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Finally! My nitrite levels have started to decrease! :hyper: I have been away since Thursday because I went to a friend's 30th birthday celebrations in London. My dad kindly kept checking my ammonia and nitrite levels for me every 12 hours. When i came home he said my nitrite levels have...

Hey Danny, I am using the Nutrafin testing kit as well. Did you find that when you did the tests and the nitrite was 3.3 that the nitrate test turned the same colour, like a very dark pink? It's almost like my nitrate tests turn a colour that doesn't match with any of the colours on the chart...

I was concerned when Waterdrop said my tap water is pretty acidic so i tested it again from all of the different taps in the house, and even the shower, and got the same acidic reading of 5.5. I then tested my brothers who lives across town and his tap water was just as acidic as mine. So i...

Thanks for your reply Waterdrop, i have put in the bicarbonate of soda and my PH has gone up from 6 to 7.5. :good: My Nitrite readings are still the same at 3.3. With the Nitrate readings, it may be that i am not reading the scale correctly. The colours on my testing kit for nitrate...

Hey Waterdrop! I did the 90% water change last night, put in the dechlorinator and then recharged my water with ammonia. My readings were: Ammonia 4.9 Nitrite 0.3 Nitrate 5 PH 7.5 I have tested the water again 24 hours later and they are as follows: Ammonia 2.4 Nitrite 3.3 Nitrate 110 PH 6.0...

After searching all over for it I looked on the internet and Boots online said they have it, but when i went in store they said they didn't stock it. I went to Homebase and they had no idea what I was talking about. Anyway, I came home and went on Homebase online. There it came up in a search...

Thanks for your reply Waterdrop :good: I was wondering about what you said regardind doing a 90% water change. I don't have the facilities to preheat that much water as i only have the one tank. Do you think i could achieve the same thing doing daily 20% water changes? I am just afraid that...

I have been wanting to post my fishless cycle diary but thought i would wait until I had some significant data :hyper: . I begun my fishless cycle on 11th March. I have no mature media for my filter, it is brand new. My tank is 60 litres and has stone like gravel on the bottom with some rock...

Hey folks thanks for your replies, I found the Betta section and there does seem to be mixed opinion over tank mates. I guess the only way to really know is by trial and error. I have a 60 Litre tank which, according to the calculator, is about 16 gallons. I would love to have a few swimming...

This whole website is fantastic. It has taught me so much and i still don't have any fish in my tank yet! Thanks to this site i have learned about fishless cycling which i have just started today, is it sad that i am excited about doing my ammonia tests? What I'm after is a bit of advice...