How many fish in a 50?? :)

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

sand spitter, and it took me a month to get it out of the display tnk

I have a yellow faced sleeper Goby and he is always moving my crushed coral around the tank, also spits stuff over my leathers and makes a mess. I was going to get rid of him but he keeps the bottom fresh and clean looking as well as trying to catch him would not be easy, so he wins.

[Borderjumper]

Brad I have another big aquaclear just like the one your using if you want to use it. I don't think it has any sponges tho. Text me if you need it.

[gregzz4]

Brad stated he added 5ml of Prime to his 50g tank. If what I'm calculating is correct, it will not make any difference at all.

Is my math off ???

If 5ml of Prime in 50g of water removes 1mg/L, and there's 189L in a 50g ( give or take), doesn't this mean that you would need to add a whole lot of Prime (close to a litre of it) to remove that 1mg of Ammonia?

189 * 5 = 945ml of Prime

This tells me you would need to add almost a litre of Prime to remove just one mg of Ammonia in his 50g tank.

Am I missing something here, or is this why people overdose Prime?

Would someone show me how I am off here, or confirm my math?

[George]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

If 5ml of Prime in 50g of water removes 1mg/L, and there's 189L in a 50g ( give or take), doesn't this mean that you would need to add a whole lot of Prime (close to a litre of it) to remove that 1mg of Ammonia?

189 * 5 = 945ml of Prime

This tells me you would need to add almost a litre of Prime to remove just one mg of Ammonia in his 50g tank.

Am I missing something here, or is this why people overdose Prime?

1mg/L refers to concentration of NH4. Not dosage. So you don't need to time 189L. Actually since Brad has (had, since then he connects the QT to his sump) 50 G, he only needs to dose 5 ml to lower the whole tank of NH4 by 1mg/L (theoretically).

[Aquattro]

Just got home, tank is still sitting at 0.25ppm, so no increase over the last 12 hours. Good thing. I'll change some water later on, not sure there are any stores open tonight to find more prime. Fish all look fine though, so we'll see what the next 12 hours brings.

[Skimmerking]

Brad just keep that skimmer going and don't have any lights and if you can cover the tank do it this will cause the fish to relax and be less stressed out. And they will forget about who is in the tank and don't feed so much. Let the slimmer do what it needs to do. And don't worry about what others think or say. Remember you are a mod and. An ban them. Good. Luck buds

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by George

1mg/L refers to concentration of NH4. Not dosage. So you don't need to time 189L. Actually since Brad has (had, since then he connects the QT to his sump) 50 G, he only needs to dose 5 ml to lower the whole tank of NH4 by 1mg/L (theoretically).

Ya, I woke up thinking about my confusion.
Quite the brain fart on my part.

[Aquattro]

So as I approach adding the fish back to the display, what's everyone's suggestions on how many to add at a time?
5 good size tangs, 3 anthias, three clowns, one Emperor angel, 2 chromis, and a damsel (in a pear tree)..

[lpsreefer]

I dont see why people have a problem with this. It's only temp. Also if the fish are showing no signs of infection or bad bacteria then no problem. If its long term them fine. It not like every one is going into certain lfs going you can't keep that fish on there because a 3 foot by 18 by 18 inches isn't big enough for that fish.
If your water is stable. And its only for short term. And they remain eating. Look healthy.
Then it's really Just keeping up keep.
For thoses of us in Calgary how about looking at the angel, orange shoulder tang, and clown tang at a certain local fish store on 16th.

I'm not justifying nor am I saying its wrong. In a few years it might be impossible to get any saltwater items.

Sorry for the bad grammar.
Also for the noted I have had a lot to drink tonight.
Looking forward to the plumbing I did hopefully it hold without leaking.

[gregzz4]

The question to be answered here was;
"is the math off on the Prime dose?"