Recent content by ShamefulCrayon

That's a great idea, thank you FK. I shall try this when I can.

I got the RO unit, but realised I can't use it as I'm in a third floor council flat and not allowed to fit it. So, changed my mind on the cories and opted for red cherry shrimp instead, which are arriving later today. Tank's finished cycling and I planted it up and did an extra week of cycling...

Well... Bought the RO unit. Decided I only needed a 3 stage unit, so the price was pretty reasonable (I think). Tank's still taking 2 days to cycle. It's so close I can almost taste the success! Lol. Very excited to get it planted up and post pictures here. Even more excited about finally...

Indeed. I think I may have to just bite the bullet and pony up the coin for a distiller or RO unit as that'll be cheaper in the long run. I don't even know where to start with those!

On, sorry Byron. I misunderstood you at first. Mm\l is millimols per liter here. I'll see if I can find the full water report again... Total hardness as Calcium (mg/l) 132.8 Total hardness as Calcium carbonate (mg/l) 332 Total hardness as Degrees Clark (°Clark or °e) 23.107 Total hardness as...

No, they don't have any explanations on their site. Just tested the water though Tap water GH - 19dGH. KH - 11 Tank water GH - 18dGH. KH - 10 ph is a steady 7.4 in both tank and tap. Weird, I would've thought the rocks would've made it higher.

Thanks Byron. Local water supplier says the GH is 3.32mm\l I have two big chunks of African rock in the aquarium at present. Any chance this could be raising the hardness? I'll be sure to check the tap water too.

I did a GH test earlier and I used 15 drops before it turned green! I may have done it wrong though. I'll be sure to give it a much heartier shake before I next test the water. Need to test Am and NO2 at 9:15pm as the tank's still cycling so I'll do GH and KH testing then. My betta's not had...

Hello all I had my heart set on getting some Corydoras Habrosus for my new aquarium once the fishless cycle is done - should be about another week at this point. But my GH is too high for Habrosus to survive and without spending hundreds on a distiller, I just can't have them as it wouldn't be...

Thank you both. I'm ever so excited now! Got my eye on some Habrosus on eBay. :-D

Thanks Shiny My plan is to wait until the tank is cycling every 24 hours, then do a 90% water change and add the plants at the same time. Could I then add the fish the next day provided the temperature is correct?

Just to update, I'm now getting readings of 0ppm for both ammonia and nitrites every 72 hours. About to dose the tank again tonight to bring it back up to 4ppm, but I'm a little confused (again!). Some sources say I should be aiming to see 0ppm Am & NO2 within 24 hours, and others say within 12...

Phew! Thanks for the advice guys. I have the patience, so no problem there. I'm just a bit neurotic where it comes to stuff like this. Lol. I worry all the time, but I'll chill out about it now. Suppose that's the beauty of a fishless cycle - no chance to accidentally kill something!

Hello all I'm currently cycling my 64L tank, and I think it's going well. The ammonia is now cycling every 24 hours, but I'm confused because the nitrites don't seem to be dropping. Here's my test results so far (been recording every day) - I should mention now I've been dosing to 4ppm. I was...

Ember tetra go really nicely with betta's IMO. They're very peaceful fish and tend to keep out of the way of larger species.