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Author:  joec [ Jul 30th, '14, 23:27 ]
Post subject:  Greensboro, NC newbie - am i ready to order fish?

Newbie here from Greensboro! Hello everyone! Excited about my new hobby. As with a lot of people, I'm on a tight budget. I'm currently cycling from an IBC fish tank into two IBC top grow beds, draining into a sump with a pump. CHOP, CHIFT PIST.. whatever you want to call it. I've been cycling for about 3 weeks and starting to see a little bit of algae. I did try to jump start things with about 5 gallons of water from a stocked pond. Currently my water tests are showing up like this.. Am I about ready to order some fish??? Thanks in advance!




Joe

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Author:  Ronmaggi [ Jul 30th, '14, 23:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Greensboro, NC newbie - am i ready to order fish?

Ideally your nitrites and ammonia should be zero before adding fish. 3 weeks is not long enough to consider yourself cycled. When people get cycled in 4 weeks, they are very lucky.

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