Re: ADA 60-P planted tank (new week 3 photos)
Hi all,
Rob, I live in Corsham, so I'm not far away and I've always used rain-water without any problem. To check the water I use the
Daphnia bio-assay from this thread <
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/viewtopi...09411&hilit=darrel+rain+water+daphnia#p209411> .
Another interesting nugget he had was that we barely have any chorine or chloramines added here
Certainly true of our water, it has very little in the way of nitrates either (about 10mg/l), suggesting it is from a very deep aquifer. All the water is very hard here, as all the aquifers are either limestone or chalk, and you will find even the rain-water is relatively well buffered (probably from atmospheric dust). I use 100% rain-water in the summer, and in the winter I just cut it with a small amount of tap. See this thread <
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=21309&start=10> for a bit more explanation.
You should be able to get water parameters for your tap supply from Wessex Water (assuming they're your supplier).
from <
http://www.wessexwater.co.uk/customers/threecol.aspx?id=1352&linkidentifier=id&itemid=1352>
You need to put your post-code in the box. Our water supply (SN13 9AR) is described as "Zone 41 Fiveways water supply zone".
Marvin didn't touch the ham at all and I'm pretty sure he hasn't touched the blood worm either.........I've been told by some that a bit of algae of the glass is all he might eat for a few weeks but that doesn't seem like enough to keep him healthy.
Just keep giving him the crushed snails and try an earthworm like Sarah suggests, I'd try either prawn or mussel as well. Whoever keeps on telling you about them eating bog-wood or algae just ignore them, they don't know what they are talking about.
Mike from Amazon suggested that it could be a bacterial infection.
It could be that or internal parasites, but we have no reason to treat for either at present. Just try and keep the water quality high and offer a range of foods, my suspicion would be that he will start eating normally and then things will be fine.
cheers Darrel