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Heeded your advice and went back to the lfs amd asked for 2nd opinion. He said Max 3, at which i point i pointed out the girl before said they would be fine together. Refund complete and i took 4 back and kept 2. They werent fighting but they werent happy either, always trying to keep out each...

We shall see. They have settled in very well, there is a lot of space for them and seem to "school" in their 2 groups (have 2 different varieties) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Erm..yes Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Fishless cycle seems to be the way forward!!! 2 days after fish rehoused into their new mansion, Ammomia zero, Nitrites zero, Nitrates zero/trace. 6 dward gouramis 5 green tiger barbs 12 Cardinal tetras 3 corries 1 lonely bamboo shrimp (needs some friends) 1 afghan loach (needs friends) Sent...

TA-DA!! Not a great pic but the fish seem happy. The nitrites went from 5ppm to absolutely zero after 36hrs and the ammonia in under 24 so figured it should manage fine with some fish. Will keep an eye on them. Did a 70% water change before they went in even though the nitrates were really low...

Aaarrgh! Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 2.0ppm, Nitrate 60ppm. If the Nitrites are at 0 tomorrow i'll do a water change and start adding some fish i think Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Latest, everything at zero, 9ml Ammonia added to bump it to apprpx 5ppm, will see what it's at tomorrow night. Plants definitely consuming Nitrate, they've trebled in size in 3 weeks!! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Dont worry i'll stick with the fishless method. Do i still need to do a water change even though the nitrates are nowhere near 100ppm (50ppm ish)? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

So close...yet soooo far :( Ammonia completely gone but Nitrates still at 2.0ppm. More patience required i suppose Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Ok peeps, less than 48hrs after i last added Ammonia to approx 2ppm (i compromised on both opinions), Ammonia AND Nitrites are at 0ppm. Have dosed to 4ppm Ammonia now and will see if it's all back to zero again tomorrow evening. Cheers for the help so far, i shall keep you posted. Sent from my...

No i wasnt saying the plants will bring it down instead of water changes, i just noticed that the nitrates were fluctuating up and down (unfortunately this is before i started recording the figures). I did a 90% change a few days ago and the nitrates are still pretty low at around 10ppm so will...

The ammonia goes from 5ppm to nil in under 24hrs so those bacteria are very efficient. Just got to be patient for the other bacteria i guess. The nitrates seem to go up and down and took a long time to get to 100ppm despite the dosing, which i assume is a good thing, is that because my plants...

The water comes out the tap at about 7.8ph and is a hard water area. Havent checked for exact hardness but i have never had any buffering problems, it's only my kettle that doesnt like my water ;) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Oh ok thanks. I was only adding it as i didnt want the Ammonia chomping bacteria to die. How long can they survive without "food" for? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hello everyone, just hoping for a little advice. I am "FISHLESS CYCLING" a new Juwel Vision 180, which i started on 23rd Dec. I attached my water test figures since 1st Jan. The reason i am curious is because my filter is demolishing Ammonia to zero within hours which is great, but my nitrites...