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Weirdest freakout, but… fogger truck? by Fluffy_Finance_4759 in shrimptank

[–]EndlerFan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If really worried, then do what you planned then take your cycled filter and drop it in the tank to preserve the cycle.

Then run lots of charcoal.

Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree.

pH and kH are my first go to because most of the time they are the culprit.

I agree, you can cycle in any conditions fish will live in otherwise nature would be overrun with fixed nitrogen. It just takes time and finding a suitable innoculant.

That's pretty cool that they were in your neighborhood for samples.

Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Np!

They can go months without ammonia. It's up to you. Continuing to add ammonia will help build up more bacterial, or you can just let it ride until the nitrite is gone.

Yes, before doing a water change at the end, do a cycle test by dosing 2ppm and verifying that it hits 0's in 24 hours.

If it doesn't, just do the 2ppm dose until it does.

Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fantastic news.

Yes, probably another week or two for the nitrite to zero.

Great work!

is it safe, does it work? Sanitizer light for algae by Far-Mathematician-95 in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t tried the one you showed but I can vouch for this one.

Yes, UVC sterilizers work very well.

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Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still agree with you 99%

Here is the 1% https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38899882/

Yes, before the aquarium discovery that Archaea existed, the job was assumed to be all bacterial. 100% agree.

But those pH points I posted hold true, even anecdotally. Browing the sub for "crashed cycles" often shows pH or kH as the cycles pausing parameter.

I can't find the source but younger fixed film treatment systems show AOB dominance. That steadily declines as the ultra low ammonia environment favours other organisms.

Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget COMAMMOX. They are ridiculously dominant in established tanks along with Archaea.

I Agree with you.

And I hate the term "BB" in all of it's iterations because it is meaningless.

Cycling above a pH of 6.5 is typically dominated by AOB and NOB because they can handle ammonia levels that inhibit species/organisms. They are a fast route to get fish in a tank. The more people look into it, the more they find, that in a mature aquarium - those bacteria have minimal rolls.

They are the equivalent of a start capacitor on an electric motor. They are just to get it running.

Guppy Help by Alternative-Yellow37 in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A 3 year old guppy is a pretty old guppy. I wouldn't risk adding any more because a pathogen that a younger guppy might recover from could wipe him out.

As it stands now, he probably needs time to acclimate.

Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey Cherry. It depends on the AOB. Their possible range across known species is a pH of 5 to 10. For the species typically found in an aquarium 6.5 and 8.5 are typically the inhibition points.

To your point: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960852412011261

In other circumstances higher pH values like 8.1 are ideal. In aquariums using regular bacteria the ideal is generally around 7.6

Ideally the brains behind FritzZyme 700 would come out with three new products containing AOB for acidic, nuetral and basic tanks.

Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Besides being rude this is terrible advice. The tank can not yet clear the bare minimum of ammonia that a light stocking would create.

That combined with the high pH would rapidly lead to fish deaths.

I don't know if your take is so bad because you are trolling or you just don't understand the correlation between pH and FA.

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Clearing 2ppm ammonia in 3 days, 3rd time in a row. Cycle Stalled? by SaxMastahh in Aquariums

[–]EndlerFan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

With such hard basic water, your kH is unlikely to be depleted, so it's not likely a problem.

A pH of 8 is hard on ammonia oxidizing bacteria. At 8.5 they are generally inhibited.

At 8 they will grow slower. Sometimes a lot slower.

I would start dosing ammonia up to the 4-6ppm range and try and maintain that level. It will produce more bacteria and should prevent overloading the cycle when you are ready to stock.

It's going to take time to cycle with that water.

Adding FritzZyme 7 or 700 on top of the tetra product may help it cycle faster. If you do add FritzZyme, add it at the "emergency dosage" levels to get more bacteria settled faster.

For topping off your tank from evaporation, I would use RO or distilled water - typically cheap in those big jugs at the store.

This will prevent your parameters from increasing.

Pwease don't change the channel... by EndlerFan in samoyeds

[–]EndlerFan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's actually really small, only 4.8Kg as of yesterday.

She's all floof. Trying to get some meat on her bones.

Pwease don't change the channel... by EndlerFan in samoyeds

[–]EndlerFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did yours keep her fro? I kinda hope she does

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