New Tank Fishless Cycling Problems - Ammonia Static And Nitrite Not Appearing

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It is definitely a good idea to post your fish wish list as between us all we have kept most of the commonly available fish and can flag up any potential issues.

One thing to warn you about - don't trust a shop worker. There are a few good ones around but most of them are trained in how to make a sale and how to sound convincing while making things up. So many of them just haven't a clue.

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Fcmf:
Oh dear, I hadn’t thought to check phosphate out of my tap! I did it today after reading your post and it came up at 5ppm. I will look into some products, provided they don’t affect the use of fertiliser containing phosphate as the plants still need some. Will phosphate of this level be harmful for fish or is it just an algae risk? Also for reference, I am developing quite a bit of algae this week (green spot algae on the glass, the diatom brown stuff on the glass and thread and a dark green algae (not sure what type it is) on the plant leaves).
High phosphate levels per se oughtn't to be harmful to fish - I checked this out myself at the end of last week and which I've decided not to do anything about it. These articles https://www.thinkfish.co.uk/article/algae-and-how-to-kill-remove-and-control-algae-in-a-fish-tank and https://www.thesprucepets.com/phosphates-in-the-aquarium-1381884 are very helpful and easy-to-understand.

 


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