jetajockey
come get me tang police!
It's worth it, even for a 20g. I didn't use one for the longest time and then when I got it, I was wondering why I held out for so long.
Ammonia wont go away!
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If you have any trouble finding Prime, (some people do), don't worry. The Aqueon stuff you are using is perfectly fine. Others would be Nutrafin AquaPlus or API Stress Coat to name a few, so you have options just in case.
mdawg75
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Yes Missie it is red and white i think (prime) also as for the Python, Aqueon makes a version and also Lee or Lee's makes one that hooks to your sink. It really helps IMO.
jetajockey
come get me tang police!
I don't think stresscoat detoxifies ammonia, that's one of the main reasons prime is suggested, its also really concentrated so its cheaper in the long run. Any conditioner will work though if it says it detoxes ammonia on the label. I use a powder called cloram-x
I haven't got a python as of yet...I think the idea of running a python out the door sounds lovely, but I don't like the idea of accidently vaccuming up a shrimp, snail, or fry and not being able to retrieve it from the bucket.
eco23
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siva said:
Out the door as in outside? Unfortunately it needs to be hooked to a faucet to create the suction, so it's gonna need to go down the drain. I haven't managed to vacuum up any RCS yet (at least that I've noticed, lol.). You could hook it to a hose spigot outside, but then you couldn't temp match when refilling it and you'd just be pouring ice cold water into the tank.
eco23
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siva said:
You could probably use the long hose (minimum 25 feet) and just start a syphon to use as a manual gravel vac, then attach to the sink to refill. I figure it'd be a pain to get a syphon going with a 25 foot hose without the automatic suction from the sink though. I'm lazy, seems like a bit too much work for me, lol.
Hmm. Interesting. I remember a thread going on and on about how great it was running it out the door. That's the only reason I was even interested in purchasing one..so I'm not constantly bleaching out my sink everytime I poor some fish water down it.
eco23
Aquarium Advice Addict
siva said:
I might have just missed one of the feature of it, ...hmm, I'll have to look into it.
carey
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That's for ro/di units. 
I wouldn't get too intense with your gravel cleaning during cycling.
No, you'd have to do a 100% water change to get the ammo completely to zero. If it was .25 the reading an hour after a 50% change should read in between 0 and .25.
No, you'd have to do a 100% water change to get the ammo completely to zero. If it was .25 the reading an hour after a 50% change should read in between 0 and .25.
eco23
Aquarium Advice Addict
siva said:
Agreed. Careful doing any type of aggressive vacuuming or cleaning. If you're getting really dirty gravel you should cut back heavily on feeding (a good idea while cycling with fish anyway ), and if you need to vacuum do only a small section per pwc. In theory, a 50% pwc will lower the ammo by 50% in the water.
eco23
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missie said:
If the readings deem it necessary, you can drain it low enough just to cover the fish with water. It may be a bit stressful, but they prefer it to ammonia poisoning. A better solution would be back to back pwc's.
