Water Changes When Nitrates consistently read zero?

mark · #1 02-24-2010, 02:32 AM

any picture of Dr. Dieter's 220g

Lance · #2 02-24-2010, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mark

any picture of Dr. Dieter's 220g

Nope, no pics in the article. Maybe it's an algae-enfested mess: Sometimes the experts can't grow anything.

raceit · #3 02-24-2010, 02:50 AM

Are you suggesting I may be an expert? From diatom farmer to expert in one day. How great is that.

Lance · #4 02-24-2010, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by raceit

Are you suggesting I may be an expert? From diatom farmer to expert in one day. How great is that.

I don't know about expert but if Japan went crazy over algae like they did with the pine mushrooms a few years back, I'd be rich.

Algae exporter extroardinaire!

steve fedyk · #5 02-24-2010, 03:30 AM

I do daily water changes, in my 120G. I do about 1.5G a day. Its automated on a timer and drain.
My tank has never looked so good.

christyf5 · #6 02-24-2010, 03:56 AM

There for awhile there was a thread on RC advocating waterchanges via wet skimming. It was quite an interesting read and I did think about it for awhile but it was still too labor intensive for me

Lance · #7 02-24-2010, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

There for awhile there was a thread on RC advocating waterchanges via wet skimming. It was quite an interesting read and I did think about it for awhile but it was still too labor intensive for me

Yeah, I read that thread. I even tried it a few times, but like you said, it was more trouble than it's worth.