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Old 07-28-2006, 12:03 AM   #41 (permalink)
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You would know better than I as it's hard to tell from the pic. Quartz is one of those rocks that there ain't no mistaking what it is.
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Old 07-28-2006, 12:10 AM   #42 (permalink)
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Yeah, not a great picture - it glows a little too much in the compact flourescent light.

Just tested it to be sure - definitely quartz. Didn't bubble, and is so hard it was VERY difficult to even scratch with a nail...

Forgot to mention that I'm building a really great rapport with the LFS I found up in Skokie. They know me by name, and the guy felt bad because the Stealth heater I bought was missing a suction cup - so when I bought replacements, he ended up giving me all the Hygro for free.

And, I like them because they have zebra loaches and fancy plecs...

Also, Happy Birthday to me
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Old 07-28-2006, 12:28 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Yeah it's nice to find a store like that. Cheap (insert bad word here) near me would never do that.

Well happy early B-day man.
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Old 07-28-2006, 12:38 AM   #44 (permalink)
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Lol Pure!!!
I love my green hygro!!! Good luck with it. Fantastic tank soo far! I plan on getting some anubias soon. My lfs would never do that for me.
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Old 07-28-2006, 09:52 AM   #45 (permalink)
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Forgot to mention something...

The driftwood didn't come out of a "sales" tank - it came out of the LFS' own, not-for-sale discus tank - hence my thinking that it was probably safe to use as seeding material (similar to taking something from a friend's tank).

Is this logical, or should I have still boiled it?
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Old 07-28-2006, 10:17 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Wile yes that is a much safer bet than pulling something out of their "for sale" stock tanks..There is still a level of risk.

Personally I don't allow anything from any ones tank come into my tank without being sterilized or QTed first. It boils (no pun intended) down to better safe than sorry.
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Old 07-28-2006, 10:42 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Makes sense. Probably would be prudent for me to do the same in the future.
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Well, either way the wood looks really nice.
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Old 07-29-2006, 01:59 PM   #49 (permalink)
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Thanks, GMouse.

July 28, 2006
Day 5

Not much to update. Checked some params today, and added Flourish Excel and Kent fertilizers again.

A question - is NovAqua (what the LFS gave me) as good as AmQuel or other water conditioners? I can't tell from the bottle whether it gets both chlorine and chloramines, or just chlorine?

Anyway, the parameters:
Ammonia 2.4 ppm
Nitrite 0.1 ppm
Nitrate <5 ppm (I'm guessing zero)
pH 7.8
KH 130 ppm
GH 120 ppm
Phosphate 0.5 ppm

I didn't feel like testing Calcium or Iron...

For tomorrow, I'm planning a big water change, then Bio-Spira/fish
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Day 6

Tonight, I'm going to get my tank as ready as possible for fish - big water change, some other assorted maintenance, lots of parameter testing, etc.

Then, perhaps tomorrow, Bio-Spira and fish
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