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	Overstocked Precautions
judz Enthusiast Posts: 256 Kudos: 160 Votes: 5 Registered: 06-Jun-2005	the weekly test results are in 0 Amm 0 no2 40 no3 80c temp and 7 Ph so i feel that i dont have much to worry about as long as i keep watching the tank. unless any one has some conserns that im missing. plants still growing like crazy i just cut them and spilt them into more smaller plants through out the tank.
Posted 11-Feb-2006 04:50
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	I would keep the NO3 lower than 35ppm especially since your overstocked the less stress on the fish the better. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 11-Feb-2006 07:04
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	"That's impossible. Even in a well-stocked tank, nitrites will be present. If you do not have any, this will mean your tank has yet to cycle and will start producing highly toxic ammonia instead of no3." Yes and no. Most test kits that can read down to the 1ppm value are not often sold to the conventional aquarist, so yes, there will be nitrate present, no matter what, but not all test kits can pick the stuff up at such []s.
Posted 11-Feb-2006 07:14
judz Enthusiast Posts: 256 Kudos: 160 Votes: 5 Registered: 06-Jun-2005	it could be below 35 the drip kit only goes between 20-40 and it looks closer to forty then 20.
Posted 11-Feb-2006 07:52
dreamseeker12 Hobbyist Posts: 66 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Feb-2006	Wow that is REALLY overstocked. . .assuming I did my math right, (and I wouldn't count on it ) you have approximately 73" of fish in your tank , and that is with me only counting some of the tetras as one inch and they can grow to two. . .if I were you, I would at least take back the clown loaches and the bigger of the two plecos, and maybe the tiger barbs. . .they are somewhat aggressive fin nippers. Fish are like potato chips. . .you can't have just one
Posted 12-Feb-2006 06:11
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