Tank shuffle

by **mzhantsche** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:09 am

Alasse, i am totally impressed with the set up and choice of chichlids. (clap, clap) All you guys do is make me want to set up another tank. I currently have 4.

by **dream2reef** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:36 am

There aren't enough flat surfaces to put tanks on it doesn't matter how many you have. It's sooooo addicting I love it. WTG alasse Progess is excellent. I love rescaping and seeing others rescape. It is always a totally different tank.

by **Alasse** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:37 am

I have around 15 tanks, only 8 are running though at present. I've come to a halt in the rescaping until the 5ft is safe for fish. I'll get it tested again on the weekend and see how its going. If there is still a high ammonia prob, then i will ammonia lock it again and wait a bit longer

by **yasherkoach** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:52 am

or worse come to worse, just strip it all down, scrub it out, and restart (use old gravel or filter media to jumpstart the cycle)

by **Alasse** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:58 am

I would not have enough of the same gravel in other tanks now to make adding it very beneficial. Most of my tanks are running sand now.

Nah not going to pull it down, takes forever and it will have to go through a cycle now anyway. The high ammonia would have killed off a lot of stuff...It will settle, just needs a bit of time.

Cloudiness has nearly all cleared up. Wood and plants have been put into position. I'm taking a sample in tomorrow to get tested, will see what that brings

by **Alasse** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:56 am

If anyone may be interested in how the 5ft tank is doing *L* I've left it be for the week and got it tested again today

Ammonia Off the charts (test tube is no longer black but a definate green now *L*)
Nitrate 170ppm
Nitrite Off the charts

I am going to do a 75% WC today to try to lower the levels to a bit more managable parameters. The tank is trying to cycle and slowly succeeding though, in time it will, i'm in no hurry so will just let it go through.

by **Alasse** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:44 pm

I ended up doing a 50% WC, added some more potted plants as these are helping with the Nitrate levels.

Its actually cycling through pretty fast which i'm pleased about.

by **dream2reef** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:43 am

everybody do the tank shuffle.

by **Alasse** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:29 am

Not recommended, tis hard work and a pain when things go wrong.

Once this 5ft settles i'll get back to changing the others, but i'm stuck until i can move the fish over

by **Alasse** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:52 am

So an update on how the 5ft is going!

Week 3 test results
Ammonia 0.25ppm
PH 8
Nitr(i)te 0.1ppm
Nitr(a)te 200ppm

Nearly there!!

Tank shuffle

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Tank shuffle

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