Recent content by Raticataticus

Hi friends! Thought I'd start a thread for my 55gal community tank. It's an AquaStyle 980 if you're wondering.   So this is what it looks like at the moment. Please ignore the stuff on top and the fact that it looks a bit stirred up, I have been pulling baby guppies out of it all day.   At the...

I already own one of these (the larger one) and currently have 3 goldfish in it http://www.aquaone.co.uk/UFO_aquarium.php (a temporary home for them, am getting a more suitable tank for them very soon)   Any suggestions for what I should put in a tank like this?   (I already have a tropical...

84 x 44 x 59cm

So I am considering getting an AquaOne AquaStyle 850 as I am seeing really good prices on them at the moment. I have this same tank in a larger size and I really like it.    My water's ph is around 6.8/7.0   I am wondering what to put in it. I am definitely going to do a sand substrate.   So far...

Today's test results are in. After dosing back up to 3ppm 24hrs ago, I have got .50ppm ammonia and somewhere between 0ppm and .25ppm nitrite.     Should I consider myself back at the start? I think I've stuffed up my cycle by not testing during those few days. Do I wait until nitrite is over...

Yeah, I am keeping log on here as well as in my head. I will be very surprised if I am not ammonia and nitrite zero tomorrow, considering how much mature media I have got.

So I haven't tested for a few days (both lazy and busy with work, whoops) so I haven't tested since Wednesday night.   Tested today and both ammonia and nitrite  are zero, so I think I missed the seeing nitrite spike on the tests? Have chucked in another dose of ammonia to bring it to 3ppm, will...

;) will do.    

Thanks to Alasse I now have some a heap of mature media. Should be cycled in a week or two. Woohoo! :nod:

What goes around comes around :) It's the universe paying you back for helping me out with the mature media today!    If you ever need help with anything please let me know :D

First lot of ammonia is in    Test results are in. Tubes L-R Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH     High range pH test     Ammonia = 3 ppm Nitrite = 0ppm Nitrate = 5 - 10ppm? pH = 8.4   Will have some mature media to chuck in tomorrow thanks to @Alasse so we'll see how that goes.

LOL Yes way   Can I message you and we can organise a time for me to grab some off you? :D

LOL no way.

I am in QLD near Toowoomba