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RE: NFC: New tank cycle

Jumped in a little late on this one.  Failed to note the age of the tank.
Mea Culpa. :>)
Sam

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nfc at actwin_com [mailto:owner-nfc at actwin_com]On Behalf Of
jake levi
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 3:41 PM
To: nfc at actwin_com
Subject: RE: NFC: New tank cycle


You are right in an established tank, but, in a new
tank the bulk of the denitrifying bacteria are at the
top of the substratum level. As the tank 'matures'
they are found throughout the tank. This was first
observed in Spottes books some 30 years ago. Hasnt
changed.

Most aquarium test kits are inacurate.

jake
also keeping fish since the 50s and MS in Fisheries.

--- Sam B <sbeavin at gte_net> wrote:
> Sorry to just jump in and be contradictory but
> vacuuming the tank should
> have no effect on the bacteria.  They live primarily
> on the hard surfaces in
> the tank- not in the water or detritus.  As for the
> test kit- from what I've
> heard the kit is inaccurate if there are chloramines
> present.
> Sam
> Been lurking/member for a couple of years and
> keeping fish for 40+
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nfc at actwin_com
> [mailto:owner-nfc at actwin_com]On Behalf Of
> jake levi
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 3:21 AM
> To: nfc at actwin_com
> Subject: Re: NFC: New tank cycle
>
>
> Terry
> in vacuuming your gravel you are removing the
> denitrifying bacteria, give them a chance to get
> established, there cant be that much to vacuum yet
> anyhow.
> jake
>
> --- nickel55 <nickel55 at worldnet_att.net> wrote:
> >                                     This is kind
> of
> > a long message but here I go. I have a 38 gal
> tank,
> > artificial plants and  artifical tree roots, pea
> > gravel for my substrate, Eheim 2213 cannister
> > filter, and a 4 inch air stone to agitate the
> water
> > surface. I collected 4 fish to get my tank started
> > and since they are on the small side I figured 4
> > would'nt be too many. 2 Tessellated darters, 1
> brown
> > bullhead, all just under 2 inches, and 1 young
> > sunfish, about an inch long. They were put in the
> > tank on August 7. I had no ammonia traces until
> > August 14, with a reading  of 0.25 ppm. On August
> 15
> > the water was a little cloudy, I assume this was
> the
> > "bacteria bloom" and the ammonia reading was still
> > 0.25ppm. A note here back on the 12th of August I
> > did  a 10% water change. On August 17 the ammonia
> > level was now 0.50. On August 19 did a 20% water
> > change, and also vacuum the gravel at this time.
> By
> > August 22 the water is clear and has remained that
> > way. Did another 20% water change on August 26 and
> > vacuumed the gravel. The ammonia level is still
> > reading 0.50, I guess the good thing is, it isn't
> > going up, but should'nt it be coming down soon.  I
> > know, from what I have read that the nitrogen
> cycle
> > takes a while, is this normal at this point. The
> > test kit I'm using is made by Aquarium
> > Pharmaceuticals, put tank water in a vile, 8 drops
> > of solution #1 and 8 drops of solution #2, shake
> it
> > and wait 5 minutes. Now I think I gave everyone
> out
> > there more info than just my name, rank, and
> serial
> > #.
> >
> >                            Rookie fish head,
> Terry
> >
> >
>
>
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