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The bacteria have not developed yet as your ammonia is not being cycled into nitrite/nitrate. What type of test kit do you have and what ph value are you at as a ph below about 6.2 will kill the BB...

test straight from the tap, if its high you could use plants to reduce the nitrate or I have an algae scrubber that has dropped my nitrates from 30-40 down to about 10 and holds it down for at least...

You have a cycle as your ammonia is turning to Nitrite and then to Nitrate, I would let the bacteria consume the ammonia and if your nitrite drops and nitrate rises then you should be good to go, you...

Apisto's love mosquito larvae and Grindal worms, you can culture the worms easily just paste the name into google, they are regarded as a fatty food so moderation may need to be applied. A friend of...

Have a look at Apistogramma Cacatuoides, they are quite placid and nice looking. I have 2 in my QT together with some Red eye tetra (all for my sons new tank which is in cycle mode) with no issues...

Thanks for the input guys, Appistogramma it is them. thumbs2:

Drill 2 holes in the main tank with an internal weir box and have a tap on the lower pipe it will be almost silent. You only need a return pump and if you have a spray bar above the water surface of...

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Seems you are doing things right although Fish in cycle does take longer. The strips are rubbish so you will be able to get a much more accurate reading with the API kit. Keep up the...

I had similar injuries to 2 of my Julii cories a while back, turned out they were entering the pleco cave and getting caught in the act. The pleco doesn't like guests without at least a phone call...

They are a type of Whelk not a snail so maybe they don't like the taste of themselves :hmm3grin2orange:. They will breed if conditions are good 23+ temp and plenty of food, as the food runs down the...

I have cycled a 20 gal for my son with some media from my main, now I need some help from those of you in the know. He wants at least two Rams, Killis, Kribs or Cockatoo Cichlids. Any thoughts on...

My nitrates do stay lower and had a marked decrease in the first 2 weeks. I dont have anything to test the phosphates :scry:

Here are some pics, I have set it up in the final return chamber, this means there is no requirement for another pump. The sump works well too and is a haven for the 2 bulldog babies thumbs2:

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I've got an algae scrubber up and working thumbs2: Keeps the diatoms and tank algae at bay as well as the nitrates. all I have is a 9w cfl lamp on over night. I get a golfball sized ball of algae per...

Wow at last it works :-)

OK here's the update on the bulldog pleco fry. I have 2 left and they are both a good 2 cm in length. They both live in the rock pile and will only eat algae so I am...

Excuse Me if I'm wrong but you have been given good advice over these tanks in two different posts and seems you don't want to listen. Many people have told you to be patient and you decided to chuck...

The tube should be on the inlet side so look at your pipes, water goes to bottom so thats where you need mechanical filtration (sponge) and out the top through your bio filtration (bio-max, ceramics...

I would remove the rocks as LH said then lower the water level as per 850R's instructions, I had to catch a load of cichlids a while back and they were evasive, spent about an hour trying to catch...

Today I got to the bottom of the mystery. The male Bulldog Plec has been looking after his eggs in a pile of 6 large (4-5 inch) rounded stones, the cory's go in and the pleco protects the brood, but...

Be patient, don't change any water, keep the temp around 78-82.
You have the correct media now which will help massively.
Read the sticky on fish-less cycle.

You could of asked this again at the...

ScottishFish gave you the answer. Feed them some veggies, if they want to eat they will soon realise it is food, My 2 adults eat Veggies and wafers.

Do you have bogwood in the tank as they need...

Oh and any fine floss/carbon should go last I believe.

850R - It takes me 10 minutes to wind up the brain cells thumbs2:

I have sponges before Bio rings in my sump. My Ehiem canister was course sponge/fine sponge/bio and that worked so that's how I set up my sump.

Hope this helps.

I'm sure others will pitch in...

I think I'll have to move the 2 bulldogs out into the 70 and see if it still happens as they seem to be the most aggressive! They are a breeding pair and I don't really want to disturb them but also...