I'm sorry, but can this be written out in American English plus any chemical symbols needed?racer wrote:A4 trite0 trate5
cycle as BW or FW?
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RTR
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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Where's the fish? - Neptune
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Ammonia 4
nitrite 0
nitrate 5
nitrite 0
nitrate 5
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bertie 83
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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
How quick does the ammonia drop to 0?
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
It hasent yet. In 24 hours it will drop like 2mg/l
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bertie 83
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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Not quite ready yet. I think. Someone with more recent fishless cycling experience will be along soon to confirm. I am certain it should drop to 0 in 24 hrs
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
You are correct. The nitrifying bacteria should be able to keep up with the ammonia produced by a fully-stocked tank.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Well i dosed ammonia back to a 5 so we will see what happens tonight
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bertie 83
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Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Cool keep us posted. It's not worth rushing.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
So now its
Ammonia 4
Nitrite .25
Nitrate 10
Ammonia 4
Nitrite .25
Nitrate 10
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Pufferpunk
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C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
On it's way...
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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bertie 83
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Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Yea won't be long keep it up
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
This time
Ammonia 3
nitrite >5
Nitrate 30
Ammonia 3
nitrite >5
Nitrate 30
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bertie 83
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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
It's definately going the right way, keep going
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
So its been about 3 days now and most recent reading was
ammonia. 25
Nitrite 5
Nitrate 20
ammonia. 25
Nitrite 5
Nitrate 20
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bertie 83
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Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
So close, a couple more days
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly