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Forum: FOWLR 05-11-2009, 05:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,400
Posted By jassz
It is 135 gallon tank with a 40 gallon sump. ...

It is 135 gallon tank with a 40 gallon sump. Midweek I changed out 15 gallons (nitrate was a bit high), and tonight I changed out 10 (slight ammonia). I mixed the extra salt in to the water going...
Forum: FOWLR 05-11-2009, 04:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,400
Posted By jassz
That's what I did today... brought it up .001. I...

That's what I did today... brought it up .001. I think I put in over 5 cups of salt!
Forum: FOWLR 05-10-2009, 06:06 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,400
Posted By jassz
So, I tested with the refractometer, and the...

So, I tested with the refractometer, and the reading was 1.016. So the hydrometer is inaccurate, but not in the direction I had hoped! I did add some salt today and will add more. I did'n't want...
Forum: FOWLR 05-10-2009, 06:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,233
Posted By jassz
So I had a look after it got dark, and he's...

So I had a look after it got dark, and he's definitely alive! Still can't find the second one that's supposedly in the tank though.
Forum: FOWLR 05-09-2009, 05:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,233
Posted By jassz
All right, so long as it's normal. I just didn't...

All right, so long as it's normal. I just didn't want her rotting in there if she was dead.
Forum: FOWLR 05-09-2009, 04:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,233
Posted By jassz
Cowrie snail not moving

I have a cowrie snail that hasn't moved in two nights. I thought maybe she had gotten herself jammed against a rock, then talked myself out of that because she shouldn't have gone anywhere she...
Forum: FOWLR 05-09-2009, 03:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,830
Posted By jassz
It doesn't look like slime. It looks like a...

It doesn't look like slime. It looks like a layer of rust coloured 'dust' lying on the rocks. I can't see any bubbles either.

If I'm having a cycle, how often should I check the water...
Forum: FOWLR 05-09-2009, 05:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,830
Posted By jassz
Rust covering rocks

Hello experts,

More newbie questions. I have had my tank 6 days (moved an exisiting set up). For several days now the rocks and equipment has been getting more and more rust coloured. At first...
Forum: FOWLR 05-08-2009, 02:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,400
Posted By jassz
Thank you for you replies. We use refractometers...

Thank you for you replies. We use refractometers where I work, and check the zero (I think what you call calibrating) daily, as well as run two known controls. So I know they are accurate. I will...
Forum: FOWLR 05-08-2009, 06:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,400
Posted By jassz
Do I need to adjust my Specific Gravity?

Hi all, newbie here. :biggrin:

I just bought/moved an existing FOWLR tank last weekend. The previous owner apparently kept the SG at 1.024. We moved 100+ gallons of exisiting water (it's 135g...
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