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    From Mike@1:278/230 to All on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 06:57:00
    Have a 75 gal community tank. Been established for 2 years. No current or prior problems with dying fish. Have started to pay more attention to water quality. Can't get Ammonia level to "0". Have performed 3 50% water
    changes in last 7 days. Vac gravel at same time. Feed once every two days. Use de-Clor with replacement tap water. Ammonia level drops to 0.25 day
    after 50% change but increases to 1.0% after that. Run out of ideas. How
    do I eliminate the amonia.

    Thanks very much.
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  • From Geezer From The Freezer@1:278/230 to All on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 08:29:00
    mike wrote:

    Have a 75 gal community tank. Been established for 2 years. No current or prior problems with dying fish. Have started to pay more attention to water quality. Can't get Ammonia level to "0". Have performed 3 50% water
    changes in last 7 days. Vac gravel at same time. Feed once every two days. Use de-Clor with replacement tap water. Ammonia level drops to 0.25 day after 50% change but increases to 1.0% after that. Run out of ideas. How
    do I eliminate the amonia.

    Thanks very much.

    Mike,

    How many filters do you have, and what type. The more space for
    bio-bugs the easier to remove ammonia and nitrite.
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  • From Starfish@1:278/230 to All on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 08:29:00
    How many fish do you have in the 75gal?
    Do you have enough filtration and airation?
    "mike" <richardml@cox.net> wrote in message news:IQYhd.30840$SW3.23701@fed1read01...
    Have a 75 gal community tank. Been established for 2 years. No current
    or prior problems with dying fish. Have started to pay more attention to water quality. Can't get Ammonia level to "0". Have performed 3 50%
    water changes in last 7 days. Vac gravel at same time. Feed once every
    two days. Use de-Clor with replacement tap water. Ammonia level drops to 0.25 day after 50% change but increases to 1.0% after that. Run out of ideas. How do I eliminate the amonia.

    Thanks very much.

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  • From Kev@1:278/230 to All on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 12:13:00
    On 02 Nov 2004, the world was enlightened by mike's opinion about...

    Have a 75 gal community tank. Been established for 2 years. No
    current or prior problems with dying fish. Have started to pay more
    attention to water quality. Can't get Ammonia level to "0". Have
    performed 3 50% water changes in last 7 days. Vac gravel at same
    time. Feed once every two days. Use de-Clor with replacement tap
    water. Ammonia level drops to 0.25 day after 50% change but increases
    to 1.0% after that. Run out of ideas. How do I eliminate the amonia.

    Thanks very much.



    Which ammonia test are you using? Do you have plants? Have you been
    doing gravel cleanings with your water changes?


    kev

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  • From Idzine01@1:278/230 to All on Thursday, November 04, 2004 14:15:00
    In addition to everyone elses questions...
    Are you using a salicylate ammonia test kit?
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