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But I would have thought the ammonia would have to first convert to nitrites before nitrates? Have grown very attached to my little guys wouldn't want them to become ill

Hi So my tank is 3 weeks old, I have 3 small mollies and 4 neon tetras. My levels have been great after donor media received at new year so added 2 mollies about a week ago and expected an ammonia spike (which I have got) However confused with my levels as follows: Ammonia 0.5 Nitrites 0...

Hi all I have a new ish cycled tank which currently has stable ammonia, ph, nitrates and nitrites levels. Fish seem happy and are feeding well. All except one - my female mollie was bought from pet shop Friday and took an instant shine to my male. They appeared to be best friends and swam...

Ok so day 10 of new tank - 5 days after donor media. Constant water levels of 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and 5 nitrates - ph 7 - readings (with my new API master test kit) have been stable for 3 days. I added another Molly and 4 neon tetras yesterday and tonight levels remain stable and fish are...

Ok so day 10 of new tank - 5 days after donor media. Constant water levels of 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and 5 nitrates - ph 7 - readings (with my new API master test kit) have been stable for 3 days. I added another Molly and 4 neon tetras yesterday and tonight levels remain stable and fish are...

So iv been buying like mad and have finally got myself a master test kit as well as additional treatments for the tank should I need them (after yesterday's loss I don't want to be caught out on a public holiday with no fishy medicine again :( ) So anyway - my ammonia is at 0 :) However.... My...

I also recieved a donor filter squeeze from A friend with an established aquarium on Tuesday - think this has perhaps helped in removing all ammonia which has gone from 0.25 Monday to 0 today :) So is there no point adding nutrafin cycle then or?

So iv been buying like mad and have finally got myself a master test kit as well as additional treatments for the tank should I need them (after yesterday's loss I don't want to be caught out on a public holiday with no fishy medicine again :( ) So anyway - my ammonia is at 0 :) However.... My...

It's New Year's Day. Nowhere is open.

Well It now looks like a proper case of cotton wool disease though its localised around the area she had damaged and despite the water changes and ammonia treatment she doesn't look like she will make it as is very lopsided and struggling to stay afloat with so much "wool" on one side. The Molly...

So I received my donated media today and fish seem very happy and energetic. However a few days ago I did lose a few of my first fish (2 male guppies) to what I suspected was fin rot and for which the pet store took full responsibility for. I now have a week old tank with a honey gourami and...

I hope so. There was plenty of slime and the water dirtied my whole tank temporarily so think it got plenty from it. The slime is still clogging to my filter too. Is it the slime I want?

So will it not work this way?

Haha yes it certainly looked nasty - plenty of slime which I assume is a good thing?

The ammonia yesterday was 0.25. Her filter spong would not fit in my filter unit so squeezed all of the water/pulp onto my filter media and sponge and then rinsed her spong through thoroughly in my tank so as not to waste any. Is this the correct way to do it?