Seachem Stability: PUT TO THE TEST/blank slate (daily perams/pics)

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JK47

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I recently got hit with a horrible disease and had to treat this tank with meds so strong they killed off all of my benificial bacteria. I cannot risk spread of disease so adding cycled media from one of my other tanks is not an option. On a positive note, that means this is the perfect time to really put a product to the test and post the results over the next seven days... The results are going to be pure Stability WIN or FAIL. Did a 50% WC today so there is a little nitrate left in the system.

Tank: 125 gallon ~ x15 juvinile SA cichlids (2"-4") ~ FX5, two Hydor V sponge filters.


Todays results (Sun 04/18):
  • Ammonia: 0.25 PPM
  • Nitirite: 0 PPM
  • Nitrate: 10 PPM (tank was previously cycled)
  • Added 65mg of Stability (13 "cap fulls" measured with a vet syringe).
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If this works like I say it does, I'll use it on the new 300g I got today too. ;) I should also add that I washed out the FX5 today in hot tap water so if there was any BB left, I promise it didn't survive. That filter was dirty! lol
 
Red_Belly_Pacu;4081602; said:
That ammonia looks yellow to me, 0. But I guess that is what I see.

It's not I can assure you. As I said I did a 50% WC right before these readings. If you check the disease section you will see what I treated with. Trust me no BB survived... My pics are high rez too, you can click to zoom in big.
 
JK47;4081644; said:
It's not I can assure you. As I said I did a 50% WC right before these readings. If you check the disease section you will see what I treated with. Trust me no BB survived... My pics are high rez too, you can click to zoom in big.

Why would you do a water change and then test ?
 
TamponVampireTBag;4083299; said:
Why would you do a water change and then test ?

Because I tested an had ammonia in the tank hench the big WC to start things off. What's the point of posting results if I am going to tweak with a WC shortly there after? I did the change and I am not planning on doing a WC unless of emergency.

Tonights results in a few minutes. ;)
 
Todays results (Mon 04/19) Day Two:
  • Ammonia: 0.25 PPM
  • Nitirite: 0 PPM
  • Nitrate: 10-15 PPM (looks to me to be more than last night, what do you guys think?)
I am using the syringe to shoot the stability directly into the inlet of my FX5. Seed it first.

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zennzzo;4083778; said:
My Money is on the STABILITY...of course I have inside trader tips...
(personal experience):headbang2
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Your recommendation to another member is what prompted me to try this stuff the first time, I know it works (although I never did catch a nitrite spike) but could not find a day by day/pic thread so I thought why not share one with the group.

I got a vested interest in hurring up and finishing the cycle on this tank so I can start the next one. Pic of the new three-hundy I got yesterday just for you Ben.... ;) (24" level in the pic)

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