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Article by George J. Reclos
The tank is still
not completely stabilized therefore the lionfish will have to wait a
little more. This is what I found the toughest part of cycling to be.
It looks small (right tank) but it is a giant step for me.
Lots of new bottles, jars, buckets and tubes have already appeared next to
it. For the Malawi cichlid aficionados the left tank is the house of the
Copadichromis borleyi sp and Pseudotropheus msobo (all F1) which were
donated to me by Francesco. The male Copadichromis borleyi and the female
Ps.msobo are clearly visible.
Last time I counted 45 elements in the various bottles and
vials in front of this tank.. almost half the
periodic table !! If you can think of something else, please let me know.
I have also added a much larger skimmer unit (in addition to the air
driven one which was servicing the tank). I know that actually there is
not enough space for a fish now but this time failure will not be due to
overlooking the basics.
Although there are no fish in the tank I have high nitrites
and nitrates (!!) and a lot of things which are apparently not needed.
Photo of the small skimmer's cup - Dec.2001
I hope there will be a next page to see !! Finally, there will be a next
page !!
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