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KudaPucat
PostPosted: Dec 30th, '08, 20:20 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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When your bacteria cope, there will certainly be a good colony of them :-)
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secialy if your going to have critters in there as well

Ahh well leason learned i guess

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PostPosted: Dec 30th, '08, 20:56 
A tablespoonful or small handful every 4-5 days would have been more than enough Blissy ... IMO...

With a test in between to see how things were going.... :wink:
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PostPosted: Dec 30th, '08, 21:03 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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KudaPucat wrote:
When your bacteria cope, there will certainly be a good colony of them :-)


Speaking of which, when this does happen your plants are going to go nuts.
You will get excited.
Keep testing, you want to get fish in there as soon as your nitrite spike disappears.
If you don't, you may find a nitrate 'dip'
I believe this happened to me. Everything stopped growing, then half the bed went to seed :-( I'm guessing it was the stress.
How however all is taking off again.

Good luck.
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Al from Mandurah
PostPosted: Dec 31st, '08, 09:00 
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M8 - Thanks for taking a hit for the team.
Now anyone who reads this will not do it that way.
I hope it can clear up quickly for you.
Would adding beneficial aquarium bacteria from a bottle or packet help speed things along?
If you can take pix of your readings as it progresses it would be cool to see the dark colours.
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PostPosted: Dec 31st, '08, 11:06 
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sometimes the colours look real purdy.... :shock:
poor fishies, but they lived until they died :twisted: Yum
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PostPosted: Dec 31st, '08, 11:18 
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Oops half way down the page :oops:
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Went on holidays for 5 days. These are the up to date levels.


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PostPosted: Jan 11th, '09, 18:51 
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pH is up a tad
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PostPosted: Jan 11th, '09, 19:01 
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Yeah, I am hoping that as the nitrites are processed the ph starts to drop. Sorta worried about the gravel that he has used.
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What could be wrong with the gravel? I washed it b4 putting it in the drums... :?
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PostPosted: Jan 11th, '09, 19:10 
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Ell will be proud of you :bigsmurf:
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RupertofOZ
PostPosted: Jan 11th, '09, 19:13 
Sorry... but those nitrite and pH tests are about face I reckon.... the colours are just all wrong...

You can get that "greenish" colour (6.8) in the low range pH tests... and despite what some have said... I've never seen a nitrite test that colour of green... but I have seen that "cerise" colour (2.0) in nitrite tests before ... :wink:

How many drops are your adding for each test.... I'm wondering if the bottles are mislabeled.... :dontknow:
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nitrite bottle says 5 drops
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just a suggestion......but a quick double check maybe....... I a testing my water ATM 4 times a day because of the load I am putting into the system........and I few times I stuff up......but becauseI do it all the time....just re check...No biggy :mrgreen:
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