Recent content by John_Gresty

all 3 of mine sleep in a 'U' shape in little hidie holes and the one loves to cuddle the glass side of the thermometer

my female does it

i have my dads established media filter dont i, im debating putting the Barbs in my dads tank and starting again and doing a fishless cycle, i cant keep doing this process daily, im feeling really guilty on the fish, and it seems a fishless cycle is the way to do it.

Really getting me down now 5 days in and im still getting dailly readings of 2.0ppm ammonia, 7ppm Ph, 0 Nitrite, 0 Nitrate, every evening iv washed the filter out in the water iv taken out, its just really getting me down now, i feel like im killing the fish slowly and the tank will never...

How do, just thought id start a thread to say hello, i only joined last night and i can already say the site has been a great helping, currently stuttering my way through cycling my first every tank, i have a friend at work who is very into his fish and has informed this is the state that makes...

Just done a test an only trace i have is ammonia again, water change time

will i need to be leaving 0.25ppm ammonia in the tank? as surely if i take all the ammonia out every day the nitrite will never rise in turn never allowing the nitrate to rise?

Well i have just finished now, the ammonia level is down to 0 ill check tomorrow once i get in from work. what see i see over the next couple of days as obviously the ammonia will rise again?

im currently doing as you suggested an doing another water change and ill keep doing so until the ammonia has gone, what would you advise to do there after? daily water changes? feeding wise?

i apologise we changed two of the three parts as his was due for a 2 part replacement wednesday,

My dads tank has been established for over 18months and he has the same tank so yesterday i swopped the complete media unit and today i fitted a new heater to get the temp up to 25oC as it was origninally sitting at about 19oC. This afternoon i have seen signs of white algae on the inside glass...

i have only followed the rules of aquarium shop and exactly how my dad did his, i now have my own testing kit and have been testing daily, hense how i know it is down to 2.0ppm. See you say do daily water changes but i have been told now im adding the special blend all the water changes will do...

Hiya this is my first post so please go easy, i am totally new to keep tropical fish, my dad has them and is also at a loose end with my problem. 6 weeks ago i bought the Fluval Edge 23litre tank complete with 3 part Fluval edge filtration system. I followed all the steps and left the tank for...