I'm still struggling with hard water, out of the tap is 7.2 ph, 25 kh and 80 GH. In the tank it's ph 8.4, GH 75 and kh 300! After changing out the sand, and heavy water changes I was afraid of loosing my fishless cycle so got some high tolerant platies (Only 5) ammonia is 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates under 20only! My plants aren't dying as quick as in the old sand. I will head out tomorrow to buy some peat moss, how much would you put in a 75gallon to not affect the platies to much? I have some driftwood on order, and I would still really like my neon tetras and similar species, community tank. before I realized the problem my cories and shrimp (in my 10 gallon died) can I fix the ratios... What do I do now?
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Thanks Mike! Where about a could I pick them up? I wasn't able to find peat moss today.
I feel so silly now that it may not have been the sand and maybe it's just how my water is? So South American cichlids are out of the question. What else could I get, the African cichlids seem so odd and pricey?? I wish I don't have to give up on my soft water tank just yet, but want to be prepared.
I feel so silly now that it may not have been the sand and maybe it's just how my water is? So South American cichlids are out of the question. What else could I get, the African cichlids seem so odd and pricey?? I wish I don't have to give up on my soft water tank just yet, but want to be prepared.
I don't live in WR but have heard the water is really hard there. 800 ppm TDS (total dissolved solids.) They get their water from a well.
In contrast, here in Surrey, our water has 15 ppm TDS. Varies just a little with the seasons.
If I were you I would "borrow" water from your friends in Surrey, or anywhere in the lower mainland to use in your tank. You will have less problems
In contrast, here in Surrey, our water has 15 ppm TDS. Varies just a little with the seasons.
If I were you I would "borrow" water from your friends in Surrey, or anywhere in the lower mainland to use in your tank. You will have less problems
The weird thing is my tap water, and my betta tank has a range of GH 25 instead of 75, kh was 0 instead of 300 but the ph was still around 7-8. Since putting in the leaf and a tiny driftwood In the big tank the kh went down to 120 from 300. So I don't know if it was just the previous national geographic sand I had in the tank that was making such a difference? I will try a new test kit to confirm, thanks!
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My PH is over 8 out of the taps today
South Surrey is at the end of the pipeline from Capilano resourvor so we get the taste of everything added to the water along the way.
My electronic PH meter says 9.1 from the taps.
the rainwater bucket says 8.2
my 14 gall bio-cube/shrimp says 7.7
I used a new API 6-7.6 test kit to check the bio-cube and it is the same reading
South Surrey is at the end of the pipeline from Capilano resourvor so we get the taste of everything added to the water along the way.
My electronic PH meter says 9.1 from the taps.
the rainwater bucket says 8.2
my 14 gall bio-cube/shrimp says 7.7
I used a new API 6-7.6 test kit to check the bio-cube and it is the same reading
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