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FreshyFresh

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Bump Finally setting it up!!! :dance:
Holy smokes PC! That was a LONG time from getting all your stuff to actual startup!

Looks awesome.

So funny because my API test-tube for ammonia is about exactly the same hue of green as yours.

I don't read the pic you posted as 4ppm. I see it as more of a 2ppm.

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Holy smokes PC! That was a LONG time from getting all your stuff to actual startup!

Looks awesome.

So funny because my API test-tube for ammonia is about exactly the same hue of green as yours.

I don't read the pic you posted as 4ppm. I see it as more of a 2ppm.

Joel
Took so long because for the life of me I could not get the tank level enough to where I felt safe to fill it up. Also
life happened!! Went through a couple of things and setting up the tank was not in those plans!

I took a look again. You are right I see 2ppm too.

Heads up People!! The dosing the direction on the bottle are, 1 drop of ammonia chloride
per gallon to achieve 2ppm. I put a total of 60 drops to get 2ppm.
Going to test water to see if it was that I didn't let it circulate long enough in the water!!!
I will let you guys know what the results are.

nice! can't wait to see the tank evolve!
Thanks iheartbettas!!! I cant wait too! About to put in a order of plants now.
Just have to see where I am ordering from!!

My options are:

1. AC Marketplace
2. Bobs Tropical Plants (aka Mgamers Site)
3. AquariumPlants.com
4. Planted Aquariums Central
5. BamaPlants.com
6. Invertebrates by Msjinkzd (she states that she also as plants

Decisions...Decisions :eek:mg:
 

PattyCakes81

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Finally got the results I wanted
4 ppm.
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Current Results:
Ammonia 4ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 0ppm
PH 6.8/7.0












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FreshyFresh

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Finally got the results I wanted
4 ppm...
Got mine to ~4ppm too. For my 29gal tank it took about 12ml of ammonia (about 2.5 test tubes). That would have been a whole lotta drops!

Man I hope I can get ahold of some good used filter sponge/media.. Dunno If I could go 4-6 weeks! :duh:

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Got mine to ~4ppm too. For my 29gal tank it took about 12ml of ammonia (about 2.5 test tubes). That would have been a whole lotta drops!

Man I hope I can get ahold of some good used filter sponge/media.. Dunno If I could go 4-6 weeks! :duh:

Joel
I wish I can get some media too! nobody I know has of fish tank and I don't trust the big box fish stores.

OMG! Why did you remind me 4-6 weeks?

how will we survive!!!!! :eek::(

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My Ammonia is already going down. Is this possible?
Results from yesterday:
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Results from today:
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Need advice. Anybody please help. Did I do something wrong?

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Bump! Can someone help me with my Ammonia results shown in previous post? All help is always appreciated.:D

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