30 October 2004

≈5:30p

SuperSpa   60°+
pH - 7.2+ a little weak around the edges
buff - 120 a little weak around the edges
nI - >5
nA - 40+ a titch
salt - .31
NH3 - 0+ a titch / total

Spa   62°
pH - >7.2
buff - 120
nI - <20
nA - 40-
salt - .35
NH3 - 0 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/8 C Pond Prime; added 5-1/2 tsp. BIU. Added 6 C salt; salt ?.

Spa - Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added 5-1/2 tsp BIU.
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29 October 2004

≈3:10p

SuperSpa   58°
pH - >7.2
buff - 20 a little splotchy
nI - >5
nA - 40- a titch
salt - .30
NH3 - .25+ / total

Spa   60°
pH - >7.2
buff - 180-
nI - 20
nA - 40
salt - .33
NH3 - 0 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. Added 1-1/8 C Pond Prime; added 5 tsp BIU. Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added 5 tsp BIU. Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

Fed no one.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.
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28 October 2004

≈5:15p

SuperSpa   62°
pH - 7.2+
buff - 120-
nI - <10
nA - <10
salt - .33
NH3 - .25 / total

Spa   59°
pH - 7.2
buff - 120 weak
nI - >20
nA - <40
salt - .35
NH3 - 0 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈25% H2O change. Added no Pond Prime; added 6 tsp BIU. Added 8 C salt; salt .33. Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier. Cleaned all filter pads.

Spa - Cleaned sponge & sock. Added no Pond Prime; added 6-1/2 tsp BIU. Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

Fed SuperSpa 1-1/2 minutes Sho Koi.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.
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27 October 2004

SuperSpa   63°
pH - 7.2+
buff - 100+ weak edges
nI - 5+
nA - 40
salt - .32
NH3 - 0 / total

Spa   60°
pH - 7.2
buff - 100
nI - >20
nA - <40
salt - .31
NH3 - 0 / total

SuperSpa - Added 1-1/8 C Pond Prime; added full (7 tsp) BIU. Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Changed sock; cleaned sponge. Cleaned top two filter pads. ≈15% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added 7-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .33. Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

Fed both tanks 1-1/2 minutes Sho Koi.

BQ3 - Changed sock.
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25 October 2004

4:45p

SuperSpa   67°
pH - 7.2+
buff - 100
nI - <10
nA - 40
salt - .31
NH3 - 0+ maybe just a titch / total

Spa   65°
pH - 7.2+ weak edges
buff - 80+
nI - 40
nA - 40
salt - .33
NH3 - 0+ a scootch / total

Pond   58°

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Spats - “Wrap” of ulcer, but behind and down; has some white in middle. PP (1st time) - LOTS of UPS brown. Debride (1st time). Started Maxipime.
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SuperSpa - Added 1 C Pond Prime; added full (7 tsp) BIU. Added 2 C salt; salt .34. Added 42 ml + 2 caps KiNitrifier. Added 1.5x maint. (10.5 ml) Lymnozyme.

Spa - Spa - Added 1-1/8 C Pond Prime; added 7-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 18 ml + 1 cap KiNitrifier. Added 1.5x maint. (4.5 ml) Lymnozyme.

Fed both tanks 1-1/2 minutes Sho Koi.

Pond - Cleaned leaf baskets. Added 3 C Digester. Added 5-1/3 C AlgaeFix.
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24 October 2004

SuperSpa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Spa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

SuperSpa - Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

Fed nobody.
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23 October 2004

SuperSpa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Spa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

SuperSpa - Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

Fed nobody.
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22 October 2004

SuperSpa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Spa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

12:15p

Pond   57°
pH - <7.2
buff - 80+
nI - 0
nA - ≈4
salt - .01
NH3 - 0

Nothing done.
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21 October 2004

≈4:20p

SuperSpa   64°+
pH - 7.2+ a little weak
buff - 100 a little weak
nI - >10
nA - 40-
salt - .31
NH3 - <.25 / total

Spa   64°
pH - 7.2
buff - 120 a tad weak
nI - 20
nA - <40
salt -
NH3 - .25- a titch / total

Pond   58°

SuperSpa - Changed socks; cleaned sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 10 tsp BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .34. Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Changes sock; cleaned sponge. ≈15% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added double (6 tsp) BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt .33. Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

Fed both tanks 1 minute Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Changed sock.
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20 October 2004

SuperSpa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Spa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

SuperSpa - Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

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19 October 2004

SuperSpa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Spa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Nothing done.

