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Posted by David L. Burkhead on January 7, 2008, 4:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options And the tank has finally completed cycling.
Fishies moved into their new home:
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> Reel McKoi wrote:
> >> Ammonia is all gone in the new 55 gal tank. I'm just adding
> >> about 1 tbsp of liquid ammonia daily to keep the beneficial bacteria
> >> fed. CO2 is stably where I want it. The filters are running well.
> >>
> >> And nitrites simply refuse to go down. They are holding steady at
> >> something between 1 and 2 ppm. While I could probably salt the tank
> >> and move the fish safely (some technical papers I have turned up on
> >> fish farming
> >> state that chloride has to be 10 time nitrite to detoxify the
> >> nitrite. Even
> >> a fairly low salt dosing is well beyond that. Still, I'd rather
> >> have good quality water rather than be fighting one chemical with
> >> another with my fish's bodies for the battleground.
> >>
> >> And so I wait--and just get frustrated.
> > ==================================
> > You may have to inoculate your filter from another tank or use
> > BioSpira.
>
> Did that, all of the above. Also moved some of the plants from the old
tank
> to the new.
>
> BTW, I have seen it reported that Bio-spira is defunct in the US. Plant
has
> been shut down and moved to China. Any stock you find now is likely to be
> past its shelf-life and the product of the new plant is only available by
> the gallon and horribly expensive. I haven't been able to confirm any of
> that so MOIWYW.
>
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> David L. Burkhead "Dum Vivimus Vivamus"
> mailto:dburkhead@sff.net "While we live, let us live."
> My webcomic Cold Servings
> http://www.coldservings.com -- Back from hiatus!
> Updates Wednesdays
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