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Hmmm...I think I may have scared everyone off ! :ermm: Anyway, no change yet. I ordered 2 new Angels Plus active filters and they should arrive on Thursday. My son has been beyond frustrated, and he had a day off today and has decided that after 8 weeks he's going to start over with a...

I did some quick internet research, and learned that "total alkalinity" as used in pool chemistry is the same as "kh hardness" in aquarium chemistry...can someone verify this? I have a high-quality pool test kit that measures total alkalinity. If the two are the same I can save some time and...

Don't buffers STABILIZE pH and work AGAINST fluctuations in acidity/alkinity? :huh: And as my water is naturally very soft, buffers seem necessary to keep the pH from fluctuating... Also, our water comes out of the tap at 6.8 and once in the tank the pH rises to 8.0. Doesn't this situation...

I'm SC...Aiken area

Ammonia is at about 2.0 (I haven't added any since the last water change about 2 weeks ago, but it has remained at 2.0 since then), and the ph has stayed fairly constant (don't test ph every day--but every few days) Thanks, LibraryGIrl for your response--I think that's what we'll do if we...

I'm thinking either the BB on the seeded filter was dead on arrival, or they were killed off by something in the tank (perhaps heavy metals in the water before I added the conditioner?)... Still puzzled where the nitrites and nitrates went that were in there up until a few days ago...

Testing the same again today... Ideas--anyone?

Since our last water change (almost 2 weeks ago) nitrite and nitrate have gone from low levels to zero. This happened since we added the seeded sponge filter from angels plus....any idea what this means? Ammonia has stayed constant at approx. 2.0 We added SeaChem Replenish (because we have...

Made a special trip to "town" to get water conditioner and added it this afternoon. If we have heavy metals, how long would it take for them to kill off the bacteria in the seeded filter?

Still no change...

I didn't disappear--just had a really busy weekend. We got our seeded filter from Angels Plus today...just got it set up and running in the tank now. We've been testing daily, and everything is exactly the same as before. Thanks, Librarygal for the tip on using a water conditioner...I am...

Wow, Caitlyn! Did you have any nitrites/nitrates before? I got the Seachem Replenish today and added it. I did order the seeded filter last night, so I should be getting that in a few days. Hoping that between those two, we can get things moving. I did test again today and everything was...

Thanks. I will check in to that as well.

OK, I've just ordered SeaChem Replenish after reading some posts here about soft water and trace minerals... Also, I've been doing some reading about the active filters from Angels Plus, and may just order one of them too. Anyone have experience with them and did they start a stalled cycle...

and if soft water is a problem, how can I remedy it?

Just checked the tank pH again and it is 7.6 What effect would the soft water have cycling?

Thanks, I will look into angelsplus... Temp is 86...heater turned up all the way... NO dechlorinator used ever (well water) My son put in Stresszyme to "help it cycle faster" (against my advice). But that wouldn't actually stall the cycle, would it? Ammonia hasn't been above 4 ppm since 12/29...

We only added ammonia after the wc to bring the level up to 3-4ppm...we have only added ammonia twice--at the beginning of the cycle, and after the second water change. What seems weird is the ammonia levels stays constant while the nitrite/ates increase to a certain level and then remain...

Yes, my research said that 7.0 ppm might be too high, that's why we did a pwc on 12/29--to bring the ammonia down to 3-4ppm range. I am using the API master kit. The 7ppm comes from me judging the color to be between 5.0 and 10ppm on the chart. :) Wish they'd make a test with more concrete...

Hello. I am new to this forum, but not new to fishkeeping. I am helping my teenage son cycle a 55 gal. We started the cycle 7 weeks ago, dosing the tank with ammonia to 7ppm, with no biological "starter" from an established tank. He added StressZyme (which I know is useless for cycling). We...