Recent content by blyatboy

Hey @AJ356, pause for a sec. @gwand might have been right after all, though in a different way. I was puzzled by a drop of 1 GH in my tank after using Nitra-Zorb for a few big water changes. Lo and behold, I tested my tap water before and after Nitra-Zorb: Before: 4.0 GH After: 3.0 GH As I'm...

Sorry to keep bumping. Would just like to dump some more info in case anybody has any more ideas. Here are the current parameters as of today: Ammonia & Nitrite = 0 PPM Nitrate = ~7.5 PPM KH = 2 GH = 3 pH = 7.5 (seems stable around the clock right now) Temperature ~= 25 °C (or 77 °F) I now...

Is this true? My impression was that it released chloride ions, not sodium chloride. Not gonna lie, I even tasted the treated water just to be sure, just because I was storing the pouch in salt water when not in use. My tongue didn't detect any salt at all... EDIT: Humbly paging @Essjay as I...

I'm starting to wonder the same too. But it's just weird he was completely normal for all these years we've had him, then decided to do this out of the blue. Perhaps the nitrates did some long-lasting damage on him? Then again, that week long period of seemingly complete recovery, plus the...

UPDATED: Please read the whole post before deciding on this product! It may alter other parameters too. Hello. I've received a lot of help from @Colin_T and others with my unwell pleco (thread here), so I thought I'd offer up a small contribution to this forum. As part of this ongoing...

Hi all. Would like to check in for an update. I've been doing ~60% water changes these past few days, pre-treating my tap water with Nitra-Zorb (which lowered tap water nitrates from 20 PPM down to <5 PPM). These past few days, a common pattern has emerged: Largely inactive, relapsed...

@MaloK Interesting. You reckon? I can't think of anything other than the high nitrates I discovered when he started doing that. He seems to be improving with water changes, but of course, correlation doesn't equal causation. Do you think I should stop that then? I'm not doubting your...

Got it. Thanks very much @Colin_T. Should have the carbon in place by tonight, will report back.