Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
Did you smell the shells?
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: Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
Did I sniff the shells...
Well, I do sniff a lot of things but no I did not sniff those. I'm assuming one would do that to see if they were rotten? phew I'm pretty sure I'd gag if they were.
I should have some new water level numbers tonight.
Well, I do sniff a lot of things but no I did not sniff those. I'm assuming one would do that to see if they were rotten? phew I'm pretty sure I'd gag if they were.
I should have some new water level numbers tonight.
Re: Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
Checked the numbers again last night. Nitrate is 20ppm.
Any word on cleaning the UGF with a wet/dry vac?
Any word on cleaning the UGF with a wet/dry vac?
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
IMO, the best way to clean an UGF is to remove the plate & clean all the gravel. 
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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Re: Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
You can fit a the tube part only from your gravel vac and shove it down through the riser tube and try to suck out as much as possible. Gravel vac unlikely to have tight enough a fit, and would just suck water off the top from around the riser.
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Re: Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
Thanks Nick! That's a great idea and I hadn't even though of using the gravel filter tube! : )
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Nick
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Re: Ammonia and Nitrite Low Nitrate High
Glad to help. If I sleep, my brain is sometimes good for thinking.
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