My 55 Gallon Thread

yannifish

yannifish

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Originally Posted by JAXFishGirl
http:///forum/post/3217569
i am begining to lose it. lol. i mean, come on!!!! 26 days. hopefully not too much longer. i am dreaming at night about finding amazing hitchikers. for instance finding a 3ft eel in my tank with 10 other fish. its crazy i tell ya.
Ok wow, i thought you wrote before that your ammonia is being low. lol not slow. apparently i am the slow one
Lol. You're past the point of no return from the hobby now.
Don't rush things. That would be the worse thing you could do.
Also, do you have a quarantine tank set up?
 
meowzer

meowzer

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By no means am I telling you to rush...it has been almost a month now, and I do not see how taking a sample to the lfs will hurt...(lucky you have one :) )
 
gill again68

gill again68

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Good luck on getting enough people to agree on the water change thing! I would say wait it out. You could cycle for much longer. As long as you dont get a real high ammonia spike I would stay away from a water change. Now I should keep my mouth shut but hey I aint gonna.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3217608
Good luck on getting enough people to agree on the water change thing! I would say wait it out. You could cycle for much longer. As long as you dont get a real high ammonia spike I would stay away from a water change. Now I should keep my mouth shut but hey I aint gonna.

That's why I said to ask anyone, BUT me,
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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wow, i have alot to respond to. i will wait out the wc, my hubby just tested the ammonia and it read 0. its weird cause i could have sworn it read higher. any thoughts on why that occured? thanks for all the replies
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Originally Posted by yannifish
http:///forum/post/3217596
Lol. You're past the point of no return from the hobby now.
Don't rush things. That would be the worse thing you could do.
Also, do you have a quarantine tank set up?
not yet, i have a 10 gallon i will be using for that
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by JAXFishGirl
http:///forum/post/3217619
wow, i have alot to respond to. i will wait out the wc, my hubby just tested the ammonia and it read 0. its weird cause i could have sworn it read higher. any thoughts on why that occured? thanks for all the replies
Human error


SW is tricky business.....you have to be really careful with the tests...
what tests are you using?
 
gill again68

gill again68

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I would also make the suggestion that once your parameters hit 0 that you wait an additional week and see if you get consistent results . Glad to see that things are getting there.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3217624
I would also make the suggestion that once your parameters hit 0 that you wait an additional week and see if you get consistent results . Glad to see that things are getting there.
Definitely agree with that one
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3217624
I would also make the suggestion that once your parameters hit 0 that you wait an additional week and see if you get consistent results . Glad to see that things are getting there.
great minds think alike cause i was planning that already. i am still having lfs test a sample . what is best test kit available? i am using API
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by JAXFishGirl
http:///forum/post/3217636
great minds think alike cause i was planning that already. i am still having lfs test a sample . what is best test kit available? i am using API
I have api for the basics....have worked well for me....I have salifert for calcium and alk...
DON'T BUY RED SEA LOL...I am 50/50 with them I'd rather be 100%
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3217639
I have api for the basics....have worked well for me....I have salifert for calcium and alk...
DON'T BUY RED SEA LOL...I am 50/50 with them I'd rather be 100%

j have not heard good reviews on red sea. i also want to be 100%
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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i tested ammonia and it came out to 0 again today. i also tested nitrites, read at 0.25. finally moving forward it seems.
 
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