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unwritten law · 06-30-2009, 09:36 PM

NH3=0
NO2=5+
NO3=15?
pH=~8.0
Salinity=1.023
Alkalinity= Normal

Nitrate dropped a lot for some reason... I did add sand from a friends tank, and today I just added a good heavy piece of rock... It's pretty dense but atleast its covered in good stuff.

unwritten law · 07-03-2009, 12:04 PM

Im getting about another 4-5 lbs for the right side today.. LFS should have some by now...

Yesterday was
NH3=0
NO2=5+
NO3=90!
pH=8.0
Salinity=1.023

I'm keeping my temp at like 80 now... should I drop it to like 78?

new fully cured/cycled rock from buddy

unwritten law · 07-03-2009, 03:53 PM

Just got some more rock... 3.5 pounds for 13 bucks... not too shabby... selection was low but I didn't need anything pretty... more pics once it clears up

unwritten law · 07-03-2009, 08:54 PM

I think it's gonna look like this..

chrispar0323 · 07-03-2009, 09:46 PM

making me wanna start one up..........

unwritten law · 07-04-2009, 08:51 PM

be prepared to drop hundreds of dollars if you do...

NH3=0
NO2=1!!!!!!
NO3=20
Salinity= 1.023
Alkalinity=Normal
pH=8

Nitrates dropped again... hopefully they stabilize soon... Nitrites dropped for the first time to 1.0. I'm pretty excited about that hoping they stay down. I am assuming the new 4 or so fully cured rock helped out a lot....on top of the 3 or so fully cured rock I added earlier in the week.

I have pretty much decided to play it safe and stick with a pair of clowns and a goby of some sort. I am looking into different types of clowns since at work we carry a few more than the normal false percs... We have clarkii's, saddleback's, skunks, and tomato's. I probably wont buy the fish at work even though the clowns (besides the false percs) are kept in somewhat better tank conditions than the rest (petco, what can you expect). But I can order whatever at my LFS for cheaper. I hear the black/white ocellaris so I prob wont get them, along with the clarkii's for the same reason.

unwritten law · 07-06-2009, 02:56 PM

NH3=0
NO2=0
NO3=15
Salinity=1.022-1.023
pH=8

So now that my nitrites dropped do I do a w/c and get a clean up crew?

Lotus · 07-06-2009, 08:42 PM

Pretty much, yes. It's a good idea to wait a few days after the water change, just to make sure you didn't have another spike.

unwritten law · 07-06-2009, 10:12 PM

okay.... so ill do a change tomorrow and wait till like Thursday cause that's my last day off this week.

so like 20%....25% water change?

Lotus · 07-07-2009, 12:36 AM

A 20 or 25 % change should be enough. It should get your nitrates down to less than 10ppm. Just check before you go to get your clean up crew that the ammonia and nitrites are fine. Nitrites are OK for fish, but I think they're bad for inverts.

If you're planning on getting a cleanup crew, keep a few hours free to acclimate them slowly. They need two or three hours of drip acclimating. I usually test the LFS water for salinity to see how far off it is from mine before I acclimate, just to see how slowly I need to drip. Snails process salt differently, and they're slow to acclimate.

06-30-2009, 09:36 PM	#41 (permalink)
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,235	NH3=0 NO2=5+ NO3=15? pH=~8.0 Salinity=1.023 Alkalinity= Normal Nitrate dropped a lot for some reason... I did add sand from a friends tank, and today I just added a good heavy piece of rock... It's pretty dense but atleast its covered in good stuff. __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 7 tiger barbs, 3 yoyo loaches, 2 keyhole cichlids, 1 cherry barb, 1 blue gourami 29 Gallon Planted 11 harlequin rasboras, 3 cories, 1 betta

07-03-2009, 12:04 PM	#42 (permalink)
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,235	Im getting about another 4-5 lbs for the right side today.. LFS should have some by now... Yesterday was NH3=0 NO2=5+ NO3=90! pH=8.0 Salinity=1.023 I'm keeping my temp at like 80 now... should I drop it to like 78? new fully cured/cycled rock from buddy __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 7 tiger barbs, 3 yoyo loaches, 2 keyhole cichlids, 1 cherry barb, 1 blue gourami 29 Gallon Planted 11 harlequin rasboras, 3 cories, 1 betta

