Recent content by Toby86

Ok. I'll give that a go. I'm still no closer to understanding why the nitrites and nitrates in my tank suddenly disappeared though.

Update. I tested plain tap water and it shows nitrates. Suggesting the testing reagents do work. When I started the cycle I added tetra safe start and a pinch of food. For the next few days I added nothing. Then another pinch of food. Tiny pinches each time.

It's been 24 hours since I got the unusual results and I've tested again. I made sure the tubes were thoroughly rinsed and dried. I've got the exact same result. No nitrites, no nitrates, no ammonia. I've added a pinch of food to see if that changes anything. I don't know if it makes a...

Hello everyone. I don't currently have any fish. I've kept guppies in the past but I've been fishless for a few years. Currently in the process of cycling my tank to get back into it.

I've been trying to cycle my tank ready for getting some guppies. I'm using the NT Labs multi test kit. And tetra safe start. I've also been enlisting the help of chatgpt to interpret the results. For close to a week it seemed like the cycling process was going well. Never saw any sign of...