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Newport News, VA, March 10. THE Collegiate School (Richmond, VA) girls completed an improbable odyssey in winning the 2004 VSIS State Swimming and Diving championships held the weekend of Feb. 20 & 21st at Midtown Community Center in Newport News. Placing no swimmer or relay higher than second the Cougars utilized heart, depth and diving to notch their second championship ever and first since 1998.
In the process Collegiate ended the three-year reign of runner-up Madeira School (McLean, VA) who, for the second year in a row, got double wins from distance star Leslie Swinley and IM/fly supernova Leigh Psaris (girl swimmer of the meet). Snail Diver Kelcey Moore won the 1-meter crown toppling teammate and last year's champion Jessica Williams.
Swinley, an Olympic Trials qualifier, easily won the 200 (1:53.95) and 500 (4:58.76) freestyles while Psaris established a new VSIS mark of 57.69 in the 100 fly. In the girls 400 free relay Madeira's team of Psaris, Ali Buki, Kathleen Fuchs and Swinley churned out a 3:42.67 event to record Madeira's sixth win in six years in that event.
Collegiate's Sarah Ailsworth achieved lifetime bests in finishing second in the 100 fly (58.72) and third in the 200 IM (2:12.43) and leading off the Cougars third place 400 free relay with a 54.94 split. Susan Cook, also a member of the 400 free relay, took second to Swinley in the 500 free (5:15.78) and fourth in the 200 free (1:59.40). Eighth grader Becca Kelley garnered two sixths in the 200 IM (2:16.50) and the 100 breast (1:11.18) to bolster the Collegiate cause.
Diving played a pivotal role for the Cougars as Collegiate divers went third, fourth, fifth and tenth to amass 52 points enabling the Richmond school to outdistance Madeira (237) Norfolk Academy (227) and meet favorite Bishop Ireton (204.5). Ireton suffered double blows early and late through the absence of outstanding sprinter Colleen Sullivan and disqualification for an early sendoff of their fifth place 400 free relay.
Norfolk Academy showed considerable muscle in winning the 200 medley and free relays. Christi Morrissey, Lindsey Randlett, Samantha Zwemer and Ali Meier teamed to set a VSIS record of 1:41.07 in the former while Meier, Meaghan Dvorak, Randlett and Morrissey brought home gold in the latter (1:53.62).
The closest boys meet in recent memory was decided in the final 15 yards when St. Christopher's School (Richmond, VA) swimmer of the meet Bryan Pinkston clocked a 47.74 leg to sweep past both North Cross School (Roanoke, VA) and Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News, VA) anchors. Final tally for the top three was St. Christopher's 254, Hampton Roads Academy 251 and North Cross 239.
Pinkston defended last year's 100 butterfly crown in a state record 50.63 just edging Collegiate's Michael Hogg who also broke Pinkston's former standard of 51:54. Both earned All-American Consideration (AAC). Pinkston's other victory came in the 100 back (53:07), an event in which he finished second last year.
Other double winners were Collegiate's Grant Steadman in the 50 free (21.65) and 100 breast (1:00.28). Both times earned him AAC. In the 50 Steadman defeated Matt Balderston (last year's champ) from Norfolk Christian to avenge his only loss in last two years.
The Potomac School's Jason Adler closed out a stellar prep career by winning the 500 free (4:36.17) for the fourth consecutive year. He did it in typical Adler fashion by swimming a strong opening 200 and descending his final three 100s to drop a game 200 IM winner Jeff Collier of North Cross (4:41.74). Adler also posted a 1:44.88 in the 200 free to win by four seconds over Norfolk Academy's Jake Chang (4:48.87).
Defending 1 meter champion Daniel Dickerson of St. Christopher's stuck all 11 of his dives in sticking it to the competition. Dickerson's 396.50 easily trumped runner-up Paul Moran of Paul VI (Alexandria, VA) who collected a 301.30 total.


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MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The parents of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects say American investigators have once again come to their home in the southern Russian province of Dagestan to talk to them about their elder son.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev spent six months in Dagestan last year, and investigators have been trying to determine whether he was influenced or trained by local Islamic militants.
His mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, told The Associated Press that the Americans questioned her and her ex-husband on Wednesday and Thursday. She said the questions have remained focused on who could have influenced their son in Russia.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a police shootout days after the April 15 attack, and his brother was injured. Later that month, a team of U.S. investigators traveled to Dagestan to question both parents.
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Flexslider has an out-of-the-box issue when using the "fade" animation type. Basically, there is a huge gap before the animation gets going - once it starts it is fine.
I have searched long and hard to find a solution and keep coming up with people saying you should set .slides li { display:none}
That does work - unless you have captions, in which case they vanish completely.
After staring at the live code with Chrome dev tools I noticed the problem is that if the show starts on the first slide, it has to wait for all the hidden slides to go through their animations before the loop comes back to the beginning and the visual show starts - hence the gap.
However, if in the initialisation script for flexslider set startAt: to the last slide (if you have 4 slides, set it at 3), then the next slide is the first slide and the problem is solved - PROPERLY.
Now, relating that to processwire, and in this case a repeat field with images and captions, all you need to is set up a count.
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Sylvester Stallone returns for this sixth sequel to Rocky and passes the franchise torch to Michael B. Jordan, who plays the son of Apollo Creed...
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Elmont, NY - One race stands in the way of California Chrome winning the Triple Crown. This will be his toughest challenge. No one seems to have an answer as to why winning all three legs of the Triple Crown is so difficult and why no one has won it in 36 years. There are certainly things that can mess up a horses chance of winning, the trainer, the jockey, weather conditions or a poor break.
While so much of the focus is on California Chrome, there are 10 other horses that are capable of impacting the field. Let's look at the field from the inside post out:
1. Medal Count Odds 20-1, Trainer Dale Romans, Jockey Robby Albarado He was this year's Kentucky Derby long shot and probably would have made a better run but was cut off by Danza in the stretch. He has steadily improved and it's probable he will be challenging in the stretch again.
2. California Chrome Odds 3/5, Trainer Dale Romans, Jockey Victor Espinoza He has won 4 graded stakes races and comes to Belmont looking to secure his place in history by winning the Triple Crown. So far, this horse has proven he's the best horse this year and no one has been able to beat him.
3. Matterhorn Odds 30/1, Trainer Todd Pletcher, Jockey Joe Bravo Had a fourth place finish in the Peter Pan Stakes and it doesn't seem as though this horse will be able to keep up with the rest of the field. Although, strange things sometimes happen in this race, it seems unlikely that this horses late kick will be enough for the distance.
4. Commanding Curve Odds 15/1 Trainer Todd Pletcher, Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan Had an amazing second place finish in the Kentucky Derby and had a good workout over the Belmont track. His pedigree dictates that the stretch shouldn't bother him. This horse is a closer and will have to save some energy to dig into the deep track.
5. Ride On Curlin Odds 12/1 Trainer William Gowan, Jockey John Velazquez Put in a good effort his last two races. His run in the Kentucky Derby was disappointing but made a great stretch drive in the Preakness. He was gaining in the stretch and has been the only horse to really challenge California Chrome so far.
6. Matuszak Odds 30-1 Trainer Bill Mott, Jockey Mike Smith He could be outclassed here, but I'm curious as to why Bill Mott has entered this horse in this race. Bill Mott and Mike Smith won the 2010 Belmont with Drosselmeyer and maybe they're looking for a repeat performance.
7. Samraat Odds 20-1 Trainer Richard Violette, Jr., Jockey Jose Ortiz This horse won the Gotham Stakes and Withers Stakes. This New York bred made a good effort in the Kentucky Derby running with California Chrome in the Derby around the stretch turn but could not keep up with him in the stretch. He'll probably be with the early pace. I suspect this will be a slower pace, so he'll have to watch his running style so there is something left at the end.
8. Commissioner Odds 20-1 Trainer Todd Pletcher, Jockey Javier Castellano He ran in the Peter Pan Stakes and finished 4th behind Tonalist. I believe the mile-1/2 may be out of his league. He was with this same level of competition leading up to the Derby and couldn't make anything happen. Not likely here.
