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jessicarabit
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As Terry's posts state at the bottom..."A large water change can cover a multitude of sins"
After totally finding Beth, Terry & Ed to be the 'Gods' of the boards <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" /> & now turning to them for future advice...I feel that I can move on from all the unfortunate deaths
I now see, could have possible been prevented...thanks guys/gal.
After bitching my LFS out about recommending Green-X, adding carbon & doing a 50% water change, my mated percs are showing ever so carefully, signs of improvement (somehow the mandarin didn't seem fazed?). I am of course on pins & needles with them & having more concern to the smaller, less established male perc. The female seemed more attentive today & tried to go after flakes...had to shut off lower circulation powerheads. I feel she is fighting & the male was also more active & chasing food (some degree). I am gonna let the new IO water circulate for 24 hrs & then remove 10 gals & repeat this every other day for 3 times.
How do gal/guys feel about this? Is it okay to leave the salinity at 14? Beth could you please recommend a brand of preferred specific gravity tester & tell me what would be the absolute lowest I should take during hypo & the lowest I can keep the main, once re-established & stocked again? I wanna keep 'break-outs' to a minimal...as everyone else!
After totally finding Beth, Terry & Ed to be the 'Gods' of the boards <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" /> & now turning to them for future advice...I feel that I can move on from all the unfortunate deaths
I now see, could have possible been prevented...thanks guys/gal. After bitching my LFS out about recommending Green-X, adding carbon & doing a 50% water change, my mated percs are showing ever so carefully, signs of improvement (somehow the mandarin didn't seem fazed?). I am of course on pins & needles with them & having more concern to the smaller, less established male perc. The female seemed more attentive today & tried to go after flakes...had to shut off lower circulation powerheads. I feel she is fighting & the male was also more active & chasing food (some degree). I am gonna let the new IO water circulate for 24 hrs & then remove 10 gals & repeat this every other day for 3 times.
How do gal/guys feel about this? Is it okay to leave the salinity at 14? Beth could you please recommend a brand of preferred specific gravity tester & tell me what would be the absolute lowest I should take during hypo & the lowest I can keep the main, once re-established & stocked again? I wanna keep 'break-outs' to a minimal...as everyone else!
