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Right Now!
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I've always used Nitrex to setup a fish tank. Has always worked with out a problem on 100's of tank that I have setup over the years.
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Hmmm...$18... maYbe i'LL try it :smokin:
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review: i uSed a 20L for my experiment. with liVe rock ordered at the same time/pLace aS Jawaad, i pLace almost 30-35lBs of it in the 20L with freshLy mix'd saltwater :afro: i addeD the appropriate/guesstimated amount for a 20L of Right Now in the water on day 1. waS sKepticaL about the product so did noT test it tiLL 3 days later. it all caMe back zer0s... 
yeSterDay, i put in my 6-Line and 3 chromiS and eveRything's dandy :happysad:
aLL i have running in the 20L is a RIO powerhead and a Red Sea Prizm skimmer... no sand, juSt rockS
...go figuRe
yeSterDay, i put in my 6-Line and 3 chromiS and eveRything's dandy :happysad: aLL i have running in the 20L is a RIO powerhead and a Red Sea Prizm skimmer... no sand, juSt rockS
...go figuRe
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yes, there was high nitrites/nitrates (i forget but it was higH, :dead1: darkER colorS on the test kiT), about 3+ in ammoNia... i havent tested iT toDay. i miGht actuaLLY replicate this teSt coZ itS fun... so wheN i order another batch of roCks, i'LL keeP better noTeS :happysad: :afro:
so how long was it from the time you added the rocks and right now, to the time you put the fish in?
you should get spykes involved in this, he's doing a cycle using pure ammonia to form the nitrites. it would be interesting to see which cycles a tank faster.
he also is keeping tabs on how many bacteria are formed each day by looking at water samples in his labs microscopes, now that's fun
you should get spykes involved in this, he's doing a cycle using pure ammonia to form the nitrites. it would be interesting to see which cycles a tank faster.
he also is keeping tabs on how many bacteria are formed each day by looking at water samples in his labs microscopes, now that's fun
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ok, i goT my rockS on the nite of Nov. 19, put it in water that nite, put in Right Now Nov. 20 night teSted it like on the 22nd or 23rd... put in the fishieS Nov 27 :approve:
on my neXt test, i'LL use a 40G... :afro:
PS. i teSted the water prior to putting in Right Now and thatS wheN i goT high readiNgs hence I made the decision to trY it ouT :icon16:
on my neXt test, i'LL use a 40G...
:afro: PS. i teSted the water prior to putting in Right Now and thatS wheN i goT high readiNgs hence I made the decision to trY it ouT :icon16:
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Alot of these products will give false reading the 1st week or so, they usally say that on the box. So you can't alway go by the reading on the test to see if the product is working, you need to look more at the corals and fish. Since the tank is going to have high ammonia and nitrites in the beginning these products will convert that to nitrates so you need to check out the nitrate level as they could go high. For fish this isn't a problem but for corals it is.
These products do work, some better than others, and are very good for starting fish tank but it your going to use them for corals you going to have some nitrates problems in the beginning.
Way because when I cycle a tank using ammonia cloride, which I had to get from a chemical company. The reading that I got on ammonia test kit was black. It took a couple of weeks for the color to come down to a level that the kit could actually read but once the tank was cycled it could hold a tremendious load.
These products do work, some better than others, and are very good for starting fish tank but it your going to use them for corals you going to have some nitrates problems in the beginning.
Way because when I cycle a tank using ammonia cloride, which I had to get from a chemical company. The reading that I got on ammonia test kit was black. It took a couple of weeks for the color to come down to a level that the kit could actually read but once the tank was cycled it could hold a tremendious load.
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i no this is an easy way to go but i feel so much safer letting the tank cycle the old fashion way. with the 2 cocktail shrimps. i guess my own .02 c
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Tonyscoots84 said:
All this is really is putting a source of ammonia in the tank to start the cycle which you could but in almost anything including a fish if you want. The problem is it's a very low source and the once you start to add more live stock the tank will not be able to handle and your going to have an ammonia spike until the tank can build up enough bacteria.
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- Howell, NJ
thats why i added fish slowely to make sure that bacteria grew to handle the livestocks waste etc.. i dont no maybe i will do an experiment with that stuff on my 10 gallon tank that i have started up with only live rock..
The way I see it, if its too good to be true, it probably is. Very often short term results may be ok but until someone shows me long term tests/results, I am not convinced.
The most basic and almost sacred motto in our hobby is patience. I will stick by that. Every owner of every great tank that we admire adheres to this one principle. Yes that includes the most respected Marine Biologists of our time. Why dont one of you go on RC and try to post this thread on the expert forum with Anthony Calfo..... I think even the polite scientist will curse.
You want your tank to cycle? You want ammonia? Rather than adding fish or other animals try pissing in it!! It works quite well. And remember that your first piss in the morning is sterile!!!
Non patience generally leads to a mediocre tank at best, where the owners cant get any satisfaction so they keep changing things around in the vain attempt to make the tank look somewhat ok for a couple of days.
What can I say, THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION FOR PATIENCE!!
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Regards,
Instigator
The most basic and almost sacred motto in our hobby is patience. I will stick by that. Every owner of every great tank that we admire adheres to this one principle. Yes that includes the most respected Marine Biologists of our time. Why dont one of you go on RC and try to post this thread on the expert forum with Anthony Calfo..... I think even the polite scientist will curse.
You want your tank to cycle? You want ammonia? Rather than adding fish or other animals try pissing in it!! It works quite well. And remember that your first piss in the morning is sterile!!!
Non patience generally leads to a mediocre tank at best, where the owners cant get any satisfaction so they keep changing things around in the vain attempt to make the tank look somewhat ok for a couple of days.
What can I say, THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION FOR PATIENCE!!
my.02
Regards,
Instigator
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- The Big City
Tonyscoots84 said:
The thing is with Nitrex you can add all the fish you want for day one. The stuff works very well, I don't know about the other stuff as I've never used it, no real reason to.
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:lol: stop pee'ing in taNks herman :bigeyes2:
marrone said:
that's what spykes is using.
this allows you to feed the bacteria which end up consuming the nitrites.
you can build much larger colonies of bacteria this way.
when you add things like dead shrimp, you have to wait for the shrimp to break down and become waste, this way with the ammonia cloride is much faster and cleaner.
I used the seachem stability and it says you can add fish immediately and I did it on my 55 g and I didn't lose any fish but I was using a damsel and some chromis and a clown so fairly hearty fish. Like with anything in this biz use with caution. Best way is to pull out some water add the stuff and test it see if it makes any difference. If it works add it to your main tank.
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