tan.b

sounds cycled to me!! horay!! congratulations! all the hard work paid off! you are ready for fish...just a few at a time though give a week at least, pref 2 for it to stablise between fish additions to give the bacteria chance to catch up and you shouldnt see fluctuations. if you do get any ammonia or nitrite peaks, stop adding fish and do plenty of water changes until the ammonia and nitrite are back at zero. just keep an eye on your nitrate now and ensure it doesnt go over 20. if it gets close do a 50% water change.
now you can enjoy your tank!
tan

gilly2402

yippeeee lol i think it,s all worth it so thanks for advice tan i will like i said keep posting results here coz it seems to be a good thread for beginners like myself as its broken down everything in stages so i hope it will help ... did you see piccie of tank i know its not up to mega standards but i love it....

Gargoyle

Yeup you should be cycled now..

Got a link to the tank pic ?? I don't navigate around here to well..

gilly2402

sorry gargoyle dont knw how to make links ..if any one can do this please feel free i will try and figure it out

gilly2402

hi gargoyle here is how to get to my piccie of tank ... go to home page... in ble bars down left hand side click fish pictures and go in aprils tank of the month its there hope you like it

Gargoyle

Very cool!! Anyway here is the link to your tank.. ---> http://www.fishlore.com/fish-picture...age-193-6.html

And for fun here is a link to mine... ----> http://www.fishlore.com/Forum/3-fres....html#msg71278

tan.b

http://www.fishlore.com/fish-picture...age-193-6.html

here's gilly's tank! - looking good!

its exactly the same as mine! my first tank til i got carried away and bought more tanks (happens to us all!) the "elite" one with "hagen/nutrafin" stuff with it?! wish the stand had a cupboard or something though! seems a waste of space and doesnt feel very strong either! i live and learn!

tan.b

sorry gargoyle!!! we posted at the same time!!
great tank by the way! love the cracked pot!

COBettaCouple

gilly's tank is definitely looking good.

gilly2402

thanks for words guys most appreciated will post levels tonite when i get home from work

gilly2402

hi guys heres my levels for 01/05/07 amm=0 ph 7.6 nitritr=0 nitrate=5 things are lookiing good

tan.b

sounds perfect to me!!! tan

Gargoyle

Check it out!! Looks like yer all set now!

gilly2402

its doing well now im just a bit worried about brown spots on gravel any idea wat it is guys all help appreciated

COBettaCouple

sounds like a sign that your tank is cycled. i think they're called diatoms or something like that and aren't harmful to your fish. they should go away too, if i'm remembering right.

griffin

yep - they go away in a bit, i don't know what else you have in there or were planning on getting, but some otos will also take care of the problem for you

gilly2402

thanks for advice guys ... the thing about the otos is that i think my tank is up to the limit with fish so unless some dissapear ive got to think of something else but thx anyway any other idea more than welcome

griffin

oops - sorry , didn't know you were up to the limit on fish!