So it has been 4 weeks since I added my ammonia and nothing :(
Today I got some water with filter squeezings from a colleague who collected it last night. She kept the bag if water open near a heat source so hopefully that was enough to keep at least a few bacteria alive long enough to start to colonise in my tank.
I checked the water that I got from her. 0ppm ammonia and 0ppm nitrite with a relatively high nitrate level. My tank is barely registering the now diluted nitrate but hopefully the filter will start to colonise now.
Hoping this will kick start me off, starting to lose hope after setting the tank up before Christmas initially...
Best wishes,
Iain.
Back to fishkeeping after a few years. 10 gallon Rena tank with 6 neon tetra, 3 albino cory, 2 platies and 1 tiger nerite snail.