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- Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:18 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
So, an update! It's about time! I moved from renting a house to owning a house. In the time that I was moving I basically set the old home to not run air conditioning (in kentucky). I thought this would increase the temperature of the tank, on average, and promote bacteria and algae growth and it di...
- Sat May 07, 2016 4:18 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
Did about a 50% water change a few days ago. The Ammonia is currently reading somewhere between 1-2ppm Nitrites, about 25ppm and Nitrates 0ppm The snails haven't moved in so many days now, thinking about scooping them up with a spoon or something and moving them to a shallow bowl...hope they aren't ...
- Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:19 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
OK, it seems like changing the water will relieve some of the stress, so I will do that. Thanks for all the input.
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:07 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
Still no movement on the Ammonia, pretty solid 4, it would appear. I've also included some pictures of the tank for the first time in a long time. The rock in the back is freckled with brown spots that are growing larger and in new spots every day. They have even appeared on the back of the red lava...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:15 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 23739
Re: First Aquarium!
Anyway, welcome to the hobby Rikatix! :smt006 Just wait it out. Prime is harmless, but I don't think you even need to do anything at all. It's been colder so cycling takes a lot longer than usual. It'll happen eventually. Even without test kits you'll know eventually because you'll suddenly notice ...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:01 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 23739
Re: First Aquarium!
Would i be better off using API quick start instead of prime?
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 2:00 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
Thanks, Varanus. I'm going to throw a drop or two of prime in there... should be no problem even a month in, should it?
- Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:25 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
Been a while since an update. Sorry for the weird lighting in this one, but to my eyes it reads somewhere between 2-4ppm ammonia, 0.25 nitrite and 0 nitrates. So I started this tank on March 7th, it is currently April 13. I know to expect it might take 2 months. The ambient temperature around the ho...
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:34 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Too Much MacroAlgae?
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Re: Too Much MacroAlgae?
I think thats totally your call, its your tank!. Trim that bush imo.
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:19 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
This is awesome, Varanus, and makes me feel a ton better. I must have missed the part where mustafa recommends leaving them in there or I wouldn't have worried about it at all. Great knowledge, thanks a bunch. Cant wait for the tank to get good and nasty and clean again.
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:28 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
Earlier in this thread Varanus implied the snails would be fine during the nitrogen cycle. A couple of people have also said to remove the snails ( I suppose for the remaining length of the cycle?). Where should I put the snails? Is plain of distilled water fine? Should I make it brackish? Should I ...
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:09 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 23739
Re: First Aquarium!
Returned home today after being away for a while. Just tested the water and included a picture for reference. It appears to me to read... (sorry it was too dark out to get any sunlight) Ammonia: 4ppm Nitrite: 0.5-1ppm Nitrate: 0-5 ppm I wish now that I had the patience to test for nitrite and nitrat...
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:31 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 23739
Re: First Aquarium!
For a comparison, here is ammonia reading from Tuesday 3/22
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:07 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
Ok folks you have convinced me, I will remove the rock, scrub, boil and dry. One other thing that has occurred this morning; everything has been fine so far, the snails have been very active and climbing over rocks, substrate and on the walls some time. This morning I wake up to find a milky haze at...
- Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:25 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: First Aquarium!
- Replies: 48
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Re: First Aquarium!
Still waiting on the Ammonia to go down. Question: How long is a gallon of distilled water good after opening? I've done some looking online for other communities, one for CPAP machines, one for cigar humidors. Various answers are found from "a few months, keep out of sunlight to prevent bacter...