9. Wicked Strong Odds 6-1 Trainer Jimmy Jerkens, Jockey Rajiv Maragh Won the Wood Memorial making a sweeping move coming off the turn. He could have been more forwardly placed in the Kentucky Derby but had to make adjustments when Danza went out in front of him. He's worked well this week over the Belmont side track. There is some buzz here that he could be the villain in this race and take the Belmont Trophy today. I liked this one in October of last year and have been following him since.
10. General A Rod Odds 20-1 Trainer Michael Maker, Jockey Rosie Napravnik He is one of the contenders who have run in all three races with California Chrome and Ride On Curlin this Triple Crown season. He'll probably run with the early pace. He has been improving with each race. However, he hasn't shown that he has been capable of keeping up with some of the other competitors in this race.
11. Tonalist Odds 8-1 Trainer Christophe Clement, Jockey Joel Rosario Recently won the Peter Pan Stakes Grade 2 Race. This horse has a front running style. I don't think the distance should be an issue for this horse. Jockey Joel Rosario was originally on Ride On Curlin and he wanted to stay with him but he has a commitment to Christophe Clement and had to stay on this horse. Rosario is a great jockey and knows the track. This is a step up in class for this team, he'll have to put in the same performance as he did a month ago, easing him, and urging him into the lead pace in the backstretch, and not let anyone gain on him to make something happen.
There are factors that put California Chrome in position to take this race and there are a few factors that could hinder his chances
today. He has won 6 consecutive races with three digit beyer speed numbers. He easily won his last two races. He has natural speed allowing him to run fast at the beginning and at the end of his race.
It has been 36 year since we have seen a Triple Crown winner. We could see the morning line odds shift throughout the day as California Chrome may go off at 1/5. These horses have never run this far in their career. The aspect of the track is not so much the stretch but the turns. The turns are very wide and can be deceiving. Tiiming will be everything here. I don't see any reason why California Chrome should not get the mile-1/2. He finished up his last two races very confident and with ease. Unless something goes wrong, I believe he'll be extremely difficult to beat.


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I noticed that there was a small bump on the roof of my mouth. I didn't think much of it, figuring I'd burned my mouth on pizza or something. Well, that bump swelled up into a small hard knot in the soft palate tissue in the middle of the roof of my mouth. There was no pain, no tenderness or anything else associated with it, so naturally, I ignored the growth for the next several months.
At my next dental check-up, I asked my dentist about it, and he said it was probably a fibroma and gave me the name of an oral surgeon. I booked a preliminary appointment and went in to have it evaluated. The oral surgeon looked at it for about five seconds, confirmed it was probably a fibroma and then talked about the different kinds of oral growths/tumors. While this one was most likely benign, he did recommend taking it out because fibromas can change and become cancerous.
Next, he explained the procedure to me. First, I was not to eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the procedure, as I would have "light sedation." They would use a laser to carve out the affected tissue, and the whole procedure would take approximately 5-10 minutes, then I would be in recovery for 40 minutes and I would need to be driven home.
The morning of the procedure, I came in, they put me in the chair and the doctor, the nurse and the other assistant kept up a constant stream of chatter and jokes at each other's expense (either they really like working with each other, or it's designed to distract nervous patients). They put the IV into a vein on the back of my hand and opened up the drip. Within probably five seconds, my head started to bob (up until that point, I was watching with great interest), and I decided to lean back against the headrest. Approximately 30 seconds later, I became aware of someone saying "can you swing your legs off the chair," and I almost asked "when are you guys going to get started?" In fact, they were finished, and I became aware of a slight pinch in my hand where the IV had been and some numbness in my teeth and some packing in the roof of my mouth. They led me back very carefully to a recovery area and suggested I lie down. I started asking questions about the procedure and was told "hey, if you're alert enough to ask this kind of stuff, you'll be fine if you just sit."
