No worries. I'm honestly still interested (Sub if you see this, please chime in)...but when it comes to these types of things I need numbers, not anecdotal evidence.
Gravel vacuum and aquaruim salt
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Yeah I hear ya. It's definitely an interesting subject to me and, while I don't go very deep into the scientific end of things, I still love to learn about it
Are you seriously asking if a gravel vacuum removes salt from the water when you use it to remove water from a tank??
How old are you?
I would say your tank isnt finished cycling yet with 7.2 ammonia, .25 nitrite and no nitrates..
fshfanatic, its a completely vaild question. If you have a problem with it then dont answer it. I generally thought if the gravel vacuum has a filter so that the gravel doesnt filter through, what about salt. I am a new fish keeper so you posing as if its a ridiculous question, is very wrong.
is there a constant supply of waste (like fish poo or decomposing fish food)? Were you doing water changes regularly? If there is no waste the beneficial bacteria will "die" thus stopping the cycle. I think I am having this issue with my 10g that I will be changing to a 20 or 29 after the $1 per gallon sale. Just one little guppy isnt enough, I try putting more food in the tank, but it takes a while to decompose, and by then he has found it and eaten it. But it isnt an issue for me because I can take filter media and other stuff from a tank that is cycled. If you have had fish in there on and off it could have easily lost its cycle (meaning the beneficial bacteria are no longer there/alive). If you have another tank that is cycled (make sure to test it with a liquid test kit) you can bring filter media, gravel, or decor from that tank and put it in the one we are talking about. This will start a colony of beneficial bacteria. But they need an ammonia source, either dosing pure ammonia or some hardy fish. With that it should be cycled within a week or less.
I dont want to come across as attacking you or anything, but, I am sorry, common sense would dictate that a hose and a screen designed to catch gravel will not remove dissolved salts.
