Greetings all, I have been reading thru the back threads in regards to cycling a new tank (its a great knowledge base) and I have a question I hope someone may be able to answer for me... I was wondering if your using a biological filtration booster like Stress Zyme, and you need to replace some of the water because, lets say the ammonia levels are rising a bit, should you add the corresponding amount of Stress Zyme to the new replacement water? or leave it and only add it on the 7 day intervals like it says to do for setting up a new aquarium.... (gee that was a mouthful, I hope its understandable)... cheers > Ron

Cheers Nossie, thank you again for your help, you truly are a font of fish information may you never lose heart. > Regards Ron

hey I dont believe it , SNAP... I was going to ask that question in another thread Nossie, thank you again for the info ... and your spot on, I like to read about the cultural and historical aspect as well,... and Bonsai being one of my other hobbies, little trees are another thing I find very relaxing to admire, look after and work on, I feel its like a complimentary disipline to goldfish keeping...
ou-Roo (thats Aussie for catch you later ) > Ron

Hey that was my 100th post... and my status has changed, again... yay!

I'm not sure what to say.... :'D Thanks? I'm really happy that I can help

Bonsai trees are really pretty, I once saw this one in the shop, it had a tag on it saying "Feed and water it every 2 hours"? FEED the tree? @_@ That got me kind of worried xD

And while I'm at it suggesting books I'll go dig further in my goldfish/aquarium library! Look for these titles:
"Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond fish" by David Alderton. Wonderful pictures and a great deal of information! It was really cheap when I got it! (Bad pictures of few of the goldfish though, the ryukin section has a normal fantail shown, same with the veiltail, there's a fringetail instead :/)
"Aquarium care of goldfish" by David E. Boruchowitz. Cute, cute, cute book, very to the point and with good info on how to keep a tank and let the children help
"An essential guide to keeping Goldfish" by Bernice Brewster. Has a chapter on show standards, pretty short and simple book though c:
"Manual of Fish Health" by Chris Andrews, Adrian Exell & Neville Carrington. This book is bought on your own risk. It's an incredibly good reference when it comes to diagnosing disease, but it's a tad outdated when it comes to treating. You should also avoid getting the paranoia some fish keepers get when they know what to look for in a sick fish. Usually a water change is enough, but it's great to know about and understand the disease.