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Hello!
I started a fishless cycle this week.. so far all i have done is
Wipe out the inside of the tank with boiled water, washed the gravel through until the water ran clear.
Put in a couple of airstones under the gravel and added a piece of bogwood and a fake reed.
Filled the tank with...
Just called a little hardware store in the next village.
They have Kleen Off! WHOOP!
So for anyone in South Wales. Joshua and Sons on Park Street Trefforest have Kleen Off! :)
Boots the chemist (in the UK) sell ammonia, all it says on the bottle is ammonia 10%
Feeling a bit lost with this at the moment because all out traditional hardware stores are disappearing in the UK and being replaced by HUGE DIY chains that don't really sell anything that a "proper" hardware...
I've already discovered something. Bogwood floats so they say "soak it" i found it takes on more water if you soak it for a few hours then take it out of the water for 20 mins then repeat. Doing that, mine's gone from floaty to sinky in less than a day!
I promise i wont put a plecosaurus sized fish in my tank! I'll get the littler ones
heheh! Yes i do speak Welsh, mainly when i want to swear in public. :D
Hiya,
My name is Ceri.
I am just setting up a tropical aquarium for the first time ever.
I have a Peak Aquatics Congo AR-380 45L tank.
I am trying to get my head around cycling and have started a fishless cycling of the tank with the hope that in a while i will have a perfect home for...