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    Help raising GH and KH

    My guy is super dolice and doesnt mind companions, each time I add the shrimp he never showed interest other than when I floated them and even then he just looked at them and then went about his business. Hes also doesnt flare at a Mirror at all. Hes only flared twice since I've got him and both...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    Okay so I ordered the product pictured above itll be here Thursday my GH/KH for my tap is also 1 drop each. I'm currently treating my guy for ich :/ it popped up out of no where. But his treatment is almost done according to the bottle( kordon rid ich plus) Now I know some ich meds can affect...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    So I forgot to set a cup of water out lol I'm doing that today and testing GH/KH. I decided im going to stop using the neutral regulator. I did a big water change today(50% I usually do a max of 25% once a week and spot clean with a Turkey baster) and I'm going to buy a container of Shrimp Salt...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    In the tank my tap hasnt shifted as far as I know. I actually havent tested my tap with the new kit yet. I had water sitting out to test and my roommate decided to dump it without asking so I forgot to do another cup. Libertybelle I'm pretty sure it's the neutral regulator that's changed it...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    Yeah the java fern held on for a while but I finally had to clip the leaves and my large anbius had some melt but it's coming back already. I'm pretty sure they melted because of the giant ammonia spike I had when all the other plants melted. I was told in the shrimp group I'm in Rootabs and...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    So I tested my gH/KH yesterday on a whim and my KH is now 6 drops while my GH is 3. I've been adding seachems neutral regulator everyday and my ph is now 6.6 So I'm confused because as far as I'm aware the neutral regulator is only supposed to adjust PH. The Kent's says it's for Marnie only...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    I drip acclimated for 2 hours how much longer do I need to go?
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    Help raising GH and KH

    Yeah I'm not on the same Water system the petco I went to was over an hour away from me like 6 cities from me and the petsmart I went is three cities over like 30 mintues away. I live in a super rural area so the only thing I have close by is a walmart and that a 20 minute drive from me lol...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    When I go back next for some more plants I'll see if I cna get a little cup of water from there shrimp tank to test. I have noticed that my water tends to have a much lower ph than that from a petsmart or petco. I actually tested the ghost shrimps water and the ph was 7.4. I didnt have the gh/kh...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    The first set of shrimp I got weren't drip acclimated but the second set was . I've talked to mutiple neocardia keepers and they all agree my GH and KH is the source of my issue. My parameters have been stable for almost 3 months now so the tank is fully cycled so that's not the second set of...
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    New Here

    Hi everyone I'm brand new here, literally just found this site after googling an issue I have in my current tank. I'm a huge fish lover and grew up with a huge oscar that was super old(I belive he was 15 when he died my mom got him when she was in ber twenties and I was 5) and a variety of guppy...
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    Help raising GH and KH

    Hi all Im here because after googling how to raise my GH and KH in my aquarium I found this site. Anyways, I have a five gallon aquarium with one male betta. After doing a ton of different test and having to buy a new GH and KH kit because my orginal kit was already activated in the bottle I...
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