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I bet that is what it is... the rock. I guarantee the lfs was not cooking it for 8 months. That can be a real PITA. I would just follow the regiment that Reduck, slowly but surely it will go away.
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Ha.. I think you are getting worse than me...DOS, now G3 pro... better hide the visa bill from the wife.
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04/26/2015, 06:21 PM | #1253 | |
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Red, what other 2 probes do you have besides Temp and PH and what size are they? Same as the temp and ph?
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04/26/2015, 06:28 PM | #1255 | |
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Conductivity probe same size as the others? about 0.5" diameter
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04/26/2015, 06:40 PM | #1257 | |
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Decided to check Ammonia since it's been 2 days since I put fish in.
0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites, ~2 Nitrates. I was curious, I am running GFO/Carbon in my reactor. Do you guys run Purigen/Chemi-Pure WITH carbon or GFO or instead of? |
04/27/2015, 03:57 AM | #1260 | |
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And yes, I have calipers somewhere. I'll see if I can find them...
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Hoping to get the tank wet today :)
Back from my trip to Arizona, and today is the day the tank will get wet ! Couple of questions ...
1. I think I read that I should not run my skimmer right away - is that right? Also not sure if I should also run ChemiPure and Carbon too - even though this is my 3rd time doing this ... apparently I am still confused ! 2. When preparing the initial fill water, did you heat it up before putting it in the tank with the LR and LS ? I have 5g buckets and a separate heater - happy to create and mix water and warm it up bit by bit over the day ... but just wondering what others did. I admit I'm contemplating running up to Petco to get a few boxes of ready mixed :} 3. I have Chemi Pure Elite and carbon infused Eheim blocks (and filter floss) ... again, not sure whether to run these from the beginning or not - thoughts? I have two IM Caddy's - was thinking of putting rubble LR in one and the Carbon / Chemi pure / floss in the other ... but would love some suggestions / ideas of what others are using. 4. I'm thinking of modifying my Aquamaxx Hob-1 so that it doesn't draw from the same section as it return to (seems like it might be recycling skim water partly). Right now, look at the tank straight on, I have: LEFT 1: caddy (ChemiPure, Carbon, floss), LEFT 2: Aquamaxx hob-1 skimmer, CENTER: Radion 15w mount, heater & probe, RIGHT 2: secondry heater probe (otherwise empty), RIGHT 1: Caddy (empty right now!). Thank you so much ... lovely this group! Sue (Mrs Fish) |
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You don't need to run anything while you are cycling. Water can heat in tank. Unless it's freezing cold it'll be fine. Even the skimmer can be off for the first few weeks.
Just let the cycle run it's course. Towards the end when you are seeing nitrate, then install the cpe and other filtration. Skimmer return should probably be in the center chamber. If you can get it to fit. Good luck with the startup!
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Oh and go with the lr rubble right away so it gets growing bacteria. It can run in any chamber you can get it in.
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I'm going to be adding bio-spira to speed up the cycle - picking up large pieces of LR and the rubble today ... I have the live sand already, so I'll be filling it half full and then heading to my LFS to pick up the LR and complete the setup.
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Tunze 9004
Quick question - for those of you running the Tunze 9004, I'm planning on mounting it in the left chamber (when facing the tank). For those of you running in outer chamber, did you remove the small acrylic ledge for the media baskets? I'm about to cut it loose but want to make sure there isn't some way to mount the skimmer and keep it in there. Thanks!
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Just depends on how fast your tank cycles, but on average like 4 weeks
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Ready, set, cycle!
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Well, need to tweak the Temperature probe size a tad bit but it works..
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04/27/2015, 10:27 AM | #1269 | |
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It fits really easy when you design it to fit in the tiny spot with the reactor.
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Practice makes perfect. Or something like that...
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Grey Goose. Much better. You can dose with it too...
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