Recent content by wlaukaitis

oh well I guess even though it passed the shake test, the ammonia is no good. Then maybe the sticky should be editied to reflect that even if you pick up a bottle and shake it, it may not be the stuff you want. I am going away I'll start again next weekend. Thanks!

Hi it says: Water, aqua ammonia, surfactant does not say what the percentage is, I bought it at a dollar store I am sure it is OK because I went to another store and shook a bottle (it was colored so I was not going to get it anyway) and it bubbled like selzer water, this stuff does not=.

Hi and thanks The PH is now 6, interesting because it was about 7.5 when I started this whole thing. The nitrite is about .25 and the ammonia is about 4-5ppm. I thought that 22 was high as well. When I was supposed to add 1/2 when the ammonia dropped, 11 ml barely got me to 2.0 So, I will do a...

Hello! I have my tank in mid cycle, it is a 30 US gallon tank and I figured out the amount to get it to about 5 PPM of ammonia, about 22 ml. This is sort of a condensed version. The ammonia stayed high for about 11 days, then it started to do down. I started to test for nitrite and it was on...

Sorry 30 gallon!

Hello!! I have had fish on and off for a few years, I just picked up a used 30 with a hood/light/stand and a biowheel 3300 at a garage sale the other day. I CANT WAIT to get it set up!!!!!! I must say that as soon as I saw the "willing to donate mature............" and then I saw the "Fishless...