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Yeah I have a gfo reactor bought and ready and was going to have that running until the levels are under control. Another question I have is that I...
Hi so I'm new to the hobby and currently curing my dry rocks for about a month and a half. Ammonia is 0-.25pmm (chemical test kit colors are so close...
Yeah I understand dry rock is dead and nothing living but any dead organic stuff inside the rock will decay and produce ammonia and then the nitrogen...
Haven't checked nitrate in a while. And I wasnt adding anything else as a food source to the tub I thought the die off from the rocks was a food...
So I have been curing my 40 lbs of dry rock for a little over a month now in a brute can with heater, powerhead, good bacteria etc and I saw the...
So it's been about 3 weeks and I'm going to check the water in my rocks but recently the levels have been steady at 0ppm ammonia to almost .25...
So I was looking over my rocks tonight and notice this green starting to cover this rock and a little on the others seen in the picture. It's not...
Yeah that's what I figured I might as well wait the couple extra days ammonia was down to 0 tonight nitrite was .5 and nitrate was 20pmm so I figure...
Hahaha yeah I figured waiting is best and it seems like it won't be much longer since my levels are low but not perfect. A handful more days of an...
I have them in another tub with the saltwater while I'm making more rodi water. Checked levels again nh4 looked like .25 and no2 was 1ppm this time -...
Ok just a little update. I tested the water and ammonia was .25ppm nitrite was .25ppm and nitrate was between 0-5ppm. Think it's good to move on to...
Sounds good I'll wait for the nitrites to drop then set the DT up and start with a clown pair. Will update with pictures when finished.
Update** just tested my ammonia and I'm now down to between .25 and .5ppm and am also seeing the nitrite spike in the water. Would you guys recommend...
I didn't add any liquid ammonia just rock saltwater made from rodi water and I put in biospira for bacteria. I did have the lid on the trashcan to...
So I am new to the saltwater tank Hobbie and I'm starting a 40g saltwater FOWLR tank. I have 40 lbs of dry rock from BRS curing in a brute trash can...
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