07-03-2009, 03:53 PM	#43 (permalink)
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,235	Just got some more rock... 3.5 pounds for 13 bucks... not too shabby... selection was low but I didn't need anything pretty... more pics once it clears up __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 7 tiger barbs, 3 yoyo loaches, 2 keyhole cichlids, 1 cherry barb, 1 blue gourami 29 Gallon Planted 11 harlequin rasboras, 3 cories, 1 betta

07-03-2009, 08:54 PM	#44 (permalink)
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,235	I think it's gonna look like this.. __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 7 tiger barbs, 3 yoyo loaches, 2 keyhole cichlids, 1 cherry barb, 1 blue gourami 29 Gallon Planted 11 harlequin rasboras, 3 cories, 1 betta

07-03-2009, 09:46 PM	#45 (permalink)
chrispar0323 Little Fish Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 108	making me wanna start one up.......... __________________ 20g tall- 6 neon Tetras,1 Neon dwarf Gourami, 3 Emerald Cories, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, 1 Apple Snail 10g- 1 creamsicle molly,1 dalmation molly,2 Silver Mollies, 3 guppies, 2 mickey mouse platies,(the fry have dwindled to two survivors for their toughness we have named them Apollo Creed and Rocky) 3g Pico planted tank-In progress Iwagumi style

07-04-2009, 08:51 PM	#46 (permalink)
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,235	be prepared to drop hundreds of dollars if you do... NH3=0 NO2=1!!!!!! NO3=20 Salinity= 1.023 Alkalinity=Normal pH=8 Nitrates dropped again... hopefully they stabilize soon... Nitrites dropped for the first time to 1.0. I'm pretty excited about that hoping they stay down. I am assuming the new 4 or so fully cured rock helped out a lot....on top of the 3 or so fully cured rock I added earlier in the week. I have pretty much decided to play it safe and stick with a pair of clowns and a goby of some sort. I am looking into different types of clowns since at work we carry a few more than the normal false percs... We have clarkii's, saddleback's, skunks, and tomato's. I probably wont buy the fish at work even though the clowns (besides the false percs) are kept in somewhat better tank conditions than the rest (petco, what can you expect). But I can order whatever at my LFS for cheaper. I hear the black/white ocellaris so I prob wont get them, along with the clarkii's for the same reason. __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 7 tiger barbs, 3 yoyo loaches, 2 keyhole cichlids, 1 cherry barb, 1 blue gourami 29 Gallon Planted 11 harlequin rasboras, 3 cories, 1 betta

07-06-2009, 02:56 PM	#47 (permalink)
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,235	NH3=0 NO2=0 NO3=15 Salinity=1.022-1.023 pH=8 So now that my nitrites dropped do I do a w/c and get a clean up crew? __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 7 tiger barbs, 3 yoyo loaches, 2 keyhole cichlids, 1 cherry barb, 1 blue gourami 29 Gallon Planted 11 harlequin rasboras, 3 cories, 1 betta

07-06-2009, 08:42 PM	#48 (permalink)
Lotus Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,622	Pretty much, yes. It's a good idea to wait a few days after the water change, just to make sure you didn't have another spike. __________________ Lotus and Ecotank's tanks "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

07-06-2009, 10:12 PM	#49 (permalink)
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,235	okay.... so ill do a change tomorrow and wait till like Thursday cause that's my last day off this week. so like 20%....25% water change? __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 7 tiger barbs, 3 yoyo loaches, 2 keyhole cichlids, 1 cherry barb, 1 blue gourami 29 Gallon Planted 11 harlequin rasboras, 3 cories, 1 betta

07-07-2009, 12:36 AM	#50 (permalink)
Lotus Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,622	A 20 or 25 % change should be enough. It should get your nitrates down to less than 10ppm. Just check before you go to get your clean up crew that the ammonia and nitrites are fine. Nitrites are OK for fish, but I think they're bad for inverts. If you're planning on getting a cleanup crew, keep a few hours free to acclimate them slowly. They need two or three hours of drip acclimating. I usually test the LFS water for salinity to see how far off it is from mine before I acclimate, just to see how slowly I need to drip. Snails process salt differently, and they're slow to acclimate. __________________ Lotus and Ecotank's tanks "So long, and thanks for all the fish."