Recent content by cj gal

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?