Subject: Newbie -all readings high
From: "Carlos"
Date: 1/2/2004 1:59 PM Central Standard Time
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my secret recipe that has work for me: stock the aquarium FULL of plants for
a month or so. keep doing water changes as usual, no nutrients for plants,
just water changes, 12 hrs lights, co2, then after a month add fish. it has
work for me over the years. stop adding fish.

what kind of fish depends on the biotope you are trying to recreat. if its
comunity maintain the stock level at one-two inches of fish per gallon of
water, ph should be 7. if you have tiger barbs i would not add anything
with long fins, they seem to like nipping at them. i would stock the
aquarium with a nice group of tiger barbs, and plants. remember good
lighting for the plants, 2-4 watts/gal.


take care and good luck.

So what was creating the ammonia for the nirtifying bacteria to colonize during
this month?