Recent content by dazpanzan

Hi, today I'm even more confused. With my new test kit, I'm showing 0 amonia, 0 nitrites and .5 nitrate...I have also found what I think are cichlid eggs in the 'dungeon'!!! What the hell has been going on! Has my previous test kit actually been faulty? It's seems to differ between my two tanks...

Hi, I've today got to the bottom of the mystery, I was correct and she had 'swished' the filters around in untreated water...She now knows the correct way to do it, and that is when I'm away....leave it, lol! On the plus side I am now getting readings to suggest things are starting to 're...

Hi, they did treat the water, I know this as I left them a new bottle and enough had been used, I think they may have cleaned the filter trays in the hood in untreated water, it's the only reason I can think of, and have damaged it that way, what I can't get over is the stupidly high amonia...

Hi, I've had a look and have ordered one of those test kits you recommended. The fish don't have any ill signs whatsoever, nothing, they're very happy looking fish, thats what the most confusing thing is. No burned gills or clamped fins, the only time they go to the surface is to feed on the...

Hi everyone, I'm Darren, brand new to the site, please bare with me, I have a problem in my tank and can't figure it out, so I'm going to give as much info as I can, I've been keeping fish for nearly a year. Recently-ish I had to transfer my fish from my 60 ltr tank over to a new 165ltr, the...