Recent content by FB333

  You were right :)   This morning I have:   Ammo - 1ppm Nitrites - 0.25ppm   I'll check again later in like 8 hours to see if the levels are continuing to move for the better.   Is it a coincidence that after a removed the weird white stuff, the level nitrifying bacteria seem to have woken up...

  I'm using 'Kleen Off' - Ive seen lots of people in the UK use this successfully, hence why I selected this to use in my fishless cycle.   Ive actually sucked 99% of that white stuff up, gently, using the gravel vac whilst trying not to disturb the gravel too much.   I also noticed the flow of...

Quick update:   +36 hours   Ammo - 3ppm Nitirites - 0ppm   It seems the abundance of ammonia munching bacteria I had a few days ago are not as abundent now.   Did I stall my cycle with too high a nitrite level? Left it too long without giving them an ammo snack (1/3 dose)? Is the weird white...

Hi all,   I have been performing a fishless cycle on my 25l tank now for 5 days.   Here is the thread covering it, to date, with all water levels and details etc etc.    In a nutshell:   Added a 1/2 dose of tetra safestart then added 3ppm  of ammonia.   The following day the ammonia level was...

What do you think about that weird looking white stuff? Good? Bad?

  Whats your reason for this? I've only ever read good things about fishless cycling...

Heres a little update on the levels - I'm pleasantly surprised!!   Also, the weird white stuff growing on the gravel seems a little bigger this morning. It has spread outwards a bit and grown upwards into the water alittle more.   Ammo - 0ppm Nitrites - 0.25ppm (!) [Tested twice for clarity]...

Quick update and question:   I noticed that the cloudy bloom is clearing nicely now. I turned the light on to have a better look...   I noticed some weird white 'foggy slime' waving in the flow of the water on the gravel near the filter.   Its hard to describe so I took a short video of it. What...

Day 3 Update:   Water looks alot less cloudy today.   Ammo - 0ppm Nitirite - 5+ppm Nitrate - 5-10ppm pH - 8.2   I'll update again tomorrow.   Thanks

Awesome advice, thanks!   I'll keep testing daily and post any interesting results or findings.   Thanks again.

I have added 6ppm total.   3ppm initially and then a further 3ppm after 24 hours (When I saw that the ammo level was at 0ppm).   I have followed your advice and changed 50% of the water this morning... The readings before the pwc were:   Ammo - 0.25ppm Nitrites - 5+ppm Nitrate - Not tested pH -...

Just a little update, with some more test results.   Its 5 hours on, the water is still very very cloudy.   I wanted to see if the levels had changed at all from earlier:   Ammo - 0.5ppm Nitrite - 5+ppm (was a lovely deep dark purple, darker than the highest one on the card [5ppm]) pH - 8   It...

Her tank was a 45l Biorb...   I wonder if because my filter has no carbon in the filter (just foam) is why it is clouding?   I'll keep this thread updated as I take more tests etc over the following days.   Thanks very much guys!

Thanks for the reply.   Its not that I'm worried as such (I'm actually pretty excited to see nitrites so soon) its more confusion!   I hadnt planned on buying the betta for a month at the very least. Now it may well be sooner.   Its also worth noting that the safestart didnt have any noticable...

Hi all,   This is my first post on this forum, although I have been reading it for some time now.   I have recently purchased a 25l tank for a single male betta to live in.   I have planned to do a fishless cycle and have been reading about it for weeks prior to buying my tank.   I got my tank...