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renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
make sure and rub it in to Reno about your graph or even better yet, post a mini screen shot of the graph of your water trends. LOL

BAH water testing daily will get boring for him as well :) i got to 2.5 days hehehehe. Doing a water change this weekend and will start up the testing again...
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Originally Posted by imfsub12
how much did that set up cost you??? for the DT???
I really don't want to crunch the numbers. So far less than a grand and it might not be even close.
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Today marks week 2 of my cycle. Ammonia is down to zero as of today in my dt and qt is barely showing. Trites are also very low, less than 1. Nitrates hanging around 5. Diatoms on the sand are going away and rock is looking pretty good. A few days ago I witnessed nitrate converting into nitrogen (?) as bubbles were releasing from my sand. Haven't seen it lately.
I got a few more magnets and used silicone this time and they are in the tank. So much better with the magnets.
Since I'm cycling my qt with lr I've got a lot of crap on the bottom and in/on the pvc. The filter sponges in my whisper filter are pretty nasty. Is there anything I can do about it? I figure I'd wait until the cycle has completed but I'll have to shake out at least one of the 2 sponges in there. Should I put a new sponge in my dt to catch some bene-bacteria?
 
imfsub12

imfsub12

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Originally Posted by earlybird
Okay I tell ya what, I'll bring it to work on Monday so I can scan it. You'll just have to wait.


take a picture of it.. should get the same idea...

you are going to be nagged till you put it up.. just remember we will be commenting if you draw out of the LINES....
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Originally Posted by imfsub12
take a picture of it.. should get the same idea...

you are going to be nagged till you put it up.. just remember we will be commenting if you draw out of the LINES....
It's not what you guys think. I've only charted ammonia and trites but I'll post it later today.
 
earlybird

earlybird

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As of yesterday I have hundreds of pods all over my glass. They are very very small right now but things are looking good.
Still fighting my QT to keep it clean. I've got a lot of dirt/debris all over the place. I'm afraid to mess with the sponges in my filter so I think I'm going to get another filter today to run with it and I'll use some carbon. I didn't test my water at all this weekend so I'm interested to see what my results will be today.
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
We dont want the cleaned up pro version.....
We want to see the crayola version.
*chant* Cray-ole-ah!....Cray-Ole-Ah!
Remember... YOU GUYS ASKED FOR IT!

 
earlybird

earlybird

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I wish I would have never cycled my qt with lr. It's a mess. I just bought another $15 filter and am using the carbon cartridge in that one. Alright more filtration!!! I stirred up the water a bit and will leave the rest until it has fully cycled.
Help me figure this out. What should I do with the rock in my qt when I add my clowns? I have no desire for the rock in my DT and I could add it to my sump which has about 4 pieces already. Can I leave it to serve as biofilter? If I need to hypo to rid ich the bacteria in the rock should be okay. What do you think?
Thanks
 
imfsub12

imfsub12

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Originally Posted by earlybird
Remember... YOU GUYS ASKED FOR IT!


ausome picture..
will become my desktop......
i see you kept in the lines.... now give you kid back her crayons...
lovley pices of art work...
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Ha ha ha. Here's a little icing on the cake for you. The green is actually "granny smith apple" and the blue is "cornflower."
 
earlybird

earlybird

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I've got pods in both DT and QT and I like it. I put a carbon filter in one of my filters on my QT and it has helped but not as much as I thought. I've got a lot of what looks like dirt still suspended in my QT. Not sure what to do but I'm going to continue to monitor.
 
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