Recent content by stg1969

Thanks Deahasue, I will see if I can get those in the UK.

Hey Byron, sorry, didn't mean to appear rude. We have been away for 5 days. I do get the difference now between ammonia/ammonium, I was just having a moan that these basic test kits seem pointless then, As for my plants, I can't remember what they are. 2 of them are amazon sword which haven't...

Thanks for the advice everyone. For info, my tap water does not have ammonia present, i test this before each water change. I found some interesting info on ammonia/ammonium. So it appears that my pH is now 6.8 and temperature is 24-25. If i use the ammonia/ammonium table, it says that 0.0052...

Doesn't the API dechlorinator I'm using get rid of chloramine as well as chlorine, it says that it does? So even if it was in my tapwater, it's eradicated before i use it, because I treat it. Also, I have had lower readings, and my tapwater tests okay,

Hi all, I think I made a mistake cycling my tank, and then putting too many fish in too soon. I kinda got caught between fishless and fish-in cycling, and probably showed too much faith in Bio Enhancers and my early water test readings. I started my 50 gallon (external filter) by giving it a...

Thanks, So if I buy 4 more barbs this should potentially resolve it?

Hi All. For 3 months or so I have been building/cycling/stocking my Fluval 180 tank. I followed all the right procedures and eventually ended up with the following stock. 6 x Tiger Barbs 6 x Gold Tiger Barbs 8 x Rummy Nose Tetras 2 x Yoyo Loach 1 x Bristlenose Plec. Now, the Tiger Barbs I...

Not a bad idea, but the other tank is a small 70 litre tank, im not sure my fluval 206 external filter wont pound that tank too hard :-)

Hi Colin, Thanks for your very informative reply. I'm assuming the bleach content is minor, or surely the pH level would be higher than 6.8 I will just keep stirring the gravel and doing 3/4 water changes then, and also get a gravel cleaner. Thanks PS...tank is Fluval Vicenza 180 (40...

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to the hobby, we already have a 20 gallon but I recently purchased a Fluval Vicenza 180 second hand. It was in good condition apart from being dirty. I emptied the substrate (a very fine black gravel), and have cleaned the algae from the tank using bicarb and...