Recent content by cheekymonkey

I'm just gonna assume I built enough bacteria for ammonia BUT not enough for nitrites. Tested both again tonight, zero for ammonia but still at 2ppm for nitrites. Thanks for the advice folks, just gotta keep close eye on my guppies, still pretty active though.

It did occur to me I might have killed off some bacteria through the 80-90% water change but yes, dechlorinator was used(stress coat) on the water before it got put into the bowl, otherwise my ammonia level would of shot up too. I've got four small guppies in the tank at the moment so I wouldnt...

API liquid master test kit. Just did a nitrate test as well, showing 10ppm so some nitrite is being processed but obviously not enough for whatever is causing the spike

When I tested it, it was morning, ammonia level was like 0.25, I got the fishes in the afternoon around 4pm.

I did a nitrite test on my tap water already, zero nitrite from the tap. It took me 5 weeks to get the bioorb cycled, I used household ammonia from homebase, just followed the instructions on the Fishless Cycle post. I was testing ammonia and nitrite daily on the last two weeks of the cycle...

Hi I've got a 30l bioorb and had it cycled for 5 weeks before putting in any fishes. Got hold 4 guppies and introduced them to the tank. The temp is around 24-25C, pH is about 7.4. I'm testing ammonia and nitrite daily and its showing zero for ammonia but the nitrite level has somehow shot up...

Hi all I recently got hold of 4 male guppies for my newly cycled tank. As they were rather small mouthed fishes, I got hold of a bottle of TetraPrima Mini Granules. Fed them a couple of times with it and I've already noticed; 1. guppies would swallow a granule but then spit it back out...

I assume u mean do I have an air pump for the orb, yes, and I've only filled it up to recommended point (2" above air tube). I've got no real plants in the orb yet.

After following instructions on the board and carrying out a 5 week fishless cycle, I finally made it. Did a 80-90% water change today and went out to purchase my first batch of fishes for my 30l bioorb. I chose 4 male black tailed guppies. Got them home safely and introduced them to their new...

cheers guys, I went out earlier on and brought a bottle of household ammonia from homebase. Just introduced it into my tank so guess I'll have to sit back and let it brew for abit :)

Hi all I'm a complete noob to this world of fishkeeping. I spent the entire week reading up on the topic meantime waiting for my biorb 30L to be delivered. I know, it was lack of space that drove me to getting one of these fancy fish bowls. Anyway, since my bowl arrived yesterday I have...