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If only we had been told at the time we got them! We would have waited to get the tetras! When we got them we did say it was a new tank and asked if it would be a problem for them :/ We do still have 1 that I can't see as showing any symptoms of upset, its lively and the colours are still...

Update!! We did a 50% change last night which is where I ran off to! Todays test results are much better. Nitrite & Nitrate are both at 0 Ammonia is still present between 0.5 and 1 but thats better than the 2.0 is was yesterday!!! Although I have used the ammo lock earlier in the week I'm...

I'm going to have to find that one out! It came with the aquarium when we purchased it... but my partner set it up so I'm not 100% sure. We have a Juwel Bioflow 280 "Set" But that may tell you nothing or everything :unsure:

Thank you for the advice and welcome! Regarding the bacteria - We have tropical fish in there so the temperature is around 27 C. We have a bubbler in our tank and the top of the water is never still its reasonably splashy! So hopefully that thats putting at least some oxygen through :) We...

Thanks for that :) We can do the regular water changes but only 1 a day as both of us work, but now we have a home testing kit we can keep a better eye on things! Are there any additional ways to promote the growth of the bacteria that deal with the ammonia / nitrate / nitrite? And the water...

Hi All, I'm sure you must all have heard this a million times over but I really want to fix this so all of our fish stay well! I am a complete newbie to fish keeping so I am a bit worried :( We managed to get our Ammonia, Nitrate and Nitrite right down after weeks of trial and error with our...