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The sedative was the most interesting part of the experience and after having had it, I can see why they don't want you to drive. That's the most dangerous part of the whole thing. I looked at my watch when I got to the recovery area, some time passed, and I looked at my watch again. I would have sworn it was 30 seconds. More like 10 minutes. I remembered everything (people talking to me), but I had no sense of time passing. Or more likely, it wasn't being processed. In all, it felt like I spent about 10 minutes in the recovery bay, but my watch said it was more like 40. I felt progressively more alert and clear-headed (coming off the sedation basically feels like you spent the evening drinking tequila, but without the headache and nausea) and probably could have driven home, given another 40 minutes, but I was glad my wife was there to chauffeur me.
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We reported earlier on former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's 1992 remarks on AIDS, in which he called for the "isolation" (thus avoiding the "q" word) of "AIDS carriers" — presumably all 253,448 people with AIDS known to exist in 1992. When asked about those remarks last week, Huckabee refused to back down. That storm barely had time to blow over before other outrageous anti-gay comments began to emerge. Some of these comments border on the harmlessly ill-informed, like this one from the New York Times:
The governor regards 1968 as the dawning of "the age of the birth-control pill, free love, gay sex, the drug culture and reckless disregard for standards." The Rolling Stones album "Their Satanic Majesties Request" provided the soundtrack for that annus terribilis. But Mike Huckabee wanted me to know that he believes in the separation of church and stage.
But others, like his AIDS comment earlier, have a ring of menace to them. David Corn at Mother Jones found this gem in Huckabee's 1998 book, Kids Who Kill:
In lamenting the "cultural conflicts" besetting the country, he wrote, "Abortion, environmentalism, AIDS, pornography, drug abuse, and homosexual activism have fragmented and polarized our communities."
Why was he lumping environmentalism with activities he considered sinful? He did not explain further. A few pages later, Huckabee complained, "It is now difficult to keep track of the vast array of publicly endorsed and institutionally supported aberrations—from homosexuality and pedophilia to sadomasochism and necrophilia."
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Huckabee said his views on AIDS haven't changed much since 1992. What about his lumping homosexuality with pedephilia and necrophilia? Joe Carter, Huckabee's director of research, tried to clarify Huckabee's remarks:
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Spanish Soccer Tax Deals Probed as Madrid Teams Prosper
The European Commission is examining whether Spain's top-division soccer clubs are improperly receiving state aid under agreements that delay tax payments.
The commission is analyzing information it requested from the Spanish government about the tax pacts, commission spokeswoman Marisa Gonzalez said in an e-mail. Atletico Madrid, which signed top scorer Radamel Falcao for a club record outlay of 40 million euros ($53 million) in August, is paying 15 million euros a year of a 115 million-euro tax debt, according to Chief Executive Officer Miguel Angel Gil.
The commission's pressure could end up forcing Spanish teams to pay down debt faster and spend less on signing players to boost performance, according to Sandalio Gomez, a professor at IESE business school in Madrid who teaches soccer executives. Spain has five of the eight semifinalists in Europe's premier soccer club competitions.
"The commission has to tidy up clubs' financial accounts," Gomez said. "It's clear that could affect the performance of Spanish clubs."
Clubs in Spain's top two divisions have a total tax debt of 673 million euros, the national league said March 15. Much of the debt dates back to before the first of Spain's most recent two recessions began in 2008 and is linked to disputes the clubs lost against tax authorities, according to Jose Maria Gay, an Barcelona University accountancy professor who writes an annual report on teams' finances.
The government has avoided strong-arm tactics over repaying the tax to risk shutting down clubs and sparking a political backlash from fans, Gay said.
Miguel Cardenal, Spain's secretary of state for sport, denied soccer clubs receive favoritism because all companies in the country can restructure tax repayments, he said.
"It's not special treatment," Cardenal said in an interview in Madrid. Other teams competing in Europe also have substantial debts, Cardenal added, citing English Premier League defending champion Manchester United.
Cardenal, who said he has had no direct contact with the European Commission, said he will announce a plan tomorrow for clubs to repay their tax debts by 2020.
If no action is taken, soccer team debts "could bring imbalances in competitions and affect" Spanish soccer's reputation, Cardenal said in an April 21 speech to a group of sports executives including Atletico's Gil.