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18 October 2004

1:25p

SuperSpa   61°
pH - 7.2
buff - 100 slightly weak edges
nI - 15+
nA - 40+
salt - .30
NH3 - >0 / total
O2 - 8 mg/l

Spa   62°
pH - 7.2 a touch weak @ edges
buff - 120 weak
nI - >30
nA - 40-
salt - .30
NH3 - .25 / total
O2 - 8 mg/l

Power back ≈ 2:45p

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. 15% change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 10 tsp BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .34. Added 2x maint. (21 ml) Lymnozyme. Added 42 ml KiNitrifier.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈15% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added double (6 tsp) BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .34. Addeed 2x maint. (6 ml) Lymnozyme. Added 18 ml KiNitrifier.

Fed both tanks 1 minute Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - cleaned sock.

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17 October 2004

SuperSpa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Spa
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Lost power ≈11:50p.

SuperSpa - 7 C H2O2 (Doc Johnson’s scheme) (3:30a Monday…).

Spa - 3 C H2O2 (Doc Johnson’s scheme) (3:30a Monday…).

Fed nobody.

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16 October 2004

≈4:45p

SuperSpa   64°+
pH - >7.2 / >7.2
buff - 120- a titch / 180-
nI - 40 / 4
nA - <40 / 20
salt - .32
NH3 - .25+ / total

Spa   68°
pH - 7.2+ slightly weak / 7.8
buff - 120+ weak / 120+
nI - <20 / 4
nA - <40 / -20
salt - .34
NH3 - 0 / total

2nd set of numbers - 1:2 dilution of tank water to try to get a more readable color on nitrIte strip (multiply nI reading by 3)…

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 10 tsp BIU. Added 5 C salt; salt .33. Added supplemental (2 caps) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈15% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added double (6tsp) BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt .34. Added supplemental (1 cap) KiNitrifier.

Fed nobody.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

Barrel - topped off (2 buckets).

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15 October 2004

≈5:30p

SuperSpa   67°
pH - >7.2 a tad weak around edges
buff - 120+ a little weak around edges
nI - 20+
nA - 40-
salt - .32
NH3 - .25+ / total

Spa   70°-
pH - 7.2+ a little weak
buff - 100+ weak
nI - 30+
nA - <40
salt - .33
NH3 - >0 / total

SuperSpa - Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 10 tsp BIU.

Spa - Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added double (6 tsp) BIU.

Fed nobody.

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14 October 2004

≈4:35p

SuperSpa   70°-
pH - 7.2+ very weak
buff - 120+ weak, blorby bewteen pads
nI - >10
nA - >40
salt - .31
NH3 - .25+ / total

Spa   72°
pH - 7.2+ weak
buff - 100 a little weak
nI - 10+
nA - 30+
salt - .33
NH3 - <.25 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 10 tsp BIU. Added 5 C salt; salt .32.

Spa - cleaned sock & sponge. ≈15% H2O change. Added 78 C Pond Prime; added double (6 tsp) BIU. Adde 3 C salt; salt ?

Fed SuperSpa krill (2 ea); both tanks 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

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13 October 2004

4:10p

SuperSpa   68°+
pH - >7.2?
buff - ≈100?
nI - >10?
nA - >20?
salt - .32
NH3 - <.5? / total

Spa   72°
pH - <7.2?
buff - 100?
nI - <10?
nA - >20?
salt - .32
NH3 - <.25 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 9-3/4 tsp BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .33. Added 42 ml KiNitrifier.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈20% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added double (6 tsp) BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .33. Added 18 ml KiNitrifier.

Fed both tanks 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

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12 October 2004

3:45p

SuperSpa   65°
pH - 7.2?
buff - 100?
nI - >5
nA - 10?
salt - .29
NH3 - <.5 / total

Spa   70°
pH - <7.2?
buff - 100?
nI - <10
nA - 10?
salt - .32
NH3 - 0+

SuperSpa - Changed socks; cleaned sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 9-3/4 tsp BIU. Added 6 C salt; salt .32.

Spa - Changed sock; cleaned sponge. ≈15% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added 5-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt .32.

Fed Spats 2 Manda Fu; fed Spa krill (2 ea). Fed SuperSpa 1-1/2 minutes, Spa 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Changed sock.

