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I recently did a fishless cycle. I found that the best thing to do was to let ammonia run all the way throughout first ie wait for the nitrite reading to fall to 0 and then perform a decent water change ( around 30% ) before adding more ammonia. I was continuously adding ammonia when it dropped...

Thanks for the help. Tank dimensions are 100cm wide, 30cm deep and 40cm high. I will have a look at the canister type filters but don't have an obvious space for one. Good tip with using the Biorb to seed the new tank, thanks. VF

Hi all, So I finally managed to cycle the Baby Biorb. Thanks for all the advice. The day after I picked that up I realised that I had the bug and that the pretty 15l orb just wasn't going to cut it. So... I have today got my hands on a second hand Juwel -woo hoo!! It was grubby but has...

Makes perfect sense - the logical part of my brain obviously hasn't kicked in yet! Cheers, VF

Thanks Big Jim - useful advice on tank size. Had a read of the links but couldn't find anything about how much ammonia I need. I have the ammonia but have no clue as to how much would take me to 4ppm. Any idea for a 15l (4g) tank? Are we talking teaspoons or litres? Cheers, VF

I will give fishless cycling a go I think - don't want to lose another one this early in my venture! The test kit I have is an "Interpet Easy Test", which provides test tubes and tablets for adding to aquarium water for each of Ammonia, pH, Nitrite and Nitrate. It gives very specific...

Hi everyone, After doing things the wrong way;buying the tank from a so-called expert for 30% more than it is sold everyone else :mad:; following their instruction to feed my one fish 2-3 times a day with no need to change any water during the first month and then being heart-broken by losing...