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Discussion in 'Saltwater Fish Forum' started by trajik ink, Aug 10, 2008.

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  1. Anonymous

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    Good Luck my friend!
     
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    thx, i just finished another 10% wc, it's been helping a bit...but i'm wasting alot of salt....
     
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    I'm on my iPod so it's hard for me to keep track... Did you answer this question ?
     
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    yep sure did, it's still reading 30ppm, i'm going to check tomorrow morning again since i just finish another wc.
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    That's really odd for it to still show nitrates even after dosing the tank with Prime. I assume you're dosing for the full tank size and not just the amount you replace ?
     
    Anthony, Aug 15, 2008
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    ok, so i'm suppose to dose the whole tank?
    i've only been dosing the amount i replaced.....you should of told me before....
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    Normally yeah, you just dose the amount you replace.

    I'm sorry, I thought you knew what I meant when I said about dosing the tank. Dump some prime in the tank for the whole volume then test it. It should read zero in a few minutes (Once it circulates throughout the whole tank). I'd use 2 cap fulls since it's a 75 gallon.
     
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    well for now the lights are going to go off so i'll wait untill tomorrow....
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    Okay, just let us know what happens after dosing the whole tank with Prime. Then wait 24 hours and test the nitrates again and see what they read.
     
    Anthony, Aug 15, 2008
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    alright, i'll talk to you guys and gals tomorrow, i just got some company...pretty late too..
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    If he was bigger I'd say he was the problem.
     
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    Get a new test kit,or a different one from someone else. I think the test kit might be bad. How old is the test kit. Sometimes after just six months they give false readings. With all the water changes you are the nitrates should not go that high that fast. Or something in your tank is dead.
     
    gangstafish, Aug 16, 2008
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    I doubt the test kit is bad since he used it to test his tap water and everything came up with zeros.
     
    Anthony, Aug 16, 2008
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    i just bought the test kits....one for my tank (marine lab) and the other master freshwater kit for my tap water.....
     
    trajik ink, Aug 16, 2008
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    Have you looked into vitamin C?
     
    crazedpuffer, Aug 16, 2008
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    i have but if i don't really know too much about something i read and read and read, well you get the picture. i don't want to screw something up.
     
    trajik ink, Aug 16, 2008
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    lol that's totally understandable.
    Right now I think it might be like you said, decaying food that you can't see or reach.
     
    crazedpuffer, Aug 16, 2008
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    it's so pissing me off right now.....sry had to say it.
     
    trajik ink, Aug 16, 2008
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    Did you Prime the tank this morning ?
     
    Anthony, Aug 16, 2008
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    ok i just finished priming in it, i'm going to check in about 20 min.
     
    trajik ink, Aug 16, 2008
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