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by Hanlou
Sun Dec 01, 2019 22:13 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?
Replies: 12
Views: 1844

Re: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?

That's a shame you can't use it...... I know....!! I’m very patient and bloomin’ stubborn and determined lol but it beat me! :-/ I mean I’m a Carer for my husband so I’m used to opening fiddly medicine bottles which often have a similar mechanism to open them but nothing I did made any difference. ...
by Hanlou
Sun Dec 01, 2019 22:10 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Newbie Advice
Replies: 272
Views: 28370

Re: Newbie Advice

HANLOU, in another thread, raised an interesting point when mentioning that ammonia be continually added to a cycling tank. I didn’t do this, merely adding enough amount to start it and leaving the decaying food in the bottom to add the necessary ammonia during the cycle. Maybe this is why the cycl...
by Hanlou
Sun Dec 01, 2019 21:51 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: The Shrimp Tank
Replies: 90
Views: 10305

Re: The Shrimp Tank

Sorry for your loss - but double congrats - looks like you’re going to have lots more soon! :) xx

Really looking forward to getting mine now! :D
by Hanlou
Sat Nov 30, 2019 20:56 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: Fluval flex disaster
Replies: 15
Views: 1786

Re: Fluval flex disaster

Wow what a nightmare! :(

I guess it’s better that it happened with no livestock but still gutting!
by Hanlou
Fri Nov 29, 2019 23:06 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?
Replies: 12
Views: 1844

Re: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?

Wow! That's an awful lot. Is it just to start an ammonia cycle? I got a small bottle, 60ml, or 2ounces, from Dr. Tims Aquatics. A small squirt from it was enough to start my cycle. Well, I didn’t know this existed, having just made my hand red and sore from trying to open the bottle of ammonia (!) ...
by Hanlou
Fri Nov 29, 2019 21:36 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?
Replies: 12
Views: 1844

Re: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?

Gingerlove05 wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 20:58 pm Looking at both data sheets as far as i can tell it would be ok to use
Thank you very much! :)

I will pour some into a glass to check there’s no surfactant (frothy stuff! :D ) in it before use too.
by Hanlou
Fri Nov 29, 2019 20:25 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?
Replies: 12
Views: 1844

Re: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?

@Vale! and @plankton I feel you will definitely know the answer to this!
by Hanlou
Fri Nov 29, 2019 20:21 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?
Replies: 12
Views: 1844

Re: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?

Wow! That's an awful lot. Is it just to start an ammonia cycle? I got a small bottle, 60ml, or 2ounces, from Dr. Tims Aquatics. A small squirt from it was enough to start my cycle. I’ll never use it all (though it may be useful for cleaning!) but it’s not to to just start the cycle...... a cycle ca...
by Hanlou
Fri Nov 29, 2019 16:18 pm
Forum: Questions & Identification
Topic: Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?
Replies: 12
Views: 1844

Is this brand of Ammonia suitable?

I ordered Kleen Off Ammonia and this is what finally turned up..... it’s by a company called ‘Barrettine’..... https://i.postimg.cc/XqWm9xMz/18521-B67-25-EA-428-F-8-F6-A-304-EF1-EE5-C19.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/R0jjZ4g9/7-D1-B6364-99-FC-4787-BE07-22-D2-DCCD111-E.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T1cS0mfY/BCB...
by Hanlou
Sun Nov 24, 2019 19:03 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: Benvilles' Roma 240
Replies: 893
Views: 53061

Re: Benvilles' Tanks

That’s a brilliant video! :D

He’s a real character isn’t he?! It’s almost as if he gives you the eye before rescaping the tank lol.