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11 October 2004

4:15p

SuperSpa   68°
pH - 7.2 edges a tad weak
buff - 100 edges a tad weak
nI - >5
nA - >30
salt - .31
NH3 - .5- / total

Spa   68°
pH - 7.2+ a little weak around edges
buff - 120 a little weak around edges
nI - 15+
nA - <40
salt - .34
NH3 - <.25 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1.4 C Pond Prime; added 9-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 5 C salt; salt .33. Added 1.5x maint. (10.5 ml) Lymnozyme.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈15% H2O change4. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added 5-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .34. Added 1.5x maint. (4.5 ml) Lymnozyme.

Fed both tanks Manda Fu (2 each); fed SuperSpa 1-1/2 minutes, Spa 1-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

Pond - Cleaned leaf baskets; backwashed filter. Topped off.

Barrel - Topped off (2 buckets).

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10 October 2004

≈4:15p

SuperSpa   64°
pH - 7.2 very weak
buff - 120 funky pad
nI - 4
nA - >20
salt - .28
NH3 - .5 / total

Spa   67°
pH - 6.8+ weak
buff - 100 weak
nI - 10+
nA - 30-
salt - .32
NH3 - .25- a titch / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 9-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 6 C salt; salt .32.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈10% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added 5-1.2 tsp BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt .33.

Fed SuperSpa 1-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ; fed Spa 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ,

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

Pond - Added 3-1/2 C AlgaeFix; added 3/4 C Digester.

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9 October 2004

≈4:30p

SuperSpa   68°
pH - <7.8 weak pad
buff - 120+ a little blotchy
nI - 4
nA - 30
salt - .33
NH3 - .5- a titch / total

Spa   70°
pH - 6.8 weak edges
buff - 100+ weak edges
nI - 15 or 20
nA - <40
salt - .33
NH3 - .25+ / total

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Bronze - Injection site looking beter - NR. L paw still has a little bit of feature, but no signs of infection.

Pumpkin - Belly ulcer looks good. R-side ulcer has more red; white is healing just on top... Area raised, scales raised, size of silver dollar. PP (1st time) on red - some brown turn (not much, really, and no UPS brown). Debride (1st time).

Granuaile - White pimples on lower quadrant of tail. Leading edge of R paw has pink area with a couple of features (looks less pink than yesterday). PP (1st time) - UPS brown turn top & bottom. Debride (1st time).
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SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 8-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt .34.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈10% H2O change. Added 7/8 C Pond Prime; added 5 tsp BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt ?

Feb both tanks 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.


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8 October 2004

≈5:15p

SuperSpa   70°-
pH - 7.2 really weak
buff - 100 weak edges
nI - 3+
nA - 30+
salt - .30
NH3 - .5- / total

Spa   72°
pH - 7.2 weak
buff - 100 big blorb
nI - >10
nA - 40
salt - .32
NH3 - >.25 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 8-1/2 tsp. BIU. Added 6 C salt; salt .34. Added 42 ml KiNitrifier.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. Cleaned top two filter pads. ≈10% H2O change. Added 3/4 C Pond Prime; added 4-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt .33. Added 18 ml KiNitrifier.

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7 October 2004

≈4:40p

SuperSpa   70°-
pH - 7.2+ weak
buff - 100 pad not even
nI - <3
nA - 20-
salt - .34
NH3 - <.5 / total

Spa   72°
pH - 7.2 weak
buff - <120
nI - <10
nA - <30
salt - .33
NH3 - .25- / total

Pond
pH - <7.8 weak
buff - 180 weak
nI - 0
nA - 0+ a titch
salt - .02
NH3 - 0 / total

Tap (pond side of the house)
pH - 6.2
buff - 80
nI - 0
nA - 0+
salt - .01
NH3 - 0 / total

hardness - >100
total chlorine - 0
free chlorine - 0
pH - 6.8
buff - 120

(w/o carbon filter)
hardness - >100
total chlorine - 0
free chlorine - 0
pH - 7.2
buff - 120

Tap (street side of the house)
pH - 7.2+ a little weak
buff - 120 weak
nI - 0
nA - 0
salt -.01
NH3 - 0 / total

hardness - >100
total chlorine - 0
free chlorine - 0
pH - 7.2
buff - 120 a little weak (blorb)

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈15% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 8 tsp BIU. Added 1 C salt; salt .33.

