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05-16-2013, 02:25 PM
That's fine, as long as nothing I've been doing has caused this and I'm going to wind up in an endless cycle of me screwing it up before completion....
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05-16-2013, 02:03 PM
Liquid, the API Freshwater master test kit. I'll be the first to admit my eyes aren't the best with this stuff.
It was the suddenness of it all...
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05-16-2013, 06:39 AM
We should probably switch to using mg/l when discussing time in the same sentence!
OK I'm totally stumped at this point.
Just tested the water...
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05-15-2013, 09:35 PM
Oh no, sorry. That was my bad wording. I took a nitrite reading at about 3pm, as in the time! Not 3ppm. I'm doing three 80~90% water changes a day to...
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05-15-2013, 08:30 PM
Been cycling for... four weeks now? Give or take. Well into the nitrite part of the cycle.
The whole cycle so far I've been using Tetra Aquasafe...
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05-13-2013, 09:41 AM
Bloody hell... explosive harpoons.
Who thinks this stuff up?
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05-12-2013, 05:00 PM
Certainly was really easy to tell when I hit the nitrite part of the cycle. The difference between there being zero nitrite and some nitrite was...
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05-11-2013, 02:34 PM
Do you actually hold the tube directly onto the card or hold it a little bit raised?
Depending on if I hold it on or raise it I get a completely...
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05-10-2013, 11:21 AM
Do believe I bought my 55g from you guys!
Greetings from another lurker.
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05-09-2013, 08:02 AM
Word of warning, you'll be going for a fish-in cycle there.
During this the fish are put under a lot of stress as the various waste handling...
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05-08-2013, 06:02 PM
I had wondered this as a few sites indicated that it should be the same colour as the food they're being fed. The mould is white so... that would do...
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05-08-2013, 10:00 AM
Double posting I know but things are not going well again...
Just came home to... I'm not sure what really.
He wasn't moving around much, just...
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05-05-2013, 04:31 PM
Noted about the peas. I'll stick to just one or a half.
Interesting development I suppose. Was looking at the tank and just realised that it's...
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05-05-2013, 08:31 AM
Another thread, another problem.
Noticed a few days back that the albino shark (Epalzeorhynchos munense) is, simply put, poohing white...
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05-03-2013, 01:18 PM
I read that sticky this morning. It was what prompted me to have another look over RO systems and thus discovering the rental road!
£10 or so per...
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05-03-2013, 07:58 AM
It might well be as it turns out I can rent one. £150 installation but the monthly payments are about the same as replacing the nitrate filter...
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04-28-2013, 04:52 PM
I spoke to my Mum last night and asked about it as I know zilch when it comes to child care... Standard practice here is to use cooled boiled water...
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04-28-2013, 09:14 AM
Norfolk country seems to have it rough. We've got the hard water and nitrate mix it would seem. The hard water is pretty notorious for messing with...
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04-27-2013, 06:34 PM
This is why I ask on the forums as well as research. I'd never of thought of that.
So if this nitrate is temporary, there are products out there...
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04-27-2013, 04:53 PM
Done and done. Best of luck with your food crafting venture.
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04-27-2013, 04:52 PM
That's fascinating, didn't realise it was such a big deal to drink it. You'd think there'd be more of a fuss about it. If I was living with kids I'd...
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04-27-2013, 12:14 PM
You can't really over filter a tank. You can however have too much flow.
If everyone is OK with the amount of flow in the tank, you're absolutely...
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04-27-2013, 12:10 PM
Norfolk, unfortunately. Despite being in the middle of town the surrounding land is pretty much all farming... I'm guessing that's the cause. In hind...
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04-27-2013, 10:46 AM
It's been one thing after another so far.
Cycling an aquarium with one poor albino shark (Epalzeorhynchos munense)... did not want to be doing...
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04-26-2013, 08:51 AM
Apparently if the food is more than 20% shrimp, you can leave the gelatin out. Shrimp will hold it all together. That would also account for your...
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04-25-2013, 05:33 PM
Sorry to hear it.
Did you get that tank from Practical Fishkeeping? Have one exactly the same from when I subscribed to them for a year. Good to...
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04-24-2013, 08:15 PM
That's brilliant. Going by those sheets I've got zero nitrites and my ammonia is 1.0.
Off to do a second water change! I think I'll be changing...
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04-24-2013, 11:30 AM
Thanks Korith, that's a good idea. Despite it being a tank built purposely for holding water it is bowing slightly. How much should it be bowing out...
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04-24-2013, 07:06 AM
I'd be careful which Platy you pick. There are some 'fancy' varieties out there that the Betta may not like. I'd try to steer clear of any with over...
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