Double Shift Bacteria

edonatto · 04-05-2004, 12:09 PM

bacteria in my tank are working great, after 2 weeks my tank readings are ammonia 0, nitrites 0.3.

ScottT1980 · 04-05-2004, 03:05 PM

Sweet! Are those nitrates peaking yet?

edonatto · 04-05-2004, 05:12 PM

my test kit does not measure nitrates, so i suppose that they behave like nitrites and have simillar values
is that allright?

Reef Geek · 04-05-2004, 05:50 PM

No they don't exactly behave like nitrites. You should see an ammonia spike, then Nitrites will peak, and then finally nitrates will peak. The best way to get rid of nitrates is by water changes. My suggestion, get a test kit for nitrates, as far as coral health is concerned nitrates are a very important thing to know.

edonatto · 04-05-2004, 06:38 PM

thanks a lot for your info, i will have to do the water change, remember this is the third world and i have not found any.
as a teaher said in the university, this is a country on its way to underdevelopment

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edonatto Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: costa rica Posts: 99 View Gallery Karma Komment	Double Shift Bacteria bacteria in my tank are working great, after 2 weeks my tank readings are ammonia 0, nitrites 0.3. __________________ edonatto nothing at the lfs costs more than 50 bucks

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ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,485 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sweet! Are those nitrates peaking yet? __________________ My Tank

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edonatto Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: costa rica Posts: 99 View Gallery Karma Komment	my test kit does not measure nitrates, so i suppose that they behave like nitrites and have simillar values is that allright? __________________ edonatto nothing at the lfs costs more than 50 bucks Last edited by edonatto : 04-05-2004 at 05:39 PM.

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Reef Geek Reefus Geekus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fountain, CO Posts: 325 View Gallery Karma Komment	No they don't exactly behave like nitrites. You should see an ammonia spike, then Nitrites will peak, and then finally nitrates will peak. The best way to get rid of nitrates is by water changes. My suggestion, get a test kit for nitrates, as far as coral health is concerned nitrates are a very important thing to know. __________________ Justin Stealth Reefer

04-05-2004, 06:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
edonatto Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: costa rica Posts: 99 View Gallery Karma Komment	thanks a lot for your info, i will have to do the water change, remember this is the third world and i have not found any. as a teaher said in the university, this is a country on its way to underdevelopment __________________ edonatto nothing at the lfs costs more than 50 bucks

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