Atletico is paying an annual interest rate of 4.5 percent on its tax debt, Gil said.
Tax Debts
"This arrangement has been going on for years," Gil said. "Other teams have bank debt, we have tax debt."
About 46 million euros of Atletico's debt stems from when it was relegated to the second division in 2000 and stopped paying taxes for two years, Gil said. Another 50 million euros is due following tax reviews, he said
"It can't be seen as an advantage to pay 5 percent interest and meet all payment deadlines," Gil said in an e-mail response to questions. "It would only be an advantage if they gave us a discount or we didn't pay any interest."
Atletico paid 52.5 million euros to tax authorities last year, when it paid the first 20 million euros of Falcao's fee to Porto, Gil said.
Atletico Madrid's accord with the tax authority wouldn't be permitted in other parts of Europe, IESE professor Gomez said. In Scotland, Rangers are in financial administration over a claim by U.K. tax authorities for as much as 75 million pounds ($121 million). The club owes 93 million pounds in tax, its administrators Duff & Phelps said April 5.
Rangers Woes
Rangers owner Craig Whyte was banned for life from involvement in Scottish soccer and the 54-time league champion was given a yearlong embargo on signing players, the Scottish Football Association said in a statement last night, adding they had brought the game into disrepute.
Atletico, the 2010 champion, leads Valencia 4-2 heading into the deciding game of their Europa League semifinal on April 26. In the other semifinal of the second-tier competition, Athletic Bilbao trails Sporting Lisbon 2-1.
In the elite Champions League, defending champion Barcelona trails Chelsea 1-0 ahead of the second part of their semifinal today. Ahead of tomorrow's semifinal, Real Madrid is 2-1 down to Bayern.
European soccer's ruling body UEFA, whose president is Michel Platini, is introducing so-called financial fair play rules that don't allow clubs a deficit of more than 45 million euros over three seasons. The regulations don't directly address the issue of deferring tax.
Real Madrid had deferred tax payments of 20 million euros in June 2011, while Barcelona and Valencia both owed 1 million euros, according to Gay's research. Real Madrid said in a March 14 statement it has zero tax debt.
"We have a top-notch credit rating," Real Madrid said.


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I have a confession to make.
I dislike people who gossip for the sake of gossiping.
And I love to test these so-called gossipers I don't know very well…just to see if they would make a worthy friend…and to nip the friendship in the bud if they're not good friendship material.
How do I do this?
Simple...I tell the person I'm unsure of something that I don't mind others knowing. I then wait and see if my story makes the rounds with my friends and family…and eventually gets back to me.
It's kind of funny (and really sad too) when the person is discovered because they know they're caught…and there's absolutely nothing they can do about it…or any way they can begin to save face.
I started testing potential friends back when I was in my twenties and it worked like gangbusters when I needed to weed out those certain individuals lacking in honesty, integrity and loyalty. You know…great friendship qualities.
So how about it peeps…do you gossip?
If you do…do you gossip a little or a lot?
As a general rule I do not gossip.
So my answer would be no. But if I'd been given permission to tell a certain person a particular story…I would probably enjoy myself thoroughly while I was telling them the top secret story.
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Aug 19 @ 4:36AM
So how about it peeps…do you gossip?
If you do…do you gossip a little or a lot?
Again, I never gossip...
Aug 19 @ 6:17AM
and we don't post in blogs either ?
Aug 19 @ 7:33AM
It depends on how you define gossip. When I talk to people on the phone or in person, I ask what is happening with people we know and if there is news we discuss it.
Aug 19 @ 8:53AM
As the one who was usually the subject of gossip in my family, I don't do it. I used to find it amusing to tell two of my aunts something and see how fast it made the rounds in the family and how by the time it got back to me it had been greatly embellished. I fould the story was always more intereting than the facts. I think the family record for it making the rounds was less than 20 minutes. LOL
Aug 19 @ 9:30AM
So how about it peeps…do you gossip?
I'm a male- males don't gossip!!
I know I'm going to catch flack for that................. that's why I said it!
Aug 19 @ 9:52AM
Hell No !!!! I don't even spread it.
