Hello friends,
Sorry I have been super swamped specially with work, it’s
Been pretty sad at work since Boise actually made national news. Anyway, I had some time and wanted to update my wonderful friends.
So I had my lfs test my water and I did an additional water change to lower my nitrates. They still are not super high but just higher than what I have wanted and what I have always been doing. So after an additional 15 gallons I was between 10-15 but hoping to get between 5-10 as a constant. I have seem to have had better luck with it in that range than a tad higher. To be honest lol I don’t even know where it should be. I’m pretty sure my wonderful friends have mentioned it lol @Brew12 and @NY_Caveman and more. I’m so sorry I’m about to fall over and fall asleep right now. I can barely remeber lol my own name. But I searched and searched and wow do I go off topic a lot lol. Oh well.
But, I could not find the post it was in lol. I know it’s bad to chase numbers and not really doing that. I just wrote down everything that made my tank so beautiful, before I made changes. So I’m not sure if 5-20 ppm of nitrate is really bad or a difference in what I’m shooting for. Even now none of my sps seem to suffer and still growing great. My acans and wells and trac seem happy that it’s no longer 33% closer to the sun. I am doing the drop in nitrate slow so if any of my lfs are open tomorrow (doubtful), then I’ll have to do it Thursday before work. I have to get it done kinda soon because I think until August my only real day off is Sunday. I still have my 24 hour shifts but lately been having to work 12 hours on the off days. I had 96 hours last week, which is good and bad. The good is we get overtime, the bad is why own a house lol. I’m at work more than I am home, when I do go home I’m only there for 8 hours lol and it feels like work. Is that normal lol.
Sorry I have been super swamped specially with work, it’s
Been pretty sad at work since Boise actually made national news. Anyway, I had some time and wanted to update my wonderful friends.
So I had my lfs test my water and I did an additional water change to lower my nitrates. They still are not super high but just higher than what I have wanted and what I have always been doing. So after an additional 15 gallons I was between 10-15 but hoping to get between 5-10 as a constant. I have seem to have had better luck with it in that range than a tad higher. To be honest lol I don’t even know where it should be. I’m pretty sure my wonderful friends have mentioned it lol @Brew12 and @NY_Caveman and more. I’m so sorry I’m about to fall over and fall asleep right now. I can barely remeber lol my own name. But I searched and searched and wow do I go off topic a lot lol. Oh well.
But, I could not find the post it was in lol. I know it’s bad to chase numbers and not really doing that. I just wrote down everything that made my tank so beautiful, before I made changes. So I’m not sure if 5-20 ppm of nitrate is really bad or a difference in what I’m shooting for. Even now none of my sps seem to suffer and still growing great. My acans and wells and trac seem happy that it’s no longer 33% closer to the sun. I am doing the drop in nitrate slow so if any of my lfs are open tomorrow (doubtful), then I’ll have to do it Thursday before work. I have to get it done kinda soon because I think until August my only real day off is Sunday. I still have my 24 hour shifts but lately been having to work 12 hours on the off days. I had 96 hours last week, which is good and bad. The good is we get overtime, the bad is why own a house lol. I’m at work more than I am home, when I do go home I’m only there for 8 hours lol and it feels like work. Is that normal lol.