Recent content by JoelHoare

Cool,m sounds good then. Out of interest, how do you know how much ammonia I have added? Cause I followed the guide you attached...Thanks

Tested today and got 0.5 Ammonia, 4 Nitriite and 120 Nitrate...Not sure what to do next...feed some ammonia? wait?

I was going to do a fish-less cycle with a planted aquarium had everything set up for a couple of weeks and then started adding ammonia. Saw that the ammonia levels were sky high! I think this was due to the snails that came in on the plants! So I've been doing water changes to bring the ammonia...

Thanks for the advice guys. I've tested the water today and found Ammonia is down to 5ppm which is progress. Also, i'm showing some nitrites! (0.25ppm) which I'm hoping means some bacteria is consuming the ammonia? I also tested Nitrate which was showing around 2.5ppm. I just did a 40% water...

Thanks for your help :) I think I'll have to go with a "snail-in cycle". Do just daily water changes to keep the ammonia at 0.5? Or is there more to it? I was so set that it was gonna be a fish-less cycle that I don't know where to start with fish (or snail) in cycle. When will it be safe to add...

I believe they must have come on the plants yes. I'm not quite sure what you mean... So I should currently get the ammonia to 0.5 with water changes, and then do a fish-in cycle? Sorry if i'm completely missing the point!

Hi guys, hope someone can help me. I've been running a fishless tank with plants in for around 3-4 weeks until I could afford testing kit etc to start my fishless cycle. So I followed the pinned guide on this forum and calculated the correct amount of ammonia to add. I think I should have tested...

Yeah i'm not going to buy fish until I am confident I am fully cycled. I don't have a clue what the plants are, but some of them are looking slightly browner than when I got them! I've also notice some tiny snails! And on the coconut shell on the left there's a film of translucent fluffy stuff...

The mist has cleared! I'm quite happy with the overall look...   I have however run out of money for now so gotta wait a week or so before I can get hold of a decent test kit. Wondering if I should add some ammonia now or wait till I have the test kit ready?

Last thing I want is dead fish, so I'm gonna buy a new filter. Any suggestions for good value brands? Ones to avoid? I'm looking for the cheapest thing that'll do the job enough to keep the fish and plants happy and healthy.   Thanks for the warnings...   I assume something like this is too...

So I've started my first aquarium with a 65l tank, and ELITE Stingray 15 filter - USED - I've had the tank running for a couple of days and I've added substrate, plants, rocks etc. The water is a little murky but i'm assuming that's due to the sand being stirred up while I was moving stuff...

Here's it with some plants added, along with a finding nemo turtle ornament my wife insisted on getting to please our two year old! I moved a lot of stuff around to get it looking nice and disturbed the sand. it's now all cloudy again...I've dechlorinated the water so now I've just got to grab...