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05-30-2007, 07:51 PM
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#61 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank O Day 33
0ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 40ppm nitrate
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Tank Q Day 20
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 9
0ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate | 
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06-05-2007, 10:11 PM
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#62 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank O Day 39
The nitrite dropped off suddenly to zero today so 40 drops of ammonia or roughly 2ppm were added.
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Tank Q Day 26
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 15
0ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate | |
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06-07-2007, 07:51 PM
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#63 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank O Day 41
The ammonia was gone and no trace of nitrite today so 40 drops of ammonia or roughly 2ppm were added again. I'm targetting having that quantity of ammonia removed in 24 hours or less.
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Tank Q Day 28
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 17
0ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate | |
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06-08-2007, 08:17 PM
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#64 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank O Day 42
The ammonia was gone and no trace of nitrite today so this tank is finished. It can now remove 2ppm ammonia in under 24 hours.
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Tank Q Day 29
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 18
0ppm ammonia, .5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
Since the nitrite dropped off a lot today I added 20 drops or roughly 1ppm liquid ammonia. | |
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06-09-2007, 08:02 PM
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#65 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank Q Day 30
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 19
0ppm ammonia, .5ppm nitrite
No ammonia and no increase to the nitrite today so I added 40 drops or roughly 2ppm ammonia.
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06-10-2007, 07:54 PM
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#66 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank Q Day 31
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 20
0ppm ammonia, 2ppm nitrite | |
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06-11-2007, 07:16 PM
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#67 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank Q Day 32
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 21
0ppm ammonia, .25ppm nitrite
Since the nitrite was down again I added 40 drops of ammonia or roughly 2ppm this evening. | |
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06-13-2007, 09:12 PM
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#68 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank Q Day 34
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 23
The nitrite only made it down to about 1ppm by yesterday so I let the tank sit another day. By this evening the nitrite hit zero for the first time so I added another 40 drops of ammonia or roughly 2ppm.
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06-15-2007, 08:29 PM
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#69 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank Q Day 36
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 25
The nitrite only made it down to about 1ppm by yesterday so I let the tank sit another day. By this evening the nitrite hit zero again so I added another 40 drops of ammonia or roughly 2ppm. | |
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06-16-2007, 09:32 PM
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#70 | | Tetra
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottoway Virginia
Posts: 192
| Re: A new race
Tank Q Day 37
.25ppm ammonia, 5ppm nitrite, 10ppm nitrate
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Tank R Day 26
Almost made it. The nitrite was down to the last color shade on the chart, .25ppm. I spiked the tank with another 40 drops of ammonia this evening. | |
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