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| Author: | mr water [ Mar 11th, '16, 22:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Fish time! |
Hey all! There... really isn't a point to this post. I'm just excited to share the fact I'm going down to woodvale pond and lilly to pickup some silver perch tomorrow! I should be able to get feed from there as well I hope? Hoping for 35  One final water check before the big day.  Wondering if I should salt before putting them in.. think I'll do it if needed I guess. Wish me luck! Photos incoming 
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| Author: | BuiDoi [ Mar 15th, '16, 03:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fish time! |
.. Salt.. YES... 1PPT. THEN.watch that pH.. what is the value.. Yellow is yellow.. is that 6 or five of four .. I would like to see the pH colour with a slight green tinge.. just a tinge.. showing that it is closer to 6 and not 4.. The purpose is explained by the TAN table, which shows a significant benefit in a low pH , and some salt, in minimizing the effects of ammonia and nitrites... .. |
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| Author: | BuiDoi [ Mar 15th, '16, 05:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fish time! |
BuiDoi wrote: ..watch that pH.. what is the value.. YELLOW?? .. PS - I often fail to do readings.. Just a pointless exercise, after a while.. BUT - my FISH tell me.. every time.. They fail to respond to the food.. I check and the pH is YELLOW..  So in goes the Bicarb, and the pH turns that green tinge and the fish eat again. .. |
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| Author: | Brian [ Mar 15th, '16, 19:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fish time! |
Not sure what you see on your screen buidoi, but the pH looks more green than the ammonia? But it does look very low? Wouldn't hurt to be a little greener, esp if it drops as the bacteria expand to cope with the new fish load. Congrats on the fish mr water. Pictures are always good :-) |
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| Author: | mr water [ Mar 15th, '16, 19:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fish time! |
Thanks guys! They are in, eating heaps and looking healthy for now. Looking at the PH, it's about 6.3 I believe. They came from a ph of about 6.8, so it wasn't too bad a change. Should I buffer the system with some shell grit? I thought about 6 was ok... I never salted, as they all seem healthy and happy. The person I bought them from said there was no need to unless something happens...? The bacteria are pretty well established I hope, as it's been running off powerfeed for about 10 months... I was lazy I took a cool video, but I'll try and grab some snaps tomorrow morning waterproof phones are quite handy!Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk |
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