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Gene.243
 Post subject: Re: Gene's first system
PostPosted: Jan 28th, '14, 05:15 
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I'm moving the hoop house system from the farm to the backyard at home.
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 Post subject: Re: Gene's first system
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It's taken a couple weeks but the system is almost back together.
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 Post subject: Re: Gene's first system
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Most of the system is together. My goldfish survived. Here's the obligatory pic.
That's Boots in the foreground she has been hanging around this winter.
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Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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Gene.243 wrote:
Most of the system is together. My goldfish survived. Here's the obligatory pic.
That's Boots in the foreground she has been hanging around this winter.


Was Boots hoping some goldfish wouldn't survive and he would get some?
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Just finishing plumbing in the second IBC fish tank.


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 Post subject: Re: Gene's first system
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I did a water test today.
Temp is 50F
Ammonia is 0.5 ppm
pH is 8.2
Nitrites are .0. ppm
Nitrates are 20 ppm.
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Added some more plants for the "before" picture.


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April 16 2014
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I've been pushing my bacteria colony to get ready for some new fish in a few weeks.
Today's water test showed:
pH 8.2
ammonia 0.25
nitrite undecided
nitrate 80+
The picture shows two attempts at the nitrite test.
The dark bottle seems to me to indicate an off scale high reading. So I ran another test using the standard amount of water and one drop instead of five drops of the test solution. This one appears to be less than 0.25 ppm nitrite. It should read 1/5 of my concentration right?
Maybe I can't see the colors needed to do this test.
Any ideas folks?


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Gene.243 wrote:
I've been pushing my bacteria colony to get ready for some new fish in a few weeks.
Today's water test showed:
pH 8.2
ammonia 0.25
nitrite undecided
nitrate 80+
The picture shows two attempts at the nitrite test.
The dark bottle seems to me to indicate an off scale high reading. So I ran another test using the standard amount of water and one drop instead of five drops of the test solution. This one appears to be less than 0.25 ppm nitrite. It should read 1/5 of my concentration right?
Maybe I can't see the colors needed to do this test.
Any ideas folks?


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I don't think that will work right. You might try 1/5 the water but add 4/5 distilled and the right number of drops from the test kit. Putting less reagent won't work right.
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 Post subject: Re: Gene's first system
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 Post subject: Re: Gene's first system
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4 parts distilled water and I part fish water.
I still do not see any color that matches.
So more than 25 ppm nitrite.
Next testy pure distilled water?


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Keep diluting buddy. Eventually you will find a dilution that is on the scale. Don't add anything to your system, just let it work itself out.
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