mattrox
Aquarium Advice Addict
Tested the water for ammonia and nitrite tonight.
One tank with an ammonia reading too high to be comfortble with, I saw green and didn't bother to look for the card in the mess. So when I did a pwc on the fry tanks, I squeezed out the sponge filter in the bucket and used the plastic tube to deliver some mucky water to the filter inlet, then poured a little water into the tank. I'll test again later tonight and again tomorrow morining to see how things are. I'll have the colour card out for the next test.
Had clear tests on 2 tanks and 2 tanks had colour in the test tube, just a tint but paler than the 1st reading on the ammonia in both tanks and nitrite for one. I'll keep track of these.
I expected a mini-cycle, but I might have take the the one tank through a full cycle. Bioload is low in every tank so there won't be wild increases. I'll also feed a lot less than I normally do.
One tank with an ammonia reading too high to be comfortble with, I saw green and didn't bother to look for the card in the mess. So when I did a pwc on the fry tanks, I squeezed out the sponge filter in the bucket and used the plastic tube to deliver some mucky water to the filter inlet, then poured a little water into the tank. I'll test again later tonight and again tomorrow morining to see how things are. I'll have the colour card out for the next test.
Had clear tests on 2 tanks and 2 tanks had colour in the test tube, just a tint but paler than the 1st reading on the ammonia in both tanks and nitrite for one. I'll keep track of these.
I expected a mini-cycle, but I might have take the the one tank through a full cycle. Bioload is low in every tank so there won't be wild increases. I'll also feed a lot less than I normally do.