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Old 02-05-2010, 09:44 PM
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my advice is to wait till march 1st. Take your time, but the only things i would consider adding before than is some hermits and snails. patience is key
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Old 02-05-2010, 10:09 PM
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well i'll be getting the water tested pretty often to how the levels are and the CUC will probably go in the 17th earlyest and first fish and soft corals on the first
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Old 02-15-2010, 12:23 AM
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well went and got a nutrafin testkit for ammonia nitrate and nitrite levels are as follows
(color matching so not sure)
Ammonia=0-0.1
nitrate= 0-5
nitrite= 0.1-0.3
PH=7.9-8.1

ideas on were my cycle is?
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Old 02-16-2010, 01:52 AM
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Okay as promised pictures!
Test kits?

This takes to long

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What no Calcium, Magnesium and Alkalinity test kits.
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Old 02-16-2010, 02:05 AM
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well i was thinking about it, but i decided as i dont even have proper lighting i mise well wait for those
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Old 02-16-2010, 02:21 AM
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well i was thinking about it, but i decided as i dont even have proper lighting i mise well wait for those
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Old 02-16-2010, 05:56 AM
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love the one hermit's shell.

never seen those test kits before anywhere i shop. are they strip's ? just wondering as i dont recall seeing a set amount of test's labelled before.
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What no Calcium, Magnesium and Alkalinity test kits.
+1 What the hell, double
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Old 02-25-2010, 02:48 AM
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hopefully i wont get anyone poking me with these (you know who you are)

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pulsing xenya not looking to good in the photo starting to get better

some GSP

this pulsing xenya looks good

frogspawn!

think this is colt coral.. not really sure


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