Recent content by Whiteskar

I'm using my Salifert test kits that I'd been using for my Reef tank previously. Water is pretty much clear of bacterial bloom now too. I think, perhaps, I've gotten extremely lucky here. Next time it'll be a fishless cycle... Thanks again for all your help so far.

Thanks again for the extra help with this. Having done a 50% water change yesterday the cloudiness is a lot less noticable today. I've just done tests fpor Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. Ammonia and Nitrite are reading zero whilst Nitrate is at around 50ppm. Quite surprised about this after...

Thanks for the advice. I'm now angry and gutted about the advice given to me by my local store. The tank is 220 litre. How much water do you suggest I change each day? As a precaution I've done a 20% change tonight. I may be being a bit dim but why do I need to test the water daily - doesn't...

Apologies if this isn't exactly a real emergency - or at least I don't think it is... It's been about 15 years since I kept tropicals, having kept Reef tanks in the intervening period. So, I'm a bit out of the loop about today's practices for tropical keeping. Having set my tank up a week ago...