Simple...I tell the person I'm unsure of something that I don't mind others knowing. I then wait and see if my story makes the rounds with my friends and family…and eventually gets back to me.
LOL ... I do that at work to weed out the little brown nosing snitches. You know the ones who go tell the boss that you called him an asshole or take any conversation out of text , twist it all around to get you in trouble. I call it bait & hook.
Aug 19 @ 10:40AM
I discuss people but that isn't gossip. I don't do the "well did you hear about what so 'n so did?" kind of gossip. If I am NOT a witness to something or I DON'T know it as a fact, I don't tell it to anyone.
I think if you tell someone something that you don't care that others know then it gets back to you...I'm not sure that's a good test. People discuss people....it's human nature.
It's when you share something in confidence and that person knows it's in confidence and spreads it to others....that just shows them as untrustworthy.
To me, gossip is telling others things that you don't know for a fact is true or just something that is fabricated from someones imagination or speculation.
Aug 19 @ 10:44AM
I don't gossip. I call it networking.
Aug 19 @ 11:26AM
Definitions of gossip on the Web:
* chitchat: light informal conversation for social occasions
* dish the dirt: wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
* a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
* chew the fat: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
* a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
Let me see.....light informal chitchat...yeah, I've done that. Who doesn't?
"dish the dirt"...as in revealing secrets or talking about something told to me in confidence? Nope, I don't do that.
"a report (often malicious)" Nope, don't do that either.
"chew the fat"...I see as the same as "light informal chitchat"..so, yeah, do that.
Guess it all comes down to how it's defined by the individual. If someone tells me something in confidence....and doesn't want others knowing...I don't tell others. Something like that...it's up to the individual on who they want to tell...not up to me.
I'm a male- males don't gossip!!
Somnium that was funny.
I've never been into the "guess who so and so is dating, or what this person said about that person" type of thing. Just always seemed wrong to me.
Aug 19 @ 12:52PM
I love to test these so-called gossipers
Shame on you!!!
I went to an event with a date this past Saturday.......and she Just had to tell me about everyone there!!!!
Finally I ask/told her...."Are you always into other ppls Business"?
She didn't really know what to say!!!
If talking about Family to Family is Gossip...than I'm guilty!!!
Aug 19 @ 1:21PM
I ain't one to go round spreadin' rumors.. so you better be sure and listen close the first time...
Gossip.. well, if you want total honesty, everyone gossips sometimes.. but telling tales? Not so much. Another thing? I won't lie to you on purpose, I may make a mistake about something.. but I don't have the time or the patience to memorize a story.. so .. don't ask me if you don't want my honest opinion.
Aug 19 @ 3:15PM
I dont really gossip with my friends and family...actually I try to avoid their drama on purpose. But I do live in a trailer park and will share in a little of the neighborhood gossip just cause its funny.
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Is it common to get a ammonia spike after adding eco complete?
Hmm.. that's one I haven't heard of before. I recently added a few bags of eco-complete to my tank without any problem.
Were you adding it to a fairly new tank, or were you replacing old substrate? I suppose if your tank was well stocked and you took a lot of old substrate it could happen. Could you give more details?
Yes I had some fish die from a parasite and moved all the fish cleaned tank replaced half of the gravel with eco complete and planted the tank witch it has never had and also added driftwood.
I may be starting a mini cycle in tank not sure!
How exactly did you clean the tank? Did this include the ornaments and filter?
took everything out of tank fish decorations 50% of water 90% gravel added 80 pounds of eco complete and some plants. cleaned fluval filter in water taken from tank, cleaned hob filter in water taken from tank. cleaned all inside surfaces with tank water added water to fill tank and hob filter. no fish added yet just plants.
just did tests on water 1/2 hr ago: ph-7.5 kh-5 gh-5 co2- 5mg/L ammonia-1.5 ppm
nitrite-0 ppm nitrates-10 ppm
Okay, well your tank will be going through a cycle since much of the beneficial bacteria was removed. However, you do have a nitrate reading, so you're getting there. Are you planning on completing the cycle without fish?
yes! wont add fish till I know levels are all stable
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