Category Archives: Water test

Water Test: 5-6-08 16:34

May 6, 2008 – 5:10 pm

Temp 79.1 Specific gravity 1.025 PH 7.8 Had to add some PH buffer today I have no clue why this droped. Possibly from the water change. Ammonia 0.50 Looks like the CUC is having an effect on the water Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0

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First water change: 5-03-08

May 6, 2008 – 5:03 pm

Did my first 1 gallon water change. 10% of 7.5 gallons is almost 1 gallon. 7.5 gallons is the ammount of water thats in the tank give or take. So i took out 16 cups and replaced it with the saltwater I got from the LFS. SG droped to about 1.023 the next day. So […]

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Water test: 4-25-08 22:10cst

April 26, 2008 – 7:31 pm

Temp 78.4 Turned the heater down to just above 72. Its now holding at 78.6 max at daylights and 78-78.2 at night Specific gravity 1.024 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 Still all 0

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Water test: 4-21-08 16:14

April 22, 2008 – 11:24 am

Temp 79.4 Temp has been rising during the day a bit more then I would like. I will be trying a few things out to try and stablize this over the next few days. Specific gravity 1.024 Ph 8.4 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0

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Ammonia test: 4-20-08 09:45cst

April 20, 2008 – 2:26 pm

Still at 0…..

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Ammonia test: 4-18-08 16:22cst

April 18, 2008 – 5:25 pm

I decided to just test ammonia every day till I start to see the spike. The other 2 will remain at 0 till ammonia is up and guess what…. its still at 0. It might look a BIT darker then it was yesterday…. But still not at the .25 color SG went down to 1.024 […]

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Water test: 4-17-08 18:20cst

April 17, 2008 – 7:31 pm

Temp 78.8f The temp has climb a bit to be 78.8 with the lights on and 78.4 with the lights off. I have adjusted the heater a tad bit lower. My only guess is that adjusting the water level in the tank had some effect on this Specific gravity Just a hair under 1.025 Ph […]

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Water test: 4-15-08 16:01cst

April 15, 2008 – 6:19 pm

I plan on doing water test every other day untill I see the ammonia spike. Then Ill be doing them every day. Temp 78.4f Temp has been solid at 78.4 with the lights on. In the morning before I go to work when the lights have been off for about 6-7 hours the temp gauge […]

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