Day 10

Day 10
Originally uploaded by Purplesteffi

Day 10

My results have gone up again today!

Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.25
Nitrate 25
Ph 7.5

Decided to try a sepia looking tank today! (Edited in iphoto)

Day 9

Day 9
Originally uploaded by Purplesteffi

Day 9

I woke up this morning to find that the tank had completely cleared itself! I am very happy it looks much better now! Its a huge difference from a couple of days ago!

I tested the water and have found a small amount of nitrite so perhaps that helped the tank to clear. Ammonia has also increased.

Nitrite between 0 and 0.25
Nitrate 12.5
Ammonia 1.0
Ph not tested.

day8

day8
Originally uploaded by Purplesteffi

day8

Todays results

Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0.50
Ph 8.0

My volcano arrived from ebay! (99p)
The water is a little less murky but i've gone for a dark and moody picture to make the best of the murkiness!

Day 7

Day 7
Originally uploaded by Purplesteffi

Day 7

Well I have had the biorb a whole week now and I am enjoying looking at it in the corner but I do wish the water would clear. I think it is slightly clearer looking back at yesterdays photo?.. I've been told on a forum that it may be bacterial bloom which presumably is a good thing as I'm trying to get bacteria to live in the gravel!

Good news today as the results have changed a little.

Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0.50
Ph 8.0

I also added more of the zyme stuff that adds bacteria to the water hopefully they will start to sort out the water as there is a bit more ammonia for them to live on.

Day 6

Day 6
Originally uploaded by Purplesteffi

Day 6

Today I bought a heater for the tank so hopefully the whole cycling thing should start to work a bit better from now on. Water is looking even murkier than yesterday!

nitrites 0
Nitrates either 0
Ammonia 0.5
Ph 8.