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I still have a dose of bio cycle stuff left to add in a couple days.. that I should still put in correct? I also have someone who is supposed to give...
Hes coming from a 75 so I am doing him a favor putting him in the 90 : ) but yes I know they do get big.. there may be a day I will upgrade to a 6'...
I'm so in the dark right now. My ammonia seems to be dropping. Its now .5 and two days ago was around 1.5 - 2 I put some really good squeezings...
Any thoughts on when I should fire up the protein skimmer?
Yes but the feeding and decay is what is producing the ammonia right? That's not what is eating the ammonia and converting it though the cycle to...
Seems like if I keep ghost feeding the cycle will never end? Am I missing something? o_O
So even though I have 2.0 ammonia I should still keep ghost feeded? I don't want to get that ammonia get lower before I keep putting food in?
should I let the ammonia get eaten up a bit first and convert all the way to nitrates before I ghost feed more? I pulled the shrimp out tonight. I...
Yikes. How do I have .25 for nitrite and maybe .1 - .2 nitrate? Its only been a little over a week. I'll test again tomorrow afternoon and see if its...
Yikes. How do I have .25 for nitrite and maybe .1 - .2 nitrate? Its only been a little over a week
My ammonia is at about 1.5-2.0 thats its highest so far. Does it really need to spike up higher or if its at that level and I pull the shrimp out...
Also, if I can get two mature power filter cartridges to put in my sump, should I be sitting pretty good? As long as I get the ammonia back down
About 1-1/2 weeks, 1 week with food 2 days with shrimp.. if I put the live bacteria in today, maybe I should pull that shrimp out to prevent more...
I have someone selling me a nice Niger Trigger that wants to do it soon, so I am caught in a situation.. I want him but don't want to rush this cycle...
I threw some microb-lift bacteria in today. I am also getting some seeded filter cartridges from someone soon. If I do that should I just pull the...
So remove all three shrimp now? They have only been in 1 day. Your saying its too much of a load basically? I actually thought about that, what...
Anyone agree with doing a huge 80-90% water change once the nitrates are ready? Or would 20-30% be enough?
90 tank, big sump with skimmer(not running yet) 100lbs dry rock 60lbs sand.
Here is a question that always puzzles me. If my ammonia hits like 2.0 and I leave the shrimp (or whatever the decaying material may be) in the tank...
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