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Thanks for all your help. My tank is cycled now and everyone seems happy. Most appreciated :good:

I did an 80% water change on Sunday cleaned the tank and rinsed the filter media in tank water. I took 3 guppies back to the LFS cause they kept having babies and the catfish couldn't keep up :) Since Sunday my levels of both Nitrite and ammonia are not even half the first measured colour on my...

Thanks both, I'm trying to understand what actually happens though. Somtimes while mixing I can smell a slight bit of chlorine so I assume this is the process but how long does it take to complete. IE when I actually pour the water in is it still going through the process of dechlorination and...

I'm concerned from something I've read in another thread. Adding untreated water is bad - I know you can get away with it in a much larger tank in small amounts etc. I also understand why we add treated water and not tap - filter bac - chlorine, chloromine etc. My question is around the right...

:good: Thanks for the reassurance - I'm going to do a massive change, i'm thinking 80% on saturday and get my riccia onto the cocconut. Also I was planning on doing a 30% gravel vac as I don't want my plec and cories to get poisoned. Is this a good Idea.

Hi Laura, I think whatever fish it turned in to being, the reality is you would have felt over your head. I bought a bunch of fish in a tank and thought it would be easy -no way - but it is very enjoyable. You have ended up with a gorgeous fish and with a little time you'll get it right. This...

Last night got home did a change woke up: A 0.6 ! N 0.3 ! Did a big change this morning 50% No wonder fish suffer with the water stats being so unstable. I've got shed loads of snails now too - lol - they must be thriving in my Riccia forrest :rolleyes:

Really just changing 30% everyday. I'll give it a shot tonight!

:sad: not there yet but I do hope close. Both are staying really low but neither are dissapearing. the levels were rising a lot quicker than they are now. So i think I'm getting there now. Test this morning A 0.25 or lower N 0.1

My tetra is better :good: He has all his colour back and he's eating nicely and the school is swimming well together. I don't understand what was wrong with him or why he went dull but i'm really happy he made it.

Wow thanks guys, he is my favourite, Guiseppe he's called and if you'd like some more pics you can see them here http://www.fishforums.net/content/Plecos-a...57/My-New-Plec/

I have an answer for you on the plec - I think. Is it a yellow looking version of the zebra? Could it be maidenhead aquatics? I know they are selling them as imperial tiger plecs as I bought mine from them as that £30 was the price too. they are infact leopard frog plecs and not imperial tigers...

Hi Ishyfishy, My tank results were doing exactly the same - Just ammonia and no Nitrates. It'll come just keep at it. Just 2 mollies? You're most definitly not overstocked, unless you have loads of other fish. I have exactly the same tank - Elite startup 60 litre right? When you get your tank...

LOL - that's probably it as I have a lot of plants and they are growing like buckshot. I have lots as my tap water has very high levels of nitrate, and they add a dimension to the hobbie for me. Juyst popped home for lunch and my tetra is looking better. His colour has a marked improvement but...

Ammonia is still there but only just - less than 0.25, But the nitrite has spiked for sure. Think I'm getting close to needing to rinse my filter. Can I do this while I'm cycling. Obviously it's dealling with all my fish load and I'm too scared to touch it except turning it off when I do the...