FS - frag of cquarium unknown stag $40
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9774330#post9774330 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Maximus
Hey guys! I'm glad you guys are still in the hobby. Perhaps one day, I will be back. Until then, please keep your tanks up! After all, I will be needing some frags if/when I come back.
A breathe of frash air on a friday.
Tim, Sang, and Karl -
I have been battling nitrate problems for awhile. I think it was over 40 at the last meeting. With LOTS (and I mean LOTS) of water changes, I have gotten it down to 5ppm. In my large tank, I had two fish that died, but was never able to find the bodies. They may have added to the nitrate problem. Also - I am wondering if it might be the food that I am using. I use frozen mysis shrimp. Previously, I was not rinsing them out before feeding them to the fish. I started rinsing out the mysis before feeding. But the mysis shrimps are pretty small, so I am also wondering if it might be that not all the food are actually being eaten. I might upgrade to PE Mysis because the shrimp are bigger.
Anyway - two questions. 1) What is your nitrate level at? 2) What do you feed your fish?
Minh
I have been battling nitrate problems for awhile. I think it was over 40 at the last meeting. With LOTS (and I mean LOTS) of water changes, I have gotten it down to 5ppm. In my large tank, I had two fish that died, but was never able to find the bodies. They may have added to the nitrate problem. Also - I am wondering if it might be the food that I am using. I use frozen mysis shrimp. Previously, I was not rinsing them out before feeding them to the fish. I started rinsing out the mysis before feeding. But the mysis shrimps are pretty small, so I am also wondering if it might be that not all the food are actually being eaten. I might upgrade to PE Mysis because the shrimp are bigger.
Anyway - two questions. 1) What is your nitrate level at? 2) What do you feed your fish?
Minh
Maximus
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Hey Minh,
First of all, which nitrate kit are you using? How large is your tank and how often do you perform water changes? How much is changed each time? I always fed my tank Hikari mysid and never rinsed it. To be honest, I think nitrate readings are not a big deal. I hardly ever tested my nirates and everything was thriving. Does your tank have problems keeping acros?
Unarce
Unshackled
1) I shamefully admit, it's probably been a good 15 years since I've tested for nitrate. So, I have no idea what mine is at.
2) I've been feeding frozen mysis and frozen brine w/ spirulina for the last few months. I switched a couple of weeks ago from Hikari to SF Bay. I didn't notice any difference, however, the SF Bay seems to have a lot more food per cube.
(I do have a skimmer that's rated for 6 times the size of my tank)
tfp
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xia, very nice and colorful, looks like it could be it 
! that PL looks healthy too
karl, that orange is insane! put me on your waiting list. dude, you missed some great bball games this morning. one of the teams i was on was stacked with size and i ran the point!
minh, right now my nitrates are pretty low. i'd say between 1-3ppm according to the aquarium pharm nitrate kit. i feed the PE mysis, nori, osi spirulina flakes, spectrum pellets, cyclopeeze and ocean nutrition pellets. and no, i don't rinse them. i feed small portions 4 times/day but i got a lot of fish.
paul, if you got an icefire echinata, it wasn't from me
. but i know you got the surf'n'turf, paletta baby blue, pl and tubs horrida from me . hope they're all doing well. i've kinda slowed down on the yuma gathering. many of the wild ones have melted on me and its frustrating :mad2:
justin, the thing is pretty nice i must admit. once it settles in, it grows fast and the tips are sweet.
! that PL looks healthy too karl, that orange is insane! put me on your waiting list
. dude, you missed some great bball games this morning. one of the teams i was on was stacked with size and i ran the point!minh, right now my nitrates are pretty low. i'd say between 1-3ppm according to the aquarium pharm nitrate kit. i feed the PE mysis, nori, osi spirulina flakes, spectrum pellets, cyclopeeze and ocean nutrition pellets. and no, i don't rinse them. i feed small portions 4 times/day but i got a lot of fish.
paul, if you got an icefire echinata, it wasn't from me
. but i know you got the surf'n'turf, paletta baby blue, pl and tubs horrida from me . hope they're all doing well. i've kinda slowed down on the yuma gathering. many of the wild ones have melted on me and its frustrating :mad2:justin, the thing is pretty nice i must admit
. once it settles in, it grows fast and the tips are sweet.
Jacob D
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Tim - That's a cool stag.
Karl - What the heck is that orange thing in the 2nd pic? Very cool.
Minh - Not sure about your nitrate prob, but I'd also recommend Hikari mysis, much cleaner than SF Bay brand. I don't know if it really makes a difference but I just feel better about the Hikari when I dump it in my tank.
Karl - What the heck is that orange thing in the 2nd pic? Very cool.
Minh - Not sure about your nitrate prob, but I'd also recommend Hikari mysis, much cleaner than SF Bay brand. I don't know if it really makes a difference but I just feel better about the Hikari when I dump it in my tank.
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