far. 1. Filled the...