Recent content by ddonaldson

Thank you very much! I will continue with the water changes and testing each day.

I am really excited about getting new fish! Hopefully my tank will be ready in the new year. I just need to find a good guide on different fish and if they are compatible with each other.

I now have my first full water test results. Ammonia 0, Nitrite 2ppm, Nitrate 5ppm & PH 7.8. (Using the API master test kit) I am cycling with 5 danios and have a 125ltr tank. I don't think I'll be getting new fish for Christmas :-(. Better safe than sorry though :-)

Well the pet store have sold out of those tests but are getting a delivery tomorrow. I have completed another 25% water change this evening. Should I be hoovering the gravel? Don't want to remove good bacteria but I do want to remove waste...

Hi. Thank you for replying. I am using Nutrafin Nitrite (sorry not nitrate) water test kit. My levels have been around 0.1mg/ L since I started. The last couple of days have seen in rise to the 1.6 level. After my larger water change last night I retested this morning and would say it is...

Can you please help with some advice. I have been cycling my 125ltr tank for 5 weeks now and everything was going well until a couple of days ago. I have been completing 10% water changed every two days and testing nitrates and the levels were always reasonable. Now however the levels are now...

Hi. I bought my first tank just over 4 weeks ago and I think it is doing well. I have a 125 litre tank which I set up for 2 weeks before adding fish. I asked the owner of our local pet shop for advice on fish or fish less cycling and he recommended cycling with fish. I bought 6 long fined zebra...