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that tank stayed nicely in good parameters with a weekly water chance to drop nitrate for 7 months ive now got a 5 foot 2 foot 2 foot tank up and running . 2 3 foot tanks + the original tank . had to split them up not due to water but due to territorial fighting , used the fishless cyclye again...

i have 6 really small chichlids would this be considered overstocked at there small size i have 2 tiny under 1" jack dempseys a 1.5 " greenterror a bumblebee hybrid chichlid thats about 1.5" a small 1" blue acara and a texas chiclid thats under1" im planning a larger tank already but they all...

just tested my water and ive got .5 ppm of ammonia im really confused and gutted whats the best course to take all other parameters are ok i had the stocking of gravel out for less than 3 hours so have put it back in ??? i have very small fish in the tank so wouldnt have thought theyd have...

just because the gravel is a different colour and size and its in a ugly stocking lol i have now got myself a 1.5" green terror and 2 tiny jack dempsy already looking for a bigger tank to upgrade to next :) james

cheers mate:) how soon can i remove my stocking of seeded media so that i dont upset my bacteria levels ? cheers james

nitrite 0 for two days solid now ,dosed one last time tonight then the water change tomorrow and drop the heater if tests show all is still well :) many thanks for all the help and support i will put a picture up on sunday nite for you guys to see what i get for the tank thanks again james

thought it may be worth putting that i did my tests about 3 hours earlyer today as i had to go out so may explain the nitrite still around will check in 24 hours bang on tomorrow cheers james

thanks guys today ammonia is 0 nitrite is at .25 :( and my nitrates are blood red :) yay i think hes just about there just going to hold out till my nitrite shows 0 for a few days hopefully will be getting my chiclids this weekend ph is 7.8 will keep you posted cheers james

yesterday showed 0 ammonia .25 nitrite and 80ppm nitrate and today ammonia 0 no nitrite and 40ppm nitrate any ideas why these are both dropping with out the water change im confused why my nitrate is dropping on its own ???? cheers james

todays report ammonia 0.5 nitite off the scale and nitrates is now singing at 80ppm

cheers mate today shows .5 ammonia off the scale nitrite and 80ppm of nitrate :) ph is still good at 7.2 so topped the ammonia again and will let you guys in on how its getting on tomorrow cheers james

today shows .5 ammonia topped up to 4 after 5 nitrite and 20 to 40 ppm of nitrate ph is still around 7.4 7.8 thanks again james

many thanks libarygirl youve been excellent with advise tap water is about 7.4 and doesnt change after 24 hours maybe rises alittle to between 7.4 and 7.8 today we had a little progress ammonia went from 4 to.5 nitrite is climbing again to .25 so it hasnt happened on its own it was the...

did a water change and its now at 7.4 will ihave done damage im really worried now

holly crap my ph on high range is 8.4 + so does this mean immediate water change yes ? cheers james