Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] OK, Talked to Dr. Tim again....

Sorry Connie,

I was not aware of any ammonia readings at this point in time.

Ray and Donna are right. Do nothing and wait. You did not
mention your last Prime dosage or water change and I think Ray
should have that information once again, just in case he missed
it at first posting,as apparently I did. Again, I am sorry for the miscue
on my part.

bill in pa

--- On Sat, 10/27/12, Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net> wrote:

> From: Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] OK, Talked to Dr. Tim again....
> To: "Tropical Fish Club" <tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 11:10 PM
> Thanks, Bill, I was thinking about
> getting some baby angel fish
> so maybe they won't eat the neons they grow up with.
> And someday I would love to get a pair of Kribs.
> I may go with the Kribs first ....I don't know.
> I also love Rams. But I don't know if they would work in my
> tank.
> I haven't checked the water parameters they need compared to
> my water.
> So basically I am thinking I would love Angels, Kribs or
> Rams.
> If those are not possible. I would probably stick with the
> community fish like more platys, neons or a couple female
> guppies for
> the 2 males I have.
> Just not sure yet. But I am leaning toward the Kribs and
> Angels at this time
>
>
> I know someone mentioned Rainbow fish, but I just can't seem
> to fine
> them around here to see if I really would like to have
> them.
>
> As far as PWC....no problem....I do them. Dr. Tim mentioned
> doing
> a 10% PWC every week or two. This is not a problem.
>
> I also want to get some Bio Media to add to the filter box
> to help with the
> bacteria growth.
>
> If I feel better tomorrow from this tooth extraction a few
> days ago...I may
> go on a trip and go to the Ocean Floor store in central
> Phoenix. See what
> they have. I know to go slow with adding fish.
> I will let you all know what I end up getting!
> Thanks,
> Connie
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: bill 1433
> Date: 10/27/12 15:00:45
> To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] OK, Talked to Dr. Tim
> again....
>
> Hi Connie,
>
> Sounds good to me. Standing from your side of it, I
> would go slow.
> Get some fish a few, keep an eye on your tests and remember
> your
> PWC's. Keep a general eye on everything
> for a while yet. After all this
> time waiting, and thinking about the fish, I'm sure that
> you already have
> a good idea of what to get. Keep us posted and Good
> Luck!
>
> bill in pa
>
>
> --- On Sat, 10/27/12, Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
> > Subject: [tropical fish club] OK, Talked to Dr. Tim
> again....
> > To: "Tropical Fish Club" <tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 2:58 PM
> > Thanks, Donna, for the advice to call
> > Dr. Tim again. He was very nice and
> > informative.
> >
> > Dr. Tim says the tank has cycled and with me using
> Prime
> > that is causing the
> > false ammonia readings with both the Seachem and API
> test
> > kits.
> > He said that the key is that since I have no Nitrites
> and
> > good Nitrates that
> > the tank has cycled, and with the fish doing fine that
> is
> > another sign the
> > tank has cycled.
> >
> > He said if I stopped using Prime as my de-chlorinator
> that
> > after a few weeks
> > of PWC the Ammonia would show as zero when all the
> Prime is
> > gone from the
> > water. He said this is a very common thing that goes on
> with
> > people who use
> > Prime and the API test kits and the seachem test kit.
> We
> > know my seachem
> > tests are messed up because the Free Ammonia never
> shows as
> > it should at 0.
> > And I have been using 2 tsp Prime every other day
> thinking I
> > had bad ammonia
> > in the tank....so my tank has a lot of Prime in it.
> >
> > Don't know if any of you have had this false positive
> > ammonia test with the
> > Prime and the API test kit. But that is what Dr. Tim
> said
> > and I tend to
> > agree with him since the Nitrites have been at 0 for 5
> days
> > now.
> >
> > So now I might be able to add another fish or two!
> Yeah!!!
> >
> > Connie
> >
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