ScaryFatKidGT
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So I got a full water test kit when setting up my 150 and I tested my 29 at like 80ppm nitrates because I had not don't a water change in a while and was curious, I tested it a couple more times at around 40ppm. I do water changes now on a weekly basis and just tested everything to see.
My 20g hospital with a sick rainbow shark at 0 nitrates, my 29 with 1 hillstream (2 died) and 6 giant danios and 1 java fern and a bunch of algae (I guess aqueon modular LED's do have enough light lol) at 0ppm, both I did 5g water changes on yesterday.
Now heres the kicker this weekend I didn't have time to do a change on my 150g and guess what 0ppm nitrates... I have done this test before, I didn't do anything stupid like using the wrong bottles or anything... is this because I have 3 jungle vals? I have 9 turquoise rainbows, a 7" pleco and a pictus in this tank.
Also I had previously tested my PH at 7.2-7.6ish on the PH test and was pretty sure it was around there but to make sure I used the highrange PH.... GOT 8.2... Almost 8.4, lets say 8.275?.... now I know a stable PH is better than a lower fluctuating one but isn't that kind of high? I have 3 large pieces of drift wood in the 150 and a smaller piece in the 29 should I be looking into RO water or something?
My 20g hospital with a sick rainbow shark at 0 nitrates, my 29 with 1 hillstream (2 died) and 6 giant danios and 1 java fern and a bunch of algae (I guess aqueon modular LED's do have enough light lol) at 0ppm, both I did 5g water changes on yesterday.
Now heres the kicker this weekend I didn't have time to do a change on my 150g and guess what 0ppm nitrates... I have done this test before, I didn't do anything stupid like using the wrong bottles or anything... is this because I have 3 jungle vals? I have 9 turquoise rainbows, a 7" pleco and a pictus in this tank.
Also I had previously tested my PH at 7.2-7.6ish on the PH test and was pretty sure it was around there but to make sure I used the highrange PH.... GOT 8.2... Almost 8.4, lets say 8.275?.... now I know a stable PH is better than a lower fluctuating one but isn't that kind of high? I have 3 large pieces of drift wood in the 150 and a smaller piece in the 29 should I be looking into RO water or something?