I need more infermation on green spotted puffers

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Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers

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purplecandle wrote:go ahead and use them and show us your numbers :)

REMEMBER, shake the bottles of chemicals for 30 seconds each.

And once you get the chemicals and the water in the glass tubes...shake them too and wait 5 minutes.

If you need to put more than one chemical in the glass tubes..put the first chemical in with the tank water..put the cap on the glass tube..shake..then open it back up to put the second chemical in..shake and wait
Maybe I shouldn't say this, but each test is performed differently. Let her follow the instructions on the package, when and if she gets the regular test kits.
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~reefchik~ wrote:
purplecandle wrote:go ahead and use them and show us your numbers :)

REMEMBER, shake the bottles of chemicals for 30 seconds each.

And once you get the chemicals and the water in the glass tubes...shake them too and wait 5 minutes.

If you need to put more than one chemical in the glass tubes..put the first chemical in with the tank water..put the cap on the glass tube..shake..then open it back up to put the second chemical in..shake and wait
Maybe I shouldn't say this, but each test is performed differently. Let her follow the instructions on the package, when and if she gets the regular test kits.
thank you and i well be geting them once the five in ones run out :D
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ok top feeders are trying to be bottume feeders why?
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the fish food falls to the bottom and sometimes they follow that.

You're feeding standard flake food right?
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J-P wrote:the fish food falls to the bottom and sometimes they follow that.

You're feeding standard flake food right?
yep thats what they get
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I wouldn't worry about it. It is natural for the fish to pick flake food off the bottom of the tank.
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J-P wrote:I wouldn't worry about it. It is natural for the fish to pick flake food off the bottom of the tank.
hope they leave enough for the bottum feeders>.<
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next time you go shopping, look for algae chips or wafers. The pleco and the loach will thank you for it :D
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J-P wrote:next time you go shopping, look for algae chips or wafers. The pleco and the loach will thank you for it :D
pecoso died this morning 12 am im inclined to think is becuse of the power outages and the power going on and off on and off some times staying out for quit awhile
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ohhh that will do it.

Without a pump running in a fully stocked tank they can die in a few hours. That happened to my Koi last year.

battery powered air stones are always nice to have, but running the filter is different.

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J-P wrote:ok.. well... someday soon I hope you can get the liquid kit.

What are the readings for:
Ammonia (NH3)
Nitrite (NO2)
Nitrate (NO3)
i dont have any strips left
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:) now is the chance to get a good liquid test set :)
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J-P wrote::) now is the chance to get a good liquid test set :)
im plaing on do that here
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what is the brown looking stuff forming on the plastic plaints decorations is it bad for the fish what is it
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Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers

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sorry for the delay...

Diatoms. You PM'd me about it and I am sure others can tell you a little more about them :)
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