No Cycling!!
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kimkissyfish
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STANLEY,
NO THE INVERTS (SNAILS & 2 HERMITS) WERE ADDED AT WEEK 2 BECAUSE OF THE DIATOM ALGEA...THEN THE REST WERE ADDED LATER. MY TANK IS NOW 4 WEEKS OLD. I USED DAMSELS TO CYCLE WITH 80 LBS OF LIVE ROCK ANA A 5 INCH LIVE SAND BED.......ALSO I DID GET A DIRTY FILTER SPONGE FROM MY LFS GUY WHEN THE AMMONIA SPIKED AND NOW IT IS GOIN DOWN FAST! ALMOST 0...
MY WATER IS AT
AMMONIA..BETWEEN 0 & O.25.. CLOSER TO O
NITRITES 0.3
AND NITRATES AT 1.0 & 3.0 BETWEEN (GOING DOWN TOO FOR SOME REASON)
I THINK I AM ALMOST DONE CYCLING.....
I DID A 8 GALLON WATER CHANGE YESTERDAY BECAUSE I DID USE AMMINO LOC 2 AT ONE TIME WHEN THE AMMONIA SPIKED...
EVERYTHING HAS SURVIVED BUT THE ANENOME (NO SURPRISE TO ME) MY SIS BOUGHT IT FOR ME FOR X-MAS.. (BAD IDEA)
AND 1 DAMSEL, IT WAS LOOKING REALLY BAD AND WAS GONNA DIE SO I TOOK HIM OUT AND PUT HIM IN MY QT....
THANKING YOU KINDLY, KIM
NO THE INVERTS (SNAILS & 2 HERMITS) WERE ADDED AT WEEK 2 BECAUSE OF THE DIATOM ALGEA...THEN THE REST WERE ADDED LATER. MY TANK IS NOW 4 WEEKS OLD. I USED DAMSELS TO CYCLE WITH 80 LBS OF LIVE ROCK ANA A 5 INCH LIVE SAND BED.......ALSO I DID GET A DIRTY FILTER SPONGE FROM MY LFS GUY WHEN THE AMMONIA SPIKED AND NOW IT IS GOIN DOWN FAST! ALMOST 0...
MY WATER IS AT
AMMONIA..BETWEEN 0 & O.25.. CLOSER TO O
NITRITES 0.3
AND NITRATES AT 1.0 & 3.0 BETWEEN (GOING DOWN TOO FOR SOME REASON)
I THINK I AM ALMOST DONE CYCLING.....
I DID A 8 GALLON WATER CHANGE YESTERDAY BECAUSE I DID USE AMMINO LOC 2 AT ONE TIME WHEN THE AMMONIA SPIKED...
EVERYTHING HAS SURVIVED BUT THE ANENOME (NO SURPRISE TO ME) MY SIS BOUGHT IT FOR ME FOR X-MAS.. (BAD IDEA)
AND 1 DAMSEL, IT WAS LOOKING REALLY BAD AND WAS GONNA DIE SO I TOOK HIM OUT AND PUT HIM IN MY QT....
THANKING YOU KINDLY, KIM
kimkissyfish
Member
OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION
I TESTED ALSO FOR KH AND IT IS AT 7
BUT MY PH HANGS AT 7.7... SHOULD I ADD A BUFFER OR RIDE IT OUT.. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF IT WILL STABILIZE ON ITS OWN...
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS???
THANKING YOU KINDLY, KIM
I TESTED ALSO FOR KH AND IT IS AT 7
BUT MY PH HANGS AT 7.7... SHOULD I ADD A BUFFER OR RIDE IT OUT.. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF IT WILL STABILIZE ON ITS OWN...
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS???
THANKING YOU KINDLY, KIM