GouramiFanatic
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I finally got the KH, DH, and Phosphate test kits this past weekend. I had to order them online, but I finally got them! So needless to say I was very anxious to get to work today to test my lovely 'pea soup' tank as well as the tap water. Here are the resuls of all of the tests...
Aquarium Results:
Ammonia = 0ppm
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = 10ppm
Ph = 6.6
Phosphate = 2.0ppm
KH = 2 (first drop was a yellow/green and the 2nd drop was bright yellow)
GH = 2 or 3 (first drop was yellow/green, 2nd drop was light green, 3rd was dark green, which do I go by?)
Tap Water Results:
Ph = 6.6
Phosphate = 2.0ppm
KH = 2 (same as above)
GH = 2 or 3 (same as above)
So, if I'm figuring this correctly, I have a Phosphate problem and the water is also soft. I'm happy in a way to see that the Phosphate tests came back high because this is a good explanation of what's going on with my tank. It makes sense to because when I was having a problem with my Ph I did several pwc close to each other which of course meant that I was adding a lot of tap water (with the Phosphate). So, the question now because how do I fix these problems - the Phosphate and the Hardness?
Aquarium Results:
Ammonia = 0ppm
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = 10ppm
Ph = 6.6
Phosphate = 2.0ppm
KH = 2 (first drop was a yellow/green and the 2nd drop was bright yellow)
GH = 2 or 3 (first drop was yellow/green, 2nd drop was light green, 3rd was dark green, which do I go by?)
Tap Water Results:
Ph = 6.6
Phosphate = 2.0ppm
KH = 2 (same as above)
GH = 2 or 3 (same as above)
So, if I'm figuring this correctly, I have a Phosphate problem and the water is also soft. I'm happy in a way to see that the Phosphate tests came back high because this is a good explanation of what's going on with my tank. It makes sense to because when I was having a problem with my Ph I did several pwc close to each other which of course meant that I was adding a lot of tap water (with the Phosphate). So, the question now because how do I fix these problems - the Phosphate and the Hardness?