Hi there
My name is Daz and I’m from the Uk and have recently got into fishkeeping due to my daughter wanted some fish as pets. We decided on freshwater tropical fish but being new to the hobby I have struggled with the Cycling of the tank. So I have a 40 litre tank with 6 neon Tetra in it. We got the Tetra on the 16th December and began the cycling process. I have had trouble this weekend with a huge ammonia spike and it was really really high. Fish were not gasping for air but was a little concerned. So the last 3 days I have done 3 50% water changes to get the ammonia down to 0. In a panic I changed the algae filter as well as the carbon filter as they had algae growth on the top of them. I’ve just tested my tank for nitrites and they are at 0.5 mg/l and my nitrate is about 25mg/l. I’m so confused to even know if my tank is cycling or have I compromised it changing filter media! Finding it very difficult to be honest and making a lot of mistakes! If any could give me any advice it would be great!
Thanks
Daz
My name is Daz and I’m from the Uk and have recently got into fishkeeping due to my daughter wanted some fish as pets. We decided on freshwater tropical fish but being new to the hobby I have struggled with the Cycling of the tank. So I have a 40 litre tank with 6 neon Tetra in it. We got the Tetra on the 16th December and began the cycling process. I have had trouble this weekend with a huge ammonia spike and it was really really high. Fish were not gasping for air but was a little concerned. So the last 3 days I have done 3 50% water changes to get the ammonia down to 0. In a panic I changed the algae filter as well as the carbon filter as they had algae growth on the top of them. I’ve just tested my tank for nitrites and they are at 0.5 mg/l and my nitrate is about 25mg/l. I’m so confused to even know if my tank is cycling or have I compromised it changing filter media! Finding it very difficult to be honest and making a lot of mistakes! If any could give me any advice it would be great!
Thanks
Daz