Search results

The ammonia I am using is from Homebase (UK). 9.5% - no suffricants - doesn't bubble when shook. The plants are from pets@home which is pet supermarket chain. All of sudden the rhizome of the 2 of the anubias rotted away (into a white mush). I had to throw what was left of them :( The guy from...

I've now had my tank set up for 6 weeks and I haven't seen a drop in ammonia since the first week- remains about 3ppm. I have tried the tetra safestart which some forums have recommended having a go with - it made no difference to the ammonia at all. My tank is now starting to get overrun with...

Sorry - I'm not sure what if its bacteria - I am only recounting what I read elsewhere on the web for a person who had a simlar problem. All I know for certain is that there is/was a white jelly like substance where the rhizome used to be - and it smells quite bad. The plant is pretty big so I...

Should I do anything to the anubias? - i've tried my best to gently remove the rot. A google search found a forum post that said it should be dropped in hydrogen peroxide to kill the bacteria. I don't have any hydrogen peroxide and have know idea where I can obtain such a thing - is there...

The anubias is tied to driftwood. I will cut the light as suggested. Thanks

Unfortunately I cannot not get any filter material. My ammonia level has not dropped since my last post - so now it has been stuck for something like 11 days. When I first started my cycle (before the water change/adding the tetra safestart etc...) the ammonia did drop from 4 to about 1.5...

Ok So today I have Ammonia 3.0 (not changed) Nitrite 0 (dropped) Nitrate 8-10 (up) So my Ammonia has not dropped for a week now. My understanding is the bacteria feed off the ammonia. If the ammonia is not dropping the bacteria are not active - but this is strange because my...

Thanks for the reply Mommytron. I've not tested my tap water before. Just tested my levels and I have: Ammonia: 3.0ppm (0 under tap water) Nitrite: 0.25ppm (0 under tap water) Nitrate: 5.0ppm (40 under tap water!!) Forgot to mention that I recently added Tetra safestart as I read that this...

Hi All, I've been cycling my 1st tank for about three weeks now and at the moment I'm having some problems with very dirty/dusty water. My tank water has always been a little dusty - mostly at the surface but it seems to have rocketed in the last few days. I've deviated a little from the...

Sorry can't help as I do not live in the US - I got mine from Homebase (maybe you have them in the US?). I found mine hidden in the cleaning products aisle so maybe you will have some luck scouring those sections in your local chemists/supermarkets/hardware stores. Make sure it does not contain...

I've been cycling my first tank for a week now and I'm seeing very high nitrite and nitrate readings. I'm not sure if this is a really good thing or a really bad thing. A week seems too quick to be seeing these things. I did a 50% water change this evening to lower the level and haven't really...

Thanks, I was a little worried that i'd spent a whole heap of money and my water conditions were going to mean that I, and the fish were forever going to be troubled by bubbles - I couldn't keep my hands out of the water for 5 minutes trying to get rid of them, I did 2 100% water changes, the...

Hi All, I got my first aquarium going yesterday. Put the plants in today and added the water but noticed a lot of bubbles forming - sticking to everything but mostly on the plants and the outlet of the filter. I haven't started a cycle yet. Is this something that will go away or is this a...

Thanks for your info. Feel abit more optimistic about it all now. from what i've read - pH stability seems to be the key - the pH is not so important - and a high kH is related to a stable pH. This means the fish face less stress. I will get an API testing kit for more accurate results - I...

Hi All, For the last couple of weeks I've been obsessively reading this great forum (and other materials) about setting up a tropical freshwater aquarium and I am excited to get going for real. I just want to have some questions answered definitively (mostly so I can get some sleep). I'm about...