fish seem to gulp underwater all the time - is it normal

yes, dont clean the sponge right now. there is biospira trade name for bacteria that
is added to the water to help colonize the filter.
you can add chemicals that will bind to the ammonia. forget the name. Ingrid

"scott" wrote:
The 'new tank syndrome' was a real helper. One question though.
Should I refrain from cleaning the sponge filter (in the tank water I
have removed while water changing) while the tank is cycling. Is it
best to just leave it alone. Same for gravel. Seems like everything
should be left alone except doing lots of water changes (and maybe
adding something to bring down the ammonia/nitrite levels if thats
possible, ie another chemical??)

TIA
Scott



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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:30:15 GMT, wrote:

yes, dont clean the sponge right now. there is biospira trade name for bacteria that
is added to the water to help colonize the filter.
you can add chemicals that will bind to the ammonia. forget the name. Ingrid

ChlorAm-X or Amquel are a couple brand names to bind ammonia, yet still
provide it for the bacteria to grow on. Use salt to detox the nitrite. Easy
on the water changes, not too much or you'll defeat the cycle. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

hey hjey..look, its one of the CArol Gulley hate forum members tip
toeing outside her protected moderated environment....Nice to see the
outside world huh Jan? Sure smells better outside that room full of
assmongers I bet! Next time don;t stay away so long.....What happened
to your co-hort Gill, looks like she flew the coop big time for
damage control huh? Unlike you I guess you do not have any morals to
worry about then huh?

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:32:19 GMT, ~ jan wrote:

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:30:15 GMT, wrote:

yes, dont clean the sponge right now. there is biospira trade name for bacteria that
is added to the water to help colonize the filter.
you can add chemicals that will bind to the ammonia. forget the name. Ingrid

ChlorAm-X or Amquel are a couple brand names to bind ammonia, yet still
provide it for the bacteria to grow on. Use salt to detox the nitrite. Easy
on the water changes, not too much or you'll defeat the cycle. ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

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hey hjey..look, its one of the CArol Gulley hate forum members tip
toeing outside her protected moderated environment....Nice to see the

user added to bozo bin.

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