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Hi again, Here are my first test results... PH = 7.6 Ammonia = 0.5ppm Nitrite = 0.25ppm Nitrate = 20ppm The tank cycling continues.....

Thanks drobbyb, thats good advice but i do appreciate all that have replied. If nothing else it gets me thinking and researching everything. I have vacuumed everytime i have changed the water this week and will continue to do so as part of the maintenance cycle. Getting the testing pack...

Thanks guys for you advice. I done a 50% change around 7pm tonight and the fish seem to be really happy and still swimming at the bottom of the tank. I cleaned the substrate and will continue as seems the most logical. Hey i could well be wrong. Will keep a report of the progress as may help...

Thanks for the replies guys. Two questions that i cannot seem to find answers to are cleaning gravel and prep of the water you are changing. I have read that i should be cleaning my gravel weekly but i have also read that you shouldnt due to removal of good bacteria. thoughts? Also how should...

Thanks for you replies. I think I have made a hat full of errors and also found a dead shrimp this morning and removed. Hopefully i can be an example for other newbs starting out. In regards to the cycle we didnt do this as wasnt aware. Having bought the tank from a large national chain we...

Hi all, First time tank owner here looking for some advice. We bought our Marina 60 (litre) tank set up 4 weeks ago. We added substrate and two logs with plants. Over these two weeks we had an issue with nitrites but this settled after 1.5 weeks and we added 4 Guppys, 3 shrimp, assassin snails...