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  1. hawkmoon

    Help with the Nitrogen Cycle

    If you don't have nitrite in the the system you can't have either amonia or nitrate, yes? That's what I'm trying to determine. Does a zero or very low (< 0.1ppm) nitrite level indicate that amonia and nitrate are also absent or very low in the system? Are all three present in the system at the...
  2. hawkmoon

    Help with the Nitrogen Cycle

    The Nitrogen Cycle goes something like this: Organics -> Amonia -> Nitrite -> Nitrate (from The Saltwater Aquarium Handbook by George Blasiola) My question is why is it necessary to test for amonia and nitrate? Why not simply test for nitrite? If you have no nitrite in the system then it stands...
  3. hawkmoon

    What size power heads to use???

    Originally Posted by jcazz10 A liitle of the subject...how did you get the dolphin embelm on your name...biggest fishfan in ohio here!!!! named my daughter Danielle Marina....after you know who!!!! I got the picture by doing a Google image search on Miami Dolphins. Once you have the pic you...
  4. hawkmoon

    What size power heads to use???

    Cheers mate. I talked to my LFS yesterday and they pretty much agreed with what you said.
  5. hawkmoon

    What size power heads to use???

    Does your recommendation of 10 times go for a 24g tank as well? My filter does 200gph but creates little water movement in the bottom half of the tank (it's the type that hangs of the back of the tank). I have had the tank for 2 years with 4 small fish and live rock. Never had a problem with the...
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