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Left out that key piece of info. Yeah Nitrate off the chart. Definitely testing correctly. Plagued you aiken about 6 months back about cycling a different tank. Just thought it odd that nitrite might be cycling out quicker than ammonia

Cycling a tank at the minute in completed week 3. Added some gravel from an existing established tank. I'm dosing ammonia to 2ppm resulting in test to less than 1ppm in 24 hrs but nitrite is reading zero last 3 days in 24hrs. Is this something that happens? Is it possibly from the gravel and is...

Thanks colin. Couldn't find info on it

Hello all. I have approximately 50% salvinia surface coverage. At what stage or does it restrict oxygen transfer? I have air stones and filter outlet creating surface agitation with barriers from airhoses to create a minimum surface clearance.

Hi Colin. Been closely monitoring the betta since I came home yesterday. Behaviour and appetite seem normal. This the best video I could take. As soon as I approach the tank he will stay at front of tank in shaded area near the surface. He has a rusty coloured patch on the top of his head and...

You might be right Colin. His behavior this evening is back to patrolling his kingdom and begging for food. Yesterday he was constantly squeezing between every rock which was unusual. I've done a water change and added stress coat. If all looks okay tomorrow I'll find out when I get back after...

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This is what I have so far Colin. Doing a water change and stress coat now

I appreciate it Colin. Will get some this evening

Thanks Colin. Will make a video later on him. Bit concerned because im away until friday in the morning and would like to get any meds in befor i leave.That's the picture of him originally about 5 weeks ago hes changed colour around head and gills and had a brown hue yesterday evening. Thats...

Uploaded some more pics on original post. Thanks colin

Thanks colin. Unfortunately deleted the pics I had before last treatment

Hello all. I have a betta with possible velvet Tank 200l. Fluval 307. Air stone and further surface agitation with filter outlet. Temp 25.5. Ph 7 am/ni 0 nitrate <5ppm Weekly 30% waterchange 1 betta 30 cardinal 8 rasboras 8 cory julii 3 female guppies 2 nerites 5 amano 1 carry All living...

Thanks 30 cardinal tetras 8 corydora juilii Bit controversial but got 8 harlequin rasboras. Wanted to get a betta as a centrepiece. Hopefully the cardinals behave themselves

Last fish added 10 days ago. All parameters reading what they should. Thanks again for your help

Thanks again Aiken. Hopefully add the first batch this weekend.

Apparently I'm getting close to the end Aiken. Nitrites high yesterday so just dosed ammonia to 1ppm to see what would happen and low and behold blue in the test tube today. So redosed ammonia to 3/4ppm and will see what happens tomorrow. Thanks for all your help along the way its been invaluable.

Thanks. Apparently the fish lab guide wasn't as comprehensive as I thought

After change still the copper brown colour with nitrate and high nitrite still high. Having diluted the sample with tap water it's still what I would call orange as opposed to red. I also foolishly redosed ammo back up to 2ppm after change. Would you recommend a good few wc aiken?

Went ahead with a large wc. I'd say 60%. Nearly there. Will retest after an hour of filter running

Me again :oops: ph has been stable since the last time. Am. Drops to zero with 2ppm dose but nitrites and nitrates are constant. I tried the nitrate solution with a smaller long established tank and it reactes as one would expect. However with the cycling tank when I add the first bottle it...

Thanks again

Hello again Aiken. Ph dropped from over 7 to 6.4 so added some bicarbonate of soda 2 days ago which brought it up to to 7.6 (high pH test) where it stayed for 24hrs. Today however its dropped back to 6.8. The water changes I did had a minimal effect where in order to maintain a pH of 7 they...

Thanks for the detailed response and passing on your knowledge. Very much appreciated