Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Connie's Tank 10-30-12

I have to say that my experience goes right along with the Seachem lady.

Donna

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> From: Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
>To: Tropical Fish Club <tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 1:09 PM
>Subject: [tropical fish club] Connie's Tank 10-30-12
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>Tank is 9 weeks old tomorrow.
>29 gallon freshwater tank.
>2 guppies, 1 platy, 2 small Cory cats, 4 neon tetras all happy as came be.
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>Last dose of Prime was Friday 10-26-12
>Sunday, 10-28-12, PWC of 3 gallons.
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>API tests:
>Ammonia holding at 2.0 reading
>Nitrites holding at 0
>Nitrates holding at 30-35
>PH holding at 8
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>SeaChem Free Ammonia test:
>Free Ammonia: .15
>Total Ammonia: 1.0 down from 2.0 on Saturday
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>Just talked to the SeaChem person again.
>They are aware of the false positive readings for ammonia
>that you can get using Prime and the API test kit.
>She explained the chemistry behind that...but that was over my head.
>LOL!
>She also said the the effectiveness of Prime lasts 72 hours tops.
>And I also discussed with her whether Prime, after 72 hours, is
>still physically in the water to cause the false positive.
>Again she explain things I didn't fully understand and said after
>72 hours there would not be a false positive, but the ammonia
>in the water would mostly be the less toxic form of ammonia.
>And the toxic form would slowly build up again if there is not
>bacteria to eat it.
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>I told her that Dr. Tim said it would take several water changes
>to get all the Prime out of the water to have a zero ammonia reading.
>She disagreed with that.
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>She suggested that perhaps I need a bio media for the bacteria
>to grow on in my filter box.
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>So I am going to try to get some Bio Media in the filter box today.
>And I am still confused about the ammonia readings.
>LOL!
>Connie
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