Recent content by gillpeo

Just tested water again. amonia zero, nitrite zero and after 3 tests and bashing the nitrate bottle the last result was between 10 and 20 ppm the API colour chart on nitrate theres not much difference between the 10 and 20 ppm so I am guessing that a partial water change is needed. Gill

Thanks so much for all the advice. The pleco is a bristlenose called dyson. over the last couple of days we have added 6 platys and 6 mollies. I have still continued to test the water for amonia nitrate and nitrite all reading zero. All the fish seem to be happy. I follwed instructions for...

Thanks so much for the advice. I have bought a load of plants today and put them in tank. I am going back tp the pet shop tomorrow to buy a plec so he can clean up the tank of algae. Lady at pet shop said to just have the plec for a week and to then start adding the shoaling fish at approx 6-8...

Hiya I cycled to 5ppm it has taken nearly 8 weeks to cycle tank. I have been adding 10 drops of amonia over the last week to keep the bacteria happy whilst the nitrite dropped to zero. When the nitrates started to spike and the amonia and nitrites were at zero I did a 75% water change and...

Hiya. My 200l tank has now completed its fishless cycle. I want a peaceful tank. I have read up about neons, danios,rasbora,rainbows,swordtails and pencil fish and have learnt about numbers that they are most happy in. My questin is ... as this is a new set up how many fish should I introduce to...

Thanks for quick reply. Best just leave it alone and see what happens gillpeo

Hiya I started cycling 200l tank 10 days ago. I have no gravel or other materials in the tank. I used kleenoff for amonia supply and got the levels to 5ppm. In the last few days I have notice this white tissue like material in the tank and the water spray bar has it in the little spray holes.Can...

I am doing fishless cycle from scratch.I am using kleenoff for amonia so hopefully in a couple of weeks the filters will be ready to go.I have done a fair bit of research on discus fish so I know that the ph from tap is fine and I am going to use prime tap conditioner I already have water test...

Thanks for quick reply. It is a new tank. In the past I have had second hand tanks that have been bought from friends so I havent had to clean them.I bought the tank from a well known company online that sell tanks and ponds (I dont know if I am allowed to say the company name)Its not dirty but...

Hiya all I dont know if I am doing this right but heres my question anyway. I have kept cold water fish for ages so I am not a total newey. I have just bought a largeish tank and I am hoping to keep discus fish (cos they are totally awesome) I know about cycling as I have done it with my other...