Lance's 225 gal tank

Leah · #1 01-15-2010, 03:25 AM

Could get rather expensive

banditpowdercoat · #2 01-15-2010, 01:52 PM

24hrs??!!! WOW. My DIY skimmer makes about that much, in 3 WEEKS!!!!

Lance · #3 01-15-2010, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

24hrs??!!! WOW. My DIY skimmer makes about that much, in 3 WEEKS!!!!

I was getting about half this much before using the pellets. So I assume they are doing what they are supposed to be.

Lance · #4 01-18-2010, 12:15 AM

After 14 days of running the N-P Reducing pellets and MicroBacter7 the results are:

1. nitrates reduced from 20 to 10 on Salifert and Elos kits
2. darker, thicker skimmate
3. clearer water
4. cyano completely cleared up

Very promising so far!

PoonTang · #5 01-18-2010, 03:41 AM

I never even noticed you cad cyano.....couldnt take my eyes off the amazing livestock long enough i guess

Lance · #6 01-18-2010, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by PoonTang

I never even noticed you cad cyano.....couldnt take my eyes off the amazing livestock long enough i guess

It was just starting to break out when you were here, then got fairly ugly in the next few weeks.

Lance · #7 01-24-2010, 09:34 PM

After 3 weeks of running the pellets and no water changes the nitrate level seems to have leveled off at 10. Which is a whole lot better than before the pellets when I was having to change 10% of the water weekly to keep the nitrates under 20. (Saved $25 in salt already!)

christyf5 · #8 01-24-2010, 10:06 PM

Lance, are you running the full dose of pellets?

Lance · #9 01-24-2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Lance, are you running the full dose of pellets?

I am now. I was only running a half dose for the first two weeks because that is all I had. The rest of my order came earlier this week.

christyf5 · #10 01-24-2010, 10:55 PM

Ah ok, good to know. Be interesting to see what happens when you add the other half