Spa - Cleaned sock. & sponge. ≈10% H2O change. Added 3/4 C Pond Prime; added 4 tsp. BIU. Added 2 C salt; salt .32.

Fed both tanks Manda Fu (2 each) and 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

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6 October 2004

2:35p

SuperSpa   65°
pH - 7.2 edges a little weak
buff - 100+ tad blorby
nI - 2
nA - 20-
salt - .28
NH3 - .25+ / total

Spa   68°
pH - 7.2 very weak edges
buff - 100 a little blorby
nI - >5
nA - <30
salt - .31
NH3 - >.25 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈20% H2O change. Added 1-1/4 C Pond Prime; added 8 tsp BIU. Added 10 C salt; salt .32.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈10% H2O change. Added 3/4 C Pond Prime; added 4 tsp BIU. Added 1 C salt; salt .32.

Fed both tanks 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

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5 October 2004

≈4:55p

SuperSpa   68°
pH - 7.2 a tad weak
buff - 120- weak
nI - 3-
nA - 20
salt - .30
NH3 - .5- / total

Spa   70°-
pH - 7.2 weak edges
buff - 100
nI - 5+
nA - 30-
salt - .34
NH3 - .25+ / total

SuperSpa - Changed sponges; cleaned socks. ≈20% H2O change. Added 1-1/2 C Pond Prime; added 7-3/4 tsp BIU. Added 9 C salt; salt ?. Added supplemental (42 ml) KiNitrifier.

Spa - Changed sock. ≈15% H2O change. Added 3/4 C Pond Prime; added 3/34 tsp BIU. Removed towel.Added 3 C salt; salt .34. Added supplemental (18ml) KiNitrifier.

Fed both tanks krill (2 each) & 2-1/2 min. Sho Koi & Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Changed socks.

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4 October 2004

≈5:05p

SuperSpa   68°-
pH - 7.2 a tad weak
buff - 100+
nI - 3+
nA - 20+ a scootch
salt - .31
NH3 - .5- / total

Spa   70°-
pH - 6.8
buff - <120 weak corners
nI - 7.5
nA - 40
salt - .31
NH3 - <.5 total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. Cleaned all filter pads. Removed towels. ≈25% H2O change. Added 1-1/2 C Pond Prime; added 7-3/4 tsp BIU. Added 6 C salt; salt .34. Added 1.5x maint. (10.5 ml) Lymnozyme.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. Removed towel. ≈15% H2O change. Added 3/4 C Pond Prime; added 3-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 4 C salt; salt .34. Added maint. (3 ml) Lymnozyme.

Fed both tanks 2-1/2 minutes Sho Koi and Hai Feng wheat germ.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

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3 October 2004

≈3:30p

SuperSpa   67°
pH - 7.2 weak edges
buff - 120- blorby
nI - 5
nA - 20
salt - .29
NH3 - .5 / total

Spa   68°+
pH - 6.8+ weak edges
buff - 100 weak edges
nI - >10
nA - 40
salt - .31
NH3 - .5- / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈25% H2O change. Added 1-1/2 C Pond Prime; added 7-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 9 C salt; salt .34. Added 42 ml KiNitrifier.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈15% H2O change. Added 3/4 C Pond Prime; added 3-1/2 tsp BIU. Added 3 C salt; salt .32. Added 18 ml KiNitrifier.

Feb both tanks 1-1/2 minutes Sho Koi.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

Pond - Added 3-1/2 C AlgaeFix; added “kickstart” of Digester (1 C).

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2 October 2004

SuperSpa   
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Spa   
pH -
buff -
nI -
nA -
salt -
NH3 -

Nothing done today.

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1 October 2004

≈4:45p

SuperSpa   65°
pH - 7.2+
buff - 120 weak around edges
nI - 3
nA - 20
salt - .30
NH3 - .5+ / total

Spa   68°
pH - 7.2- weak
buff - 200 weak
nI - 4
nA - 20-
salt - .33
NH3 - .5 / total

SuperSpa - Cleaned socks & sponges. ≈20% H2O change. Added 1-1/2 C Pond Prime; added 6-3/4 tsp BIU. Added 6 C salt; salt .32.

Spa - Cleaned sock & sponge. ≈10% H2O change. Added 3/4 C Pond Prime; added 3-1/4 tsp BIU. Added 1 C salt; salt .32.

Fed both tanks Manda Fu (2 ea) and 1-1/2 minutes Sho Koi.

BQ3 - Cleaned sock.

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