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Nearly there! Well, kind of! Think we have got the tank in the second stage of the cycle. Now getting consistent readings of 0ppm for ammonia and between 0.25 and 0.5ppm of nitrite. The nitrites did spike once to 1ppm but a quick 50 % water change brought that down. We haven't bothered to try...

Thanks again, your help is really appreciated. We managed to find the product you recommended at our local store (cost a little more than amazon but we didn't want to wait on delivery if the fish were at risk). So the damage report was: Ph 7.6 (ouch..we are going to the store to get something...

Hmm...sent a post but it hasn't appeared..hope this doesn't duplicate! Anyway: Thanks for your reply, I have read the article and find it really informative. There are just a couple of things that are confusing me though, if I write what we've done so far hopefully you can say if i've gone...

Thanks for your reply AquaKai, I have had a good read of the article and find it really interesting, there are a few things that are confusing me a little though. I'll run through what i've done so far and hopefully my ramblings will make sense! We bought the tank and filled it with tap water...

Hello, My wife and I have bought our first aquarium and are looking for some advise to create the best possible environment for our new friends. The tank we have is a 64 litre and at present we have left the tank to settle for a week after filling and adding our de-chlorinator. We then added x3...