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Post by twoluvcats on Apr 14, 2005 11:22:46 GMT -5
ok...if i'm showing 0.25ppm of ammonia, AND 10ppm nitrates in my guppy tank, that means I've overloaded the current bio-filter level I have, right?
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Post by amanichen on Apr 14, 2005 11:27:26 GMT -5
ok...if i'm showing 0.25ppm of ammonia, AND 10ppm nitrates in my guppy tank, that means I've overloaded the current bio-filter level I have, right? Nitrite? |
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Post by twoluvcats on Apr 14, 2005 11:54:45 GMT -5
no...nitrAtes...that's why i'm thinking i just overloaded the bio-filter. Nitrites have already been and gone.
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Post by amanichen on Apr 14, 2005 12:05:24 GMT -5
no...nitrAtes...that's why i'm thinking i just overloaded the bio-filter. Nitrites have already been and gone. Ok. Well there's always a roadblock at the ammonia to nitrite step anyway...for some reason nitrite to nitrate seems to go faster. If you do a one-time dose you wont' see this, but if you're continuing to dose ammonia then you'll see this. It's ok though, because it means that you'll end up with a larger bacterial colony when everything is done. |
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