New tank syndrome! Argh!

[AquaAddict]

could be a water flow problem - most critical
could reduce light levels

often water tests are not accurate because only the water column is tested. Nitrates esp. like to hang out in nooks and crannies, raise big families and grow even bigger gardens -hence need for high water flow in the right directions so you may need to experiment a little.

You are also taking things too fast. This is a very patient hobby. Three weeks is too soon to have a completely cycled and balanced tank.

AquaAddict

[iamfrontosa]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Keep doing water change and it will go away. Maybe get more snails in there.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by iamfrontosa

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Keep doing water change and it will go away. Maybe get more snails in there.

Not worried, just irritated

Apparently, Calgary is running dry in terms of livestocks now-a-days. Even finding some CUCs are like digging up diamond in a coal mine.

[iamfrontosa]

maybe low Canadian dollars.

[soapy]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Not worried, just irritated

Apparently, Calgary is running dry in terms of livestocks now-a-days. Even finding some CUCs are like digging up diamond in a coal mine.

You could join in the J&L invert order.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by soapy

You could join in the J&L invert order.

Thought about it but then went hunting around the city and found what I was looking for

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by AquaAddict

could be a water flow problem - most critical
could reduce light levels

often water tests are not accurate because only the water column is tested. Nitrates esp. like to hang out in nooks and crannies, raise big families and grow even bigger gardens -hence need for high water flow in the right directions so you may need to experiment a little.

You are also taking things too fast. This is a very patient hobby. Three weeks is too soon to have a completely cycled and balanced tank.

AquaAddict

I am gradually increasing the flow since an RW04 seems to blow everything around in the tank.

Thanks for the info on nitrate, didn't know about that. Someone should manufacture a nitrate probe to poke around the rocks to get reading for the nitrate

Tank is cycled that is for sure (LR from the ocean, barely half a day out of the water, three weeks cycled before going into the tank) unless I dump in fishes (which I won't) but it is definitely far from finding its balance. Plus I am a bit of an impatient guy and won't argue with that