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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2020, 08:22:58 AM »
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Quote from: Aquaaggie on February 17, 2020, 04:06:38 PM
Nitrites are 0🎉🎉🎉🎉

Shipment of plants coming in tomorrow.

How long to wait before adding fish more slowly this time?

Hi @Aquaaggie

That's good news about nitrite. Your remaining fish will have been subject to some stress. So, let's make sure that they remain healthy before deciding when to add more fish. It would be wise to keep an eye on ammonia, nitrite and nitrate on a daily basis for obvious reasons.

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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2020, 04:16:26 AM »
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Ok new update. Just checked parameters again and ammonia 0, nitrite 1-2, and nitrate 40. Did a 50% water change and added another bottle of safe start. I added a bunch of plants from Aquarium Co-Op and dosed easy green yesterday but haven’t changed anything else.

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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2020, 06:09:45 AM »
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All sensible steps, don’t be afraid to do larger than 50% water changes though to keep nitrites in check...
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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2020, 01:48:16 PM »
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Hi @Aquaaggie

I don't think it's wise to use Easy Green fertilizer. According to the Aquarium Co-Op web site, it contains a lot of nitrogen (N). Here's the analysis:

N 2.66% , P 0.46%, K 9.21%, Mg 0.7%, S 0.80%, B 0.015%, Cu 0.00%, Fe 0.13%, Mn 0.036%, Mo 0.00%, Zn 0.072%

In my opinion, it might be better to use something like Seachem Flourish.

As an aside, it would appear that Aquarium Co-Op wants to emphasize that Easy Green contains no copper (Cu) - obviously for the benefit of snails and shrimps.

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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2020, 01:55:13 PM »
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Just to add that Seachem Flourish may contain copper but it is not enough to harm shrimps and snails. I have both and I use Flourish, though not at the dosage on the bottle as I have slow growing plants (apart from water sprite)
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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #25 on: February 21, 2020, 07:57:36 PM »
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Hi @Aquaaggie

It would be great to get an update on your tank. What's the latest?

JPC
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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #26 on: February 24, 2020, 12:35:28 PM »
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Hi @Aquaaggie

Just checking in - is everything OK? Anything we can help you with?

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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #27 on: February 24, 2020, 12:51:36 PM »
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@jaypeecee

Nitrites back down to zero. They dropped faster than the lass time. And there have been no additional losses. Thanks for checking in.
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Re: Newb Mistake - Mini cycle
« Reply #28 on: February 24, 2020, 03:12:53 PM »
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Quote from: Aquaaggie on February 24, 2020, 12:51:36 PM
@jaypeecee

Nitrites back down to zero. They dropped faster than the lass time. And there have been no additional losses. Thanks for checking in.

Great news!

JPC
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