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    Marimo moss balls

    Greetings I'm thinking of adding these to my new 10 gallon aquarium once the 30 day fish-less nitrogen cycle is completed and before the introduction of a single male Betta. I'm curious to know the phosphate levels any members are seeing with the balls present. I know that plants consume...
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    Phosphorous levels at start of N2 cycle

    Thanks. I agree. I did tests this morning. Nitrites are forming, so the 20% water change last night didn't kill the N2 cycle. PH is 7.0. NH3 dropped to 0.5 ppm. However, I made a mess of things for myself because Po4 levels are still 10 ppm +. Small, scheduled water changes should bring...
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    Phosphorous levels at start of N2 cycle

    True! I checked the bottle, doing small water changes now so as not to interfere with the nitrification. Thanks!
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    Chemistryman

    Greetings, I am new to the forum. I have some prior aquarium experience, mostly with gold fish. After experiencing some unexpected losses with freshwater tropical species, I started studying biochemistry more thoroughly. I'm starting up a brand new aquarium these days, want to get it right...
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    Phosphorous levels at start of N2 cycle

    :confused:I'm cycling a brand new 10 gallon aquarium. I started it four days ago, seeded the aquarium with ammonium chloride solution until 4 ppm level was reached, then seeded it with Microbacter 7 to start the nitrifying bacteria population. The water turned cloudy yesterday, so there is...
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