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05-11-2011, 05:11 PM
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Ok I tested again. Levels about the same as yesterday. Except today I notice a white fuzz on my driftwood. What is it? Wife says tank looks cloudy. I'm not sure. May be the canopy needs cleaning. Hehe. I'll be glad when I can add fish.
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05-11-2011, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloudrider
Ok I tested again. Levels about the same as yesterday. Except today I notice a white fuzz on my driftwood. What is it? Wife says tank looks cloudy. I'm not sure. May be the canopy needs cleaning. Hehe. I'll be glad when I can add fish.
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I don't know about fuzz...could be some type of algae starting to grow...are you keeping the lights off? The CC is why it's a little cloudy. It'll clear up a bit, but won't be crystal clear as long as the cc is in there. Just another reason we'll try and do away with it once your cycle is done.
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05-11-2011, 05:24 PM
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Yea lights off and room darker during day. Cloudy now makes sense. I forgot about you saying the cc would cloud water. Do I need to worry out the fuzz? Gonna see if I can research anything on it.
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05-11-2011, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloudrider
Yea lights off and room darker during day. Cloudy now makes sense. I forgot about you saying the cc would cloud water. Do I need to worry out the fuzz? Gonna see if I can research anything on it.
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Fortunately, algae is not one of my specialties...diatoms on the other hand (type of brown algae that takes over virtually every new aquarium for a while, then just magically goes away...you'll see  )I am familiar with.
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05-11-2011, 05:29 PM
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hi ya bro
weeeeheee good news i think mate that drunken night might not be to far away , got the coral gravel in the tank yesterday but not in filter wanted to see what happens and like you said all good in 24 hours ammo dropped yet again but so did the nitrite not a great lot but it has dropped no longer deep purple and PH is going up was 5 now 7 and i think it still has more to go, so got it in the filter tonight so lets see what happens tommorrow mate to be honest i carnt wait i have a new lease of life now the nitrite has dropped as you know its been 3 weeks off the scale yet agian mate you know your stuff (god bless ya ) plus my tank now looks really cool i have to say it looked good before but now well lets say it looks like its made for cichlids
Your a god mate when it come to this fishless
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05-11-2011, 05:41 PM
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how ironic im listening to Fish what an artist
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05-11-2011, 05:48 PM
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hi ya bro
weeeeheee good news i think mate that drunken night might not be to far away , got the coral gravel in the tank yesterday but not in filter wanted to see what happens and like you said all good in 24 hours ammo dropped yet again but so did the nitrite not a great lot but it has dropped no longer deep purple and PH is going up was 5 now 7 and i think it still has more to go, so got it in the filter tonight so lets see what happens tommorrow mate to be honest i carnt wait i have a new lease of life now the nitrite has dropped as you know its been 3 weeks off the scale yet agian mate you know your stuff (god bless ya ) plus my tank now looks really cool i have to say it looked good before but now well lets say it looks like its made for cichlids
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That is the best news I've heard in a long time! I think we've got it nailed. I honestly could not be happier for you man. If the tank is swallowing ammo, and the no2 has started dropping even a tad...we've got it.
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05-11-2011, 06:05 PM
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My god i hope so dude like you know it was close to starting again but now well lets see what happens over the next few day
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05-11-2011, 06:11 PM
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My god i hope so dude like you know it was close to starting again but now well lets see what happens over the next few day
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We've just gotta let the bacteria recover from the damage the pH crash did to it. You've obviously got plenty of bacteria in there judging by your levels..now we've just gotta let them do their thing. Things should start happening pretty fast.
I may shed a tear the day you put fish in that thing, lol.
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05-11-2011, 06:27 PM
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oh mate your not the lonley one i hace waited so long now
And as this is my first fishless in all my time keeping fish well just want it to go right and a bit more pace would be nice as i hear/read 2 3 4 weeks cycle is done come to think these peeps are cycling a fish bowl like i thought but never heard it from anyone else bar you bigger the tank long it takes and mine is might big we both now its had its probs but all is looking good from now on , i may have been a bit green (sorry englisg saying lol ) but now im pretty hot i think on this as i have been through every wright and wrong what to do when
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05-11-2011, 06:28 PM
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just hope the nitrite says low now if it goes up well to be honest i dont want to think about it
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05-11-2011, 06:31 PM
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just hope the nitrite says low now if it goes up well to be honest i dont want to think about it
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As long as the levels are moving in a consistent direction, it's good news. The fact you said no2 looked to drop a little is fantastic, but don't freak out if they climb one more time before dropping. Both the types of bacteria will start really working now that the pH is right. We just want to see something solid, not fluctuating levels.
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05-11-2011, 06:33 PM
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Mate you ever heard of (fish) the artist music wise
im listening to a track call boston tea party lol
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05-11-2011, 06:38 PM
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Mate you ever heard of (fish) the artist music wise
im listening to a track call boston tea party lol
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I've heard of Phish (spelled funny), kinda like a psychedelic jam band. Same group? A little like The Greatful Dead?
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05-11-2011, 06:39 PM
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I've heard of Phish (spelled funny), kinda like a psychedelic jam band. Same group? A little like The Greatful Dead?
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Ah...Boston Tea Perty...lol. I missed that one. Surprised they let you listen to that in England, lol.
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05-11-2011, 06:42 PM
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how long have u been cycling ur tank now paul?? a month??
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05-11-2011, 07:05 PM
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it is fish you really should list to him
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05-11-2011, 07:10 PM
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What happened to the video link? Did it get removed? That thing is awesome!!!
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05-11-2011, 07:12 PM
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What happened to the video link? Did it get removed? That thing is awesome!!!
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ye i removed it, mainly cos i didnt wanna feel like the kid that goes around flashin their new toy at kids that dont have any if ya know what i mean, and also it really didnt associate with this thread tbh.
the lunar shimmering effect i friggin LOVE!!!!!
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05-11-2011, 07:15 PM
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ye i removed it, mainly cos i didnt wanna feel like the kid that goes around flashin their new toy at kids that dont have any if ya know what i mean, and also it really didnt associate with this thread tbh.
the lunar shimmering effect i friggin LOVE!!!!!
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That's some baby makin mood lighting, hahaha! Don't ask Paul about his cycle, it'll only depress you, lol.
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