Re: Chocolate telescope or moor?
#12
Hello Goldy
I'm sorry I've been a bit tardy about getting back to you. Thanks for the link, I read the article through and I think my tank is ready, but I shall hold fire until I get the go ahead from you.
I started the cycle on the 1st of July and did my first water test on the 10th, which gave some v. strange results but I later realised this was a faulty strip which looked nothing like the others in the packet - it told me for example that the pH was 8.4 which seemed too high for Scotland!
My second test on the 12th gave the following results:- nitrate 10, nitrite nil, GH >7 deg, CH 0-3 deg and pH 7.2.
I should mention that on the 9th of July my fish seller loaned me 2 small hardy fish which have been in the tank since, just to help the cycling process along. But rest assured no fancy fish were harmed in the process of cycling Fiona's tank!!
Today's water test gave the following results:-
nitrate 25 or more (I am about to do a water change) nitrite nil, GH >7 deg, CH 3 deg and pH about 7.2.
Waiting for permission to buy Truffle!
Fiona x.