TAL's Zero Water Exchange Test Thread

TAL · 10-29-2008, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_A

Just out of curiousity... if one puts sponges behind the towers will they get any water flow through them?

Just wondering... gonna shut my mouth...

Chris

I would imagine water flow would be limited.

TAL · 10-31-2008, 03:14 PM

Water testing today shows no change in pH or temperature.

Nitrites and Nitrates remain at zero.

We see that ammonia seems have a slight reading around 0.1ppm

System is operating normally and fish are swimming and appear happy with good appetites.

Kissyboots · 10-31-2008, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAL

We see that ammonia seems have a slight reading around 0.5 to 1.0.

We?!?! Now he's referring to himself in plural?!?!

That ammonia seems a little high...the highest I've ever had was 0.25ppm.

TAL · 11-01-2008, 06:41 AM

KB ... This is OUR experiement. Hence the We...

The lowest reading on the chart is .25ppm but this seemed to have a slight color change from 0 but not as much as the lowest reading so I estimated it to be the 0.1ppm.

TAL · 11-02-2008, 09:58 AM

Put a new Betta fish in last night.

His name is Rama. He is small and overnight has become much more comfy in the tank and starting to interect alot with thew other fish now that he has realized no one is gonna eat him.

brian1973 · 11-02-2008, 10:04 AM

Just an opinion here..shouldnt you be posting daily water params? and what was the fix you used to block the fish from getting behind the towers.

Kissyboots · 11-02-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian1973

Just an opinion here..shouldnt you be posting daily water params?

Good point. It would be nicer to see more of a timeline than random "oh, btw, now they're at ... "

TAL · 11-03-2008, 02:16 PM

Nice new av KB.

According the framework of Hi-Q...I am keeping a log of at least weekly water readings that will be released at the end of the test.

Daily readings are not planned.

I am taking readings more often than weekly, particularly now, early in the test.

I will try to post as often as I can to update you all and feel free to post a question or pm me a question if you are more comfortable doing that.

As for the towers, I have done nothing.

No other fish have been caught there. I am beginnning to wonder if it was just a freak accident since the gap is rather small and I am still surprised Rana got stuck in there.

Should it happen again, I will drain the tank down and silicon the towers in place.

Again, feel free to ask any questions. My fish continue to swim happily and eat heartily :-)

Kissyboots · 11-03-2008, 10:30 PM

You know, Rama is a German company that makes butter...

Can't wait for that "test timeline." It's kinda the point of the experiment and what we're all waiting for...

brian1973 · 11-03-2008, 10:45 PM

Ok when i the end of the test...seems to me this will be a long term experiment, has HI-Q given a timeline on this?

10-31-2008, 03:14 PM	#42
TAL Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 426	Water testing today shows no change in pH or temperature. Nitrites and Nitrates remain at zero. We see that ammonia seems have a slight reading around 0.1ppm System is operating normally and fish are swimming and appear happy with good appetites. __________________ 03 Gallon Tanky Wanky - Empty 38 Gallon Tanky Wanky - 1 young Betta Fish, 1 GloFish, 1 Pleco, 1 Rainbow Shark, 1 Painted Swordtail, 2 Peppered Corys and 5 Gold Pristella Tetras, 2 Swordtail fry (Hi-Q Test Tank) Check out my HiQ Zero Water Exchange System Blog at : http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/equi...st-thread.html Last edited by TAL; 11-01-2008 at 06:40 AM..

11-01-2008, 06:41 AM	#44
TAL Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 426	KB ... This is OUR experiement. Hence the We... The lowest reading on the chart is .25ppm but this seemed to have a slight color change from 0 but not as much as the lowest reading so I estimated it to be the 0.1ppm. __________________ 03 Gallon Tanky Wanky - Empty 38 Gallon Tanky Wanky - 1 young Betta Fish, 1 GloFish, 1 Pleco, 1 Rainbow Shark, 1 Painted Swordtail, 2 Peppered Corys and 5 Gold Pristella Tetras, 2 Swordtail fry (Hi-Q Test Tank) Check out my HiQ Zero Water Exchange System Blog at : http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/equi...st-thread.html

11-02-2008, 09:58 AM	#45
TAL Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 426	Put a new Betta fish in last night. His name is Rama. He is small and overnight has become much more comfy in the tank and starting to interect alot with thew other fish now that he has realized no one is gonna eat him. __________________ 03 Gallon Tanky Wanky - Empty 38 Gallon Tanky Wanky - 1 young Betta Fish, 1 GloFish, 1 Pleco, 1 Rainbow Shark, 1 Painted Swordtail, 2 Peppered Corys and 5 Gold Pristella Tetras, 2 Swordtail fry (Hi-Q Test Tank) Check out my HiQ Zero Water Exchange System Blog at : http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/equi...st-thread.html

11-02-2008, 10:04 AM	#46
brian1973 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 1,879	Just an opinion here..shouldnt you be posting daily water params? and what was the fix you used to block the fish from getting behind the towers. __________________ http://www.nanfa.org/ Hi my name is Brian I suffer from MTS, please be aware it is very contagious.

11-03-2008, 02:16 PM	#48
TAL Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 426	Nice new av KB. According the framework of Hi-Q...I am keeping a log of at least weekly water readings that will be released at the end of the test. Daily readings are not planned. I am taking readings more often than weekly, particularly now, early in the test. I will try to post as often as I can to update you all and feel free to post a question or pm me a question if you are more comfortable doing that. As for the towers, I have done nothing. No other fish have been caught there. I am beginnning to wonder if it was just a freak accident since the gap is rather small and I am still surprised Rana got stuck in there. Should it happen again, I will drain the tank down and silicon the towers in place. Again, feel free to ask any questions. My fish continue to swim happily and eat heartily :-) __________________ 03 Gallon Tanky Wanky - Empty 38 Gallon Tanky Wanky - 1 young Betta Fish, 1 GloFish, 1 Pleco, 1 Rainbow Shark, 1 Painted Swordtail, 2 Peppered Corys and 5 Gold Pristella Tetras, 2 Swordtail fry (Hi-Q Test Tank) Check out my HiQ Zero Water Exchange System Blog at : http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/equi...st-thread.html

11-03-2008, 10:30 PM	#49
Kissyboots Super Fish Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,865	You know, Rama is a German company that makes butter... Can't wait for that "test timeline." It's kinda the point of the experiment and what we're all waiting for... __________________ Kissy's Tank <--NEW PICS AND BLOG ENTRIES!!

11-03-2008, 10:45 PM	#50
brian1973 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 1,879	Ok when i the end of the test...seems to me this will be a long term experiment, has HI-Q given a timeline on this? __________________ http://www.nanfa.org/ Hi my name is Brian I suffer from MTS, please be aware it is very contagious.