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Coming along Hi everyone so its been a while since posting and i thought i'd post a picture of my tank now its been rearranged and my plants have started growing, i have changed the outlet for a spray bar and am dosing daily with seachem excel and every three days with complete, i have also...

Hi guys i havent been on for a bit but am after some advice on what to do next, my test results for the last few days are: 5/10 - amm 0.25, nitrite 0.50, Nitrate 15 7/10 - amm 0.25, nitrite 0, Nitrate 15 8/10 - amm 0.25, nitrite 2, Nitrate 40 9/10 - amm 0, nitrite 0, Nitrate 20 - topped ammonia...

Thanks boadams, there looks like some new growth so hopfully all will be ok fingers crossed. could anyone tell me what i could put in the tank to help the plants, i have flourite sand and gravel mix, i dont have co2 so any suggestions other than this would be much appreciated :)

Thanks tamtam was getting worried things werent moving along, should i keep adding ammonia up to 4ppm as i have read in some other posts to drop it to 2ppm and how low should i let it get before i add more?? i will do a water change tomorrow to try and get the nitrites down, how long should i...

could anyone advise on if eveything is ok, my ammonia seems to drop daily (i have been dosing it up to 4ppm) but am wondering if that is to do with the plants using it as food. my nitrites i think are off the chart as it looks a darker colour than is showing, should i do a wc???? 19/9/12 AMMO...

hi mohican, i dont know if ive done this right but i have included the link for my other post, hopefully it will help http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/help-i-dont-know-what-my-plants-are-224159.html

Thank you. No problem, i was lucky to find the shop, i must have visited 5 or more before stumbling across the one where i bought mine. i will post pictures on how things are doing thou i have got everythings crossed as its not looking to good :(

Thanks foster53 they are Alternanthera reineckii 'pink' (roseafolia) :)

I'll leave them alone then, they are both T8 , and my tank is 80 x 35 x 45 cm 125 litre

Hi here are my readings could anyone tell me if this is ok as im finding it all a bit confusing (i'm fishless cycling) 11/9/12 PH 7.6, high PH 7.4, ammonia 0.25ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 0ppm 14/9/12 PH 7.6, high PH 8.0, ammonia 1.00ppm, Nitrite 0.25ppm, Nitrate 5ppm (25% wc & started adding...

Thanks rivercats, just wanted to make sure as i have read that but when things start dying you cant help panick. Should i trim off the worst of the dead leaves, i can see small leaves but im not sure if they were new before put in my tank. i have flourite sand but that is it (was recommended...

ok i'll check it out

My tank has been planted for a couple of days and i have noticed some of the leaves aren't looking very good could anyone advise if this is normal while the plants settle or do i have a problem??

Plant advice My tank has been planted for a couple of days and i have noticed some of the leaves aren't looking very good could anyone advise if this is normal while the plants settle or do i have a problem??

My newly planted tank So after visiting 3 different lfs i purchased some more plants which were all labelled, for a little shop i was impressed by how clean and how well all the plants looked and the fact that everything was labelled :thumb: i have posted some pictures for you to see and with a...

Managed to get some ammonia today so have added some to the tank and its reading 4ppm when tested, i have upgraded my lights to aqua bright 7500k & aqua blu 25000k. I have also added a bubble wall, i will post a picture soon.

I did take the Fittonia's out and they dropped within about 5 minutes of being out of the water so put them back in for know till i can get some aquatic plants, its so frustrating that nothing is labelled and you are relying on the lfs knowledge or in this case lack off :(

Right so a trip to my lfs ended with me coming home with a few plants but nothing was labelled and i went for what looked nice but read some articles while trying to id what i have and think i may have a few non aquatic plants any help would be much apreciated.

:thanks: for the advice i will have a look at the cories and try to decide on a final list

i had a look at lfs and here is a list of the fish i liked the look of: cherry barb, honey gourami, silver hatchet, marble hatchet, kribensis, tiger barb, leopard danio, long fin black widow tetra,long fin zebra danio, black phantom tetra, silver marble molly, apistogramma cacatuoides and lastly...

Hi tamtam, it is a pain especially when you see all the lovely fish in the shops, i will be trying a fish less cycle although i am a little nervous but at least no fish will be harmed while i perfect my tank. The driftwood took much deliberating lol but I'm really happy with how it looks and...

water test results Hi guys, so my test kit came yesterday and my test results are as follows: PH 7.6, high range ph 7.4, ammonia 0.25ppm, nitrite 0ppm, nitrate 0ppm. The water is looking rather green at the moment, i have added a recent photo :) i will be buying some plants to go into the...

Hi Librarygirl thanks for the advice i will have a read and take a trip to my LFS and post what fish i like, i have ordered an api master kit so will post readings as i have them. I would like to give fishless cycling a go so will research more into this, would adding plants help with cycling or...