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I tested the pH and it's gone from 7.5 (straight from the tap) to 8. Could this have anything to do with the ammonia not dropping? I have raised it to 4PPM now so will wait and see what happens. Thanks for all your advice.

Oh, right! I thought I was supposed to get it down to 0? That's what the Fishless Cycling post on here seems to suggest.. It's all so confusing.

As the title suggests my fishless cycle doesn't appear to be working. I have a Juwel Rio 125 tank. I set it up with gravel and dechlorinated water a fortnight ago, and started my fishless cycle 12 days ago. I added enough ammonia to get the levels to 6ppm, whacked the heater up as high as it...

thanks, I think you might be right.. I remember it being £15.99ish and there are lots in that region. Thanks! I'll have a look at the planted forum. It's all so complicated at this point but I can't wait to get going :good:

Hi I'm hoping to set up a Rio 125 aquarium and have been doing lots of reading over the past few weeks in preparation. I have a few questions about things that I need to make sure of before I get going.. 1) I plan to do a fishless cycle. Should I have the plants and bogwood in place before I...