Advice For A Newbie Please

Hi Colin,

Glad you're back, but sorry to hear MrsB isn't feeling so well, I hope she's feeling much better soon.

Yes, I've had fun and games with the site too....I think everyone has.  Hopefully, it's got over it's tantrum now

I have taken some piccies today, just to prove my pandas are not a figment of my imagination   Mind you, I was so thrilled to get them that I had to keep looking at them myself to really believe it!  They are so-oo cute!  I hope to get them on to the gallery either late this evening or tomorrow sometime....it's a bit crazy  this week!
I have got some pics of my other fishies too....don't know how clear they will be though...the little blighters are so speedy

I am hoping all in my tank are ok, but more about that in 'fish health' or 'when it all goes horribly wrong'....not really sure which one I should post it in.

Resa
 

... bottle is labelled "Jeyes Kleen Off Ammonia multi-purpose household cleaner" I've just looked on ebay and it's still the same. Interestingly, the first item to come up when I searched just "kleen off" was "KLEEN OFF AMMONIA HOUSEHOLD CLEANER - FISHLESS AQUARIUM CYCLING" so someone knows what people want it for.

You may get this from a supermarket or you can get it on Amazon I believe. You can also get Homebase own-brand Ammonia from, well from Homebase actually. (or least you could when I was cycling my tank.)

I also got mine from my local diy shop. A lot of real shops have stopped selling it as it can be used for illegal activities but it should stil be available on ebay and amazon if you can't find it in the flesh, as it were. I know the jeyes one has just ammonia (ammonium hydroxide) and water beause they told me when I asked, and it's supposed to be 9.5% although mine seemed to be stronger. I can't say whether other brands have anything else such as perfume and surfactant (detergent) in them - you must avoid that kind.