Will this cycling process ever end!

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by Puffer Chick, Sep 17, 2009.

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  1. defdad

    defdad Fire Shrimp

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    I would recommend you do a water change as soon as possible. Drain about 3 gallons and refill with fresh RO/DI water to bring your SG down. Your high SG may be causing die-off that is extending your cycle. I don't think your high SG would automatically kill everything, but I would bet that it is killing off something.
     
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  2. defdad

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    And since you are using a hydrometer, your SG could be even higher than you think.
     
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  3. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    ok, ill do the water change tomorrow.
     
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  4. Puffer Chick

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    yea, still have to buy a refractometer
     
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  5. defdad

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    If you do the water change tomorrow, check your SG Saturday and if it is still too high, do it again. Do that as often as you can until the SG is 1.025. If you end up going too low, then just do your daily top offs with RO/DI saltwater until it goes up.
     
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  6. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    ok, good thing i haven't had to do to much top offs this week, i still have 10 gallons left so i should have enough water to do it. I have been getting a lot of salt creep, does that help the salanity go down, since theres less salt in the tank, or does it do nothing to the salanity
     
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  7. defdad

    defdad Fire Shrimp

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    Salt creep does very little to lower salinity. Unless the whole outside of the tank is coated in white power, you will not see any change in SG.
     
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  8. Puffer Chick

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    ok. i will do the tanks first water change tomorrow :D
     
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  9. daninfamous

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    Props on sticking with it after so much time of just chilling with rocks.
     
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