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never heard of RO water before? The reason Im concerned about the ph, is that I have a poorly killifish. He has sunk to the bottom and is breathing fast, he has stopped eating the last few days . All the other fish seem fine - but last week I did lose another killifish unexpectedly (i found...

did a 20-25% water test nitrates are much better, but the ph is only slighty better (its kinda hard to even pinpoint the correct value as the colours are so close - what would you say the ph is now?) here is a comparison, left 1st test, right is latest test

this is my first test (tank is approx a few months old, does the ph /nitrate readings pose an immediate problem?, and will small regular water changes reduce it ok(have heard bad things about ph reducers))

Hi guys (& gals?) thanks for the above. I have been getting free water tests at the local shop, but have just bought my own api master set to understand the process better (plus I have a poorly gardener killifish) I