bruinsbro1997
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eco23 said:It's normal for there to be a 3-5 day delay between the time ammo starts dropping and the nitrIte shows up.
Oh alright, will have to look out for that when I cycle.
eco23 said:It's normal for there to be a 3-5 day delay between the time ammo starts dropping and the nitrIte shows up.
Thanks for sharing your logs with us. I am a newbie and learning a lot.
I want to try "seeding" my new 55 set-up like you did. Can you send me a link or phone number for where you got your seeded filter?
LOG: Day 16
Here are the numbers:
Ammonia: 2ppm
Nitrites: didn't test
Nitrates: didn't test
pH: didn't test
So interesting I put that filter in there and it did gobble up a bunch of ammonia. The 5g that I took it out of and re-dosed, had no movement with the filter out. So that filter must have a bunch of BB in it. Maybe I'll cut it up and place some in each filter system.
Clearly though I'm not getting the response from this sponge filter that I got with the one in my 20g. No surprise given the condition it was in when it arrived.
LOG: Day 17
Here are the numbers:
Ammonia: 1ppm
Nitrites: 0ppm
Nitrates: 5ppm
pH: didn't test
Going to re-dose the ammonia again. It will be interesting to see if ammonia keeps getting converted without much no2 and no3 showing up. The 75g tank almost always tests at 0 ammonia and 0 no2 and very little to no no3.
I want people to understand that those sponges aren't the cure-all. I think I just happened to get a really loaded one the first time around.
Let us know if mentioning this forum helped! Great ideaNoted. When I ordered one this AM from the same supplier you used, I mentioned I would be reviewing it on this forum so hopefully I'll get a nice dirty one and have your original luck!