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I have a tank cycling which has me scratching my head. My water straight out of the tap comes in at 0.5 ppm. I was having ammonia so high the tube actually looked blue, so I couldn't read with Api Master test kit. After several large water changes, I was able to get it down to 4.0 then got it...
It's not that I dislike cats. I actually admire them for their agility, strength andsheer survival capabilities, It's just that I'm allergic.Thanks for the info, though . Il certainly pass it on if the need arises.
I now understand it must be due to the cycle taking place. After 1 week parameters are as follow: PH= 7.2, ammonia 2.0 ppm, nitrite= 0.0 , and nitrate=40ppm. I asked because of the smell and the cloudiness which doesn't seem to go away and I expected that by now it would have.Ammonia 3 days ago...
i'm 62 years old now. When i was 10, I got my first fish tank; a 10 gallon, then a five gallon. At age twelve, my parents divorced and I relocated to another country. I went through jr. high, high college ,and a military career all without ever keeping fish again. 2 years ago i suffered a stroke...
What does it mean when your tank smells like a recently dug up lawn? O kind of like when you uproot a plant. It's not a n unpleasant smell, but it makes me curious. i hadn't encountered this before.
I just did a 75-90% water change as advised That is after the 30% water change and gravel vac done this morning.Treated water carefully as per instructions, reconnected filters and waited about 1/2 hour. Ammonia now testing at between 2-4 ppm.Will continue this for a few days and will see what...