mscenter58
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thanks nissan means alot can anyone give me an ID on the mushroom??
5.5 Gallon nano Diary!!!!!!
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nanotank2008
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thanks for the coral podo its anthony
rotarymagic
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don't tell me you have a whisper filter in there...
mscenter58
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its temp
mscenter58
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no not yet im going to the lfs today cause my puffer died idk y tho all water tests come out perfect except nitrates they are just a tad bit high for some reason so hopfully they will give me store credit or something
subielover
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Sounds good, I will check back later for updates
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by MSCenter58
http:///forum/post/2792641
no not yet im going to the lfs today cause my puffer died idk y tho all water tests come out perfect except nitrates they are just a tad bit high for some reason so hopfully they will give me store credit or something
The whisper is probably trapping nitrates.. high nitrates are bad for puffers.
http:///forum/post/2792641
no not yet im going to the lfs today cause my puffer died idk y tho all water tests come out perfect except nitrates they are just a tad bit high for some reason so hopfully they will give me store credit or something
The whisper is probably trapping nitrates.. high nitrates are bad for puffers.
freeborder_01
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how does the whisper trap nitrates?
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by Freeborder_01
http:///forum/post/2792928
how does the whisper trap nitrates?
you notice how you can't always get all the CRAP out of the cotton gauze that surrounds the carbon? When it just builds up, its essentially a nitrate factory. Same goes for the uncleaned canister filter. You can do a million water changes, but until you clean that canister out, you won't drop your nitrates.
http:///forum/post/2792928
how does the whisper trap nitrates?
you notice how you can't always get all the CRAP out of the cotton gauze that surrounds the carbon? When it just builds up, its essentially a nitrate factory. Same goes for the uncleaned canister filter. You can do a million water changes, but until you clean that canister out, you won't drop your nitrates.
freeborder_01
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ive heard somewhere the same is true for a biowheel. I have one on my 5.5 im setting up today. Will i be ok with that if i change it every few months? Im also going to by the red sea nano filter and turn that into a refugium to place next to the filter sometime down the line, would that help?
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by Freeborder_01
http:///forum/post/2792940
ive heard somewhere the same is true for a biowheel. I have one on my 5.5 im setting up today. Will i be ok with that if i change it every few months? Im also going to by the red sea nano filter and turn that into a refugium to place next to the filter sometime down the line, would that help?
yep same with biowheels. I would just not run a nitrate trap like that. Use the liverock for that purpose.
The red sea nano is kinda ghetto and small... the pumps die on them ALOT... I'd get an AC20 and turn it down if necessary.
http:///forum/post/2792940
ive heard somewhere the same is true for a biowheel. I have one on my 5.5 im setting up today. Will i be ok with that if i change it every few months? Im also going to by the red sea nano filter and turn that into a refugium to place next to the filter sometime down the line, would that help?
yep same with biowheels. I would just not run a nitrate trap like that. Use the liverock for that purpose.
The red sea nano is kinda ghetto and small... the pumps die on them ALOT... I'd get an AC20 and turn it down if necessary.
freeborder_01
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hmm k well i think my plan is just test the water every week or so once its established and if i notice a rise in nitrates try and clean the bio wheel and if not replace it with a new one
would a refugium help though? or if i just took out the biowheel all together and just used the filterpad
would a refugium help though? or if i just took out the biowheel all together and just used the filterpad
mscenter58
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yea its the 20gal that has the trates but i guess its nothin that i have to worrie about but i learned today that spraying any kind of windex or airsol stuff can get in ur water can kill the fish is this true??
mscenter58
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i didnt do windex but i spray cologne i had no idea but the guy at my local fish store is helping me out any suggestions on fish??
freeborder_01
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if you wanna clean it using those products id suggest spraying it onto a paper towel or something similar away from the tank then just wiping it down? I remember at my old work we just used water and a rag to clean the tanks and if you did it right they got pretty clear
mscenter58
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yea thats prlly what i am going to have to do