Recent content by libbyloo

  Hi there,    sorry forgot to mention the plants. Yes I have a lot of them that have been in the tank from day 1

Hello,   I started a brand new 125ltr juwel rio tank on the 18th of November, the first four days I let the tank settle, added half a bottle of tetra safestart, and a small amount of food in the tank for each day   On the 22nd I poured the rest of the tetra safestart and added 6 cherry barbs...

   Thanks chaps!

I wont jump the gun and will keep on testing every day! Could I do a water change, and if so what %? Or is it not necessary at this point? I don't want to slow anything down, last water change I done was a week tomorrow which was about 30%.

   Nothing wrong with my test kit, the results were exactly the same at my lfs. 6th day with no ammonia and no nitrite!

      I will keep on testing and post in a week or so's time my results! I am using api master test kit. I have had readings on ammonia and nitrate, but not nitrite. What I will do tomorrow is take some water to my lfs and get him to test it and see!

Thanks for the prompt reply ch4rlie! I understand it will take a while for the nitrite to show, but after reading post after post about fish cycling...i am confused how i have shown no ammonia in 5 days? I know its going to be a lot more work, but i have the time on my hands + really do like...

Started a fish in cycle last friday. (125 litre jewel rio, 6 cherry barbs) With a bottle of tetra safestart ( half the bottle was put in 4 days before the fish), other half put in 20 minutes before i put the fish in. On saturday I done 30% water change because ammonia was 0.50, no levels of...

Thats what I thought, but just needed some clarification. Thanks Are you able to give me some expert advice on my water readings?

Have just done my tests. I use the api master kit. Silly question, when viewing the test tube against the colour chart should this be done in natural light? Or under a artificial house hold light? At the moment i do it against natural light coming in from the window, Ammonia - 0.00 nitrite -...

Hi guys, I posted for the first time at the weekend. Cut a long story short, I am new to the hobby wasn't made aware of the fish less cycle, was advised to buy tetra safestart, to get some bacteria and my fish would be fine. My water results are below... Last Thursday- ph - 7.6 Ammonia -...

Hey thanks for the warm welcome,   Yeah will be using advice that comes from this forum going forward.   Yep will keep on posting my questions and water parameters as I go.           Hey, yep I wish I knew about this forum beforehand. But nothing I can do now, I love the cherry barbs I was...

Unfortunately I don't know anyone!    I have just tested my tap water:   Ammonia- 0.25 Nitrite- 0.00 Nitrate- 0.40 ppm

  Thank you DaizeUK,   I want to keep the fish and do everything I can to keep them healthy.   I don't understand why my Nitrate is showing, but I haven't had a reading for Nitrite yet?