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timmystood
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Hi and welcome to the forum
Yes, Juwels are good tanks (or at least from my experience). You can find loads of information on fishless cycling on the forum following various links or just type fishless cycling into Google and your'll get loads of responses.
I have never tried fishless cycling but from what I know its about 6 weeks, i'm sure somebody who has done it will be able to tell you for sure.
You can pick tests up from your LFS (local fish store) that test for ammonia. nitrate, nitrite etc. etc.
Anyway, hope this helps - Any questions don't hesitate to ask - this forum is very very good and somebody will answer them pretty quick!
Cheers!
Yes, Juwels are good tanks (or at least from my experience). You can find loads of information on fishless cycling on the forum following various links or just type fishless cycling into Google and your'll get loads of responses.
I have never tried fishless cycling but from what I know its about 6 weeks, i'm sure somebody who has done it will be able to tell you for sure.
You can pick tests up from your LFS (local fish store) that test for ammonia. nitrate, nitrite etc. etc.
Anyway, hope this helps - Any questions don't hesitate to ask - this forum is very very good and somebody will answer them pretty quick!
Cheers!
dwarfgourami
Fish Connoisseur
Juwel tanks are good tanks; only problem is the light bulbs aren't very strong, but once they blow you can always replace them with something better (I just have).
The fishless cycle varies; mine took 10 days and 14 days respectively. Usually quicker than cycling with fish.
What I did was add enough drops to bring the ammonia reading up to c 5 ppm (about 12 drops for 60 ltrs I think), keeping count of the drops; then added same amount of drops (from a pipette) every day until the ammonia readings dropped and the nitrites spiked, then I added half the amount of drops every day until the nitrites too went down to 0. Then I did a 70 % water change and added fish within 24 hrs. Worked really well. I added plants and decorations at the start of the fishless cycle to have something to look at and I think that helped to speed it up.
I bought ammonia from a hardware store. Make sure it contains nothing except ammonia and water.
I use the API Freshwater Master kit (liquid tests); this contains tests for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, ph and water hardness, and you can buy separate refill bottles of reagents as and when you run out (they last forever).
The fishless cycle varies; mine took 10 days and 14 days respectively. Usually quicker than cycling with fish.
What I did was add enough drops to bring the ammonia reading up to c 5 ppm (about 12 drops for 60 ltrs I think), keeping count of the drops; then added same amount of drops (from a pipette) every day until the ammonia readings dropped and the nitrites spiked, then I added half the amount of drops every day until the nitrites too went down to 0. Then I did a 70 % water change and added fish within 24 hrs. Worked really well. I added plants and decorations at the start of the fishless cycle to have something to look at and I think that helped to speed it up.
I bought ammonia from a hardware store. Make sure it contains nothing except ammonia and water.
I use the API Freshwater Master kit (liquid tests); this contains tests for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, ph and water hardness, and you can buy separate refill bottles of reagents as and when you run out (they last forever).
Clairel
Fish Addict
Hi
In my opinion yes Juwel tanks are great, i have a Vision 180, and am going to look at 2 more Juwel tanks tmrw night Wohoooooooooooo Rekord 96 and 120......
My first tank that is now cracked and broken i cycled that with 6 zebra danios, and it took around 4 weeks
My Juwel 180 took around 2 weeks 
Good Luck
C x
In my opinion yes Juwel tanks are great, i have a Vision 180, and am going to look at 2 more Juwel tanks tmrw night Wohoooooooooooo Rekord 96 and 120......
My first tank that is now cracked and broken i cycled that with 6 zebra danios, and it took around 4 weeks
My Juwel 180 took around 2 weeks Good Luck
C x
Hi
In my opinion yes Juwel tanks are great, i have a Vision 180, and am going to look at 2 more Juwel tanks tmrw night Wohoooooooooooo Rekord 96 and 120......
My first tank that is now cracked and broken i cycled that with 6 zebra danios, and it took around 4 weeks
Good Luck
C x
i keep quoting by mistake lol thx clairel oh btw how did you crack your tank?
Clairel
Fish Addict
I would just like to add, the tank that got accidently smashed yesterday was NOT a juwel, it was a Hexagon tank, not sure of make.... My little boy fell backwards from the sofa into it with his head, my little boy is fine, but there was water everywhere all over my wooden floor, and it was all systems go to get the fish out, and put them into my other tank lol... I can laugh about it now, but i was upset yesterday, oh well, looks like 2 more new tanks on the horizon for me
C x
I can laugh about it now, but i was upset yesterday, oh well, looks like 2 more new tanks on the horizon for me C x
Clairel
Fish Addict
I have 2 boys, one age 5 and one age 2, they were play fighting on the sofa, and Elliott fell backwards into my tank i was in the kitchen making a cuppa, when he came in screaming he was sorry, i could hear gushing water, and just though omg oh no..... it was an accident, im just glad everyone is ok
C x
i was in the kitchen making a cuppa, when he came in screaming he was sorry, i could hear gushing water, and just though omg oh no..... it was an accident, im just glad everyone is ok C x
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