Show Notes
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Timestamps: 00:00 - start 1:52 - 1 - A month after adding One and Only my ammonia is still up and I have 0 nitrites/nitrates. Please help. 7:02 - 2- My local fish store sold me the live sand and a couple pieces of live rock with Dr. Tim’s One and Only and said no need for fish yet or adding ammonia. They said it will take a few weeks to cycle. Will it cycle without adding fish or ammonia? 8:18 - 3- I'm cycling tanks, but when I add more ammonia the nitrite levels seem to spike really high the next day. Do I wait to see the nitrites go down or do a water change? I am worried the high nitrites will damage the bacteria. 11:19 - 4- My phosphate .09. I am using your Waste Away, and doing water changes weekly. I have mushroom and 5 fish. Is that reading ok? 13:08 - 5- Can I use Re-Fresh when I have snails and shrimp in my reef tank? 14:40 - 6- One and Only says you can add it after a water change. I just did a parameter check and my ammonia is at .50. Is it ok to add it with livestock in the tank? 17:25 -7- Does carbon need to be removed when using One and Only? 18:19 -8- Will I need to use bio pellets after The Refresh and Waste Away treatment? I have a very small Cyno carpet, bubble algae, dinos, and hair algae! 20:40 -9- On a maintenance schedule of weekly dosing alternating Re-Fresh and Waste-Away. I'm experiencing a bacteria bloom. I do not run a skimmer or UV . Feed phyto every other day, have done regular (every 10-14 days) water changes. 24:08 -10- I have some of the One and Only on the way, I plan on just helping my nano cycle with Dr. Tim's, ocean direct sand, and rock. Will I still need to add ammonia? 32:06 -11- Why does tank size matter when adding One and Only? 33:47 -12- I like phosphate removers that are slower like GFO vs aluminum oxide based ones. Do you have more info on Phos-Eliminator PLUS? 35:06 -13- The aquasoil in my freshwater tank contains too much ammonia (10 ppm). Should I do a water change before adding One and Only? Any other tips while cycling fresh water tanks?
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