another update. Tank is doing well, my initial stock of tiger barbs has slowly increased to 8 with 2 zebra loaches (these cleared the tank of approx 200+ tiny snails over a weekend!)
Today Im adding 3 more zebra loaches and 4 red harlequin rasboras with a view to starting a small shoal of harlequins over the next few weeks.
Ammonia and nitrite have stayed at zero and nitrate is well under control with weekly 30% water changes, never more than out of the tap, I think the plants are dealing with most of it. ph has remained at 8-8.2 and I can't understand why, its stable so I'm not too concerned about it.
Thanks to everyone for their help and support over the last few weeks, hopefully I'll soon be in a position to return the favour
