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On 6/13/2022 at 12:11 PM, DaveO said:
I have never had a tank take longer than six weeks to cycle. Surely after 2 or 3 months you can start to add fish. But that's just me. I don't know your circumstances.
Oh I just put water in it a week ago today actually. I’ve just been buying pieces and adding things for 2 to 3 months
On 6/13/2022 at 5:29 PM, nabokovfan87 said:If you look up the pondguru, he has something similar. Essentially in EU I believe, it's much more common to have a gel type (bacteria ball) starters. this is what I assume that product is as well. Across the pond we mostly use liquids, but it's definitely possible to get both on either side.
They are supposed to work well because they dissolve slowly and give the bacteria time to find a home on the media over a period of time.
So you are in the UK as well?
On 6/13/2022 at 6:00 PM, Cory said:In my testing the ones from pond guru didn’t work and after 2 years hadn’t dissolved at all. This was in Murphy a tank in a canister filter.
After two years? Wow. Thanks for your input Cory!
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On 6/13/2022 at 12:55 PM, Theplatymaster said:
test strips are definitly faster, and i like them more.
Me too♥️
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On 6/13/2022 at 12:36 PM, Pepere said:
i wasnt aware the Seachem monitor was testing just free ammonia and not ammonia and ammonium.
that is awfully good information to have.
Is it a good thing? Do you trust that little monitor in my aquarium?
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On 6/13/2022 at 1:36 PM, Cbass said:
Not sure what everyones experience is, but I didn't have a good experience with that Seachem ammonia alert. Mine would say that there was no ammonia (yellow) but when I tested using another test kit, it was a different story. Just to be sure, you might want to get ammonia test strips and test. For all you know, you might actually have some ammonia in there!
I thought that too I am going to get ammonia strips they’re actually in my cart on Amazon😂
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Thank you! I’ve never had test trips I’ve always had that whole kit with the glass tubes. But Its so time consuming I don’t wanna do that anymore😂
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You’re killing me here, Pep🥴
so either one of those would be good? Also that’s good to know to dose for 16 gallons because I have a 20 long. When I buy that one I showed you or one of the ones I showed you I’m gonna come back here and find you😂
You can run but you can’t hide😐
Do you think one bottle will be enough? As far my heater you can’t turn it up or down ~ I’ve never had one like that nor my buying one at the moment. Light kicks on when the temperature drops I guess so there’s no turning it up.
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I used to have liquid with test tubes ~ I loved playing the role of Scientist🤫
But that was a while ago. So somebody suggested I get the test strips much less expensive.
Are the test strips less accurate then the liquid with test tubes? I already bought test strips because someone said they were just as good and accurate
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Thank you for your input but I don’t see me adding any fish for a while at this point.
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On 6/13/2022 at 12:28 PM, modified lung said:
Also, in case you don't already know this, when people say "dose to 2 ppm ammonia" what's really meant is "2 ppm total ammonia" (which is the total amount of NH4+ and NH3 combined). The seachem alert test you have will only show the amount of NH3 and not the NH4+. So if you try to dose to 2 ppm ammonia and the seachem test shows you a much lower number, that's why.
Modified lung. I understand exactly what you’re saying. Said no one ever😂
when I get my bottle I will come back here for instructions is that OK cause I have no idea what you’re talking about😞
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On 6/13/2022 at 12:01 PM, Hannah Parker said:
Brightwell Aquatics MicroBacter7 to boost your bacteria colony and give it a head start.
This one? There are like five different ones
On 6/13/2022 at 11:48 AM, Pepere said:L
I like dosing with ammonia chloride itself to a known concentration and then repeat dosing once it is fully converted. When you can dose to 2ppm, and 24 hours later you have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites, your biofilter is pretty good.
If you simply dose with ammonia and do not seed your tank with bacteria it may take 6-8 weeks to have it cycled.
Seeding it with gravel or filter material from a cycled tank or using a quality bacteria in a bottle treatment can speed that up a fair amount.
Is this OK?
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I knew something was wrong. I couldn’t understand how I could have zero ammonia in one week when I haven’t done anything😂 And I knew it couldn’t be cycled. And I don’t want to put fish in there I do want to do a fishless recycle. So now I have to buy some ammonia. Well shitums.
I will buy some don’t go away guys cause I’m gonna need you😂🥴
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Oh I see! My best friend lives in England and she suggested that. And my tank is not cycled. I don’t think ~ heck I am at a lost at this point😂
that’s good cause I’m tired of buying stuff LOL I got that media stuff coming and that’s it not buying anything else I want fish!!😂😂😂 i’ve been working on this tank I don’t even remember how long 2-3 months🤦♀️ thank you so much♥️👏
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OK I have not dosed with ammonia. So I’m getting this right ~ I don’t have any ammonia but we’re gonna dose with ammonia so I CAN have ammonia so we can get rid of it?
🤦♀️🫣😂
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I hope I’m in the right section for this. So my tank is up and running cloudy with sand but I’m working on that, no fish yet. I’m testing my parameters I forget how often to do that. I tested everything on the ninth and then again today. And the ammonia has always been zero. According to other test shouldn’t I have at least 10 nitrates? This tank cannot be cycled in one week ~ Can it?
I am not sure what to do next. Just wait? That requires patience not one of my virtues😂
Im thinking about doing a water change and sucking up all that dust and stirring up the sand and doing something to get rid of all this dust in the sand!
Thoughts on everything?
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I ordered it thank you so much! I’m so tired of this my tank was all clear not very perfect but clear so I went into move stuff around again and now it’s a mess!
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My tank gets clear and then I go in and I move a plant or rock and here we with sand dust up so tired of this😞 I did get some floss media filter as I have read good things about it.
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On 6/12/2022 at 3:22 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
@Fish Folk I have a 10-year old black neon that has become a little swollen; some forum members believe she is egg bound, slightly. Anyway, since the swelling she makes the same movement as your shiners, chasing off others that swim into her personal space.
10 years? That’s amazing! Post a picture!
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On 6/10/2022 at 12:08 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
I am upset. I believe I killed a snail while cleaning the rest of the egg out of the box. When I pressed down on my syringe, the baby which I didn’t know was in there, suffered a damaged shell. It had somehow floated into the area where the two tubes slide against each other. I told you how small these are. They are like little pinheads. I have her in a white dish hoping to see some movement. Perhaps I have been too hands-on with the breeder box. I’m just worried about food that could rot and water quality. 😔
Aw! It’s ok! These things will happen♥️
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I love her!!♥️👏
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I was just going to ask you if they move! This video sounds like the rainforest♥️👏 no annoying music🤪
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Same sand I always use ~ aquarium sand
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So every time I want to move a plant or something in this aquarium it is going to do dust up like this and then take three days to clear up? That is total BS😡 I washed this sand FOREVER!
I’m so annoyed I just want to rip it all out😢
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On 6/8/2022 at 4:59 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
York visits
I thought she was interested in the babies, but I realized she smelled the food. So I gave her a boiled cucumber.
She is huge!!! We use to call them Apple Snails. How many babies are there?
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This I know😩
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What do you guys think of this product?
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I’m on the west coast too!