Hi Steve, Hi Sue,
Thanks for your replies,
Been and tested my tank and tap water with API kit and got 20ppm for tap and about 40 for tank (did 25% change yesterday) These rise to around 60ish before a clean out, so i probably am overstocked (sooo missed that community creator! It was a godsend for us newbies! Will be glad when its back online the new one looks v.good)
In terms of loading i have the following in the tank:
2 x plecos - i think they are stunted L022s, both are about 7years old and both about 20-25cm. I am looking to get rid of one though, they are messy fish as you said Sue!
1x albino cory (also about 6/7yrs old)
1xsmall suckermouth catfish (not sure what he is, have tried to get him ID'd and had answers ranging from a otocinclus to a type of garra!) he's 8cm long.
5xcherry barbs
4x neons
3x lemon tetra
2x platys
1 dwarf gourami
3 male guppies
5x penguin tetra.
Tank is also fairly well planted - 1xanubias, 1xcrypt, 1xhygrophilia, 2x broadleaf plants, few bunchs of vallis, a mossball, and java fern on wood.
Will probably look at getting another filter pump for the tank in that case, figured 400L/H would be too small, but had to put it in as I didn't want to risk electrocuting my fish by using my old one!
Have asked LFS about rehoming my pleco but they didn't want to know
they already had a big one in so didn't want another. Will try putting him in the local paper.
Thanks again for your help
Lindsey