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[momo]

Alright. Thank you a bunch. I was about to go insane. Its been three weeks and no nitrites what so ever. But again, thank you.

 

[Deckape]

Hey, I am the buddy of Eco and now you. I put in about 20 drops of ph down like the tips and tricks article said. Then I added 24 inch bubble wand powered buy a Petco 100 gallon air pump on full blast. I threw in a bottle of safe start ( I think). The bacterial in the bottle didn't hurt anything. I think it worked but I am not gonna argue for its use. The next day, I started seeing nitrates and one week later cycle was complete. My tank is 55 gallons by the way.

 

[Deckape]

Dude I really think your ammonia is the kind with surficants in it. I started seeing nitrites in 10 days. Are you sure your ammonia is without soap or scent additives.

 

[momo]

The only thing about the bacteria in a bottle that worries me is the fact that they all say somthing about keeping th ammonia down. I dont want it to cover up the ammonia and give a false reading.

And ill be getting ph down today thank you.

 

[momo]

Ill double check when inget home again. Im pretty sure it pure.

 

[Deckape]

There ain't enough chemicals in there to get down 3 or 4 ppm of ammonia. What ya got to lose by trying? 8 or 10 bucks? Check that ammonia. I have a funny feeling. Did you get it from Ace Hardware?

 

[momo]

In case its not, ill just go grabe aome shrimp. Any specifics on the shrimp? A jumbo shrimp or tiny. Shell or no shell?

 

[momo]

There ain't enough chemicals in there to get down 3 or 4 ppm of ammonia. What ya got to lose by trying? 8 or 10 bucks? Check that ammonia. I have a funny feeling. Did you get it from Ace Hardware?

I have it in a bottle. I tried it for the first week and all my ammonia dissapered. I have a thread on it somewhere...

 

[Deckape]

If you have soap in there you're gonna have to break it down and rinse everything. As far as the shrimp???? I don't know but whatever you like so you can have supper with the rest.

 

[momo]

There ain't enough chemicals in there to get down 3 or 4 ppm of ammonia. What ya got to lose by trying? 8 or 10 bucks? Check that ammonia. I have a funny feeling. Did you get it from Ace Hardware?

No, i think it was from wally world

 

[Deckape]

What does the label say for ingredients?

 

[eco23]

The ammo removing properties don't actually take it out of the tank, it converts it to a non toxic form that the bacteria actually like even more. Come to think of it...at the end of my cycle I had a pH crash and I added a bottle of TLC Smart Start. I figured it wouldn't hurt (even though I thought it wouldn't help) and a day later all my numbers stabilized. I can't say it had anything to do with the Start Smart, but if you've got a few extra dollars, dump a bottle in. Again, it won't hurt anything and might kick things into gear.

 

[eco23]

Yeah Deckape. There's no way this tank is plowing through 4ppm and not giving off nitrItes. That's why I'm sure something is missing from this equation.

 

[momo]

What does the label say for ingredients?

Ill take a picture and list everything when i get home.

 

[momo]

The ammo removing properties don't actually take it out of the tank, it converts it to a non toxic form that the bacteria actually like even more. Come to think of it...at the end of my cycle I had a pH crash and I added a bottle of TLC Smart Start. I figured it wouldn't hurt (even though I thought it wouldn't help) and a day later all my numbers stabilized. I can't say it had anything to do with the Start Smart, but if you've got a few extra dollars, dump a bottle in. Again, it won't hurt anything and might kick things into gear.

Hmm. Ill dump some more in then.

 

[Deckape]

Hmm. Ill dump some more in then.

I recommend you check that label of ammonia first. If it has anything other than ammonia in it, then you're at all stop. As far as I know and someone correct me if I am wrong, then you'll never see nitrites. What puzzles me is that you said you saw an ammonia drop and didntsee nitrites. I think its the surficants in the ammonia. I hate to sound like a broken record (CD for you young kids), but what else could it be.

I just told Eco, because I never told him, that my during my cycle, my AC50 had carbon in the back. I wanted to see what would happen. I have since put it in my garden, because it is used up by all that Ammonia I was putting in there. So the carbon didnt cause your ammonia drop in my opinion. So here we are, looking for an answer. I bet a root beer its that ammonia.

 

[Bettababe1011]

I recommend you check that label of ammonia first. If it has anything other than ammonia in it, then you're at all stop. As far as I know and someone correct me if I am wrong, then you'll never see nitrites. What puzzles me is that you said you saw an ammonia drop and didntsee nitrites. I think its the surficants in the ammonia. I hate to sound like a broken record (CD for you young kids), but what else could it be.

I just told Eco, because I never told him, that my during my cycle, my AC50 had carbon in the back. I wanted to see what would happen. I have since put it in my garden, because it is used up by all that Ammonia I was putting in there. So the carbon didnt cause your ammonia drop in my opinion. So here we are, looking for an answer. I bet a root beer its that ammonia.

Hey! Us "young kids" know perfectly well what a record is!!

I agree that it is probably the ammonia.

 

[eco23]

Plus...it's MP3's now Deckape. CDs are over, lol.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Plus...it's MP3's now Deckape. CDs are over, lol.

Lol its true haha

 

[Deckape]

Hey! Us "young kids" know perfectly well what a record is!!

I agree that it is probably the ammonia.

You kids and that rock and roll music. Haha