rca.myworld
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Hi All,
So I have finally ordered the test kit and now become a bit paranoid about aquarium colony.
I have recently established this new planted tank with Superfish home 80 - low tech (JBL volcano rocks and Tropica soil power) running on internal filter, I had taken off plastic and bottom parts and lights but had to install them again due to not ordering new lights.
This was established in July and I use both water and filter from my old tank which is running smoothly since June (maybe I rushed things a bit). Get the water checked at Pets at home and they give it a green signal so I put some platties from the old tank with a single shrimp in there for 5 days and then get guppies plus cardinal tetras and 2 more shrimps in there as well. I am using Prime to dechlorinate water.
Testing through API 5 in 1 test strip and getting this reading for this aquarium
GH - 120
KH - 40
PH - 7.0
Nitrite - 0.5
Nitrate - 40
The small aquazone28 tank which I established back in June now only got platty frys, it hasn't got any soil just the sand and gravel plus driftwood, grass and java moss on the wood which is thriving. When I initally set it up I was using Lovefish tapsafe and filter boost and I have got a sponge on the intake in aquazone, i think that's the reason some of the frys lived plus java moss and wood.
The water paremeter on this one are:
GH -180
KH - 40
PH - 7.5
Nitrite - 0.5
Nitrate - 20
I was reading on some forums and it seems that my parameters are a bit out. Should I be worried about PH, GH and Nitrite? What should I do to lower it? I am thinking of doing a test on the tap water just to be sure but I am thinking from reading and watching youtube videos that I should bring the level of Nitrite down to 0 and should bring the PH to be in 6.5-7.0 range and GH to be lower on the soft side.
Also I ordered a water butt to store tap water for 1 day before I change it, although I have heater but tap water in my area is cold even now, in winter it would be a bit too much so don't want to give plants or fish a shock when changing water, am I correct in doing so.
Sorry for the lengthy post!
Thanks
So I have finally ordered the test kit and now become a bit paranoid about aquarium colony.
I have recently established this new planted tank with Superfish home 80 - low tech (JBL volcano rocks and Tropica soil power) running on internal filter, I had taken off plastic and bottom parts and lights but had to install them again due to not ordering new lights.
This was established in July and I use both water and filter from my old tank which is running smoothly since June (maybe I rushed things a bit). Get the water checked at Pets at home and they give it a green signal so I put some platties from the old tank with a single shrimp in there for 5 days and then get guppies plus cardinal tetras and 2 more shrimps in there as well. I am using Prime to dechlorinate water.
Testing through API 5 in 1 test strip and getting this reading for this aquarium
GH - 120
KH - 40
PH - 7.0
Nitrite - 0.5
Nitrate - 40
The small aquazone28 tank which I established back in June now only got platty frys, it hasn't got any soil just the sand and gravel plus driftwood, grass and java moss on the wood which is thriving. When I initally set it up I was using Lovefish tapsafe and filter boost and I have got a sponge on the intake in aquazone, i think that's the reason some of the frys lived plus java moss and wood.
The water paremeter on this one are:
GH -180
KH - 40
PH - 7.5
Nitrite - 0.5
Nitrate - 20
I was reading on some forums and it seems that my parameters are a bit out. Should I be worried about PH, GH and Nitrite? What should I do to lower it? I am thinking of doing a test on the tap water just to be sure but I am thinking from reading and watching youtube videos that I should bring the level of Nitrite down to 0 and should bring the PH to be in 6.5-7.0 range and GH to be lower on the soft side.
Also I ordered a water butt to store tap water for 1 day before I change it, although I have heater but tap water in my area is cold even now, in winter it would be a bit too much so don't want to give plants or fish a shock when changing water, am I correct in doing so.
Sorry for the lengthy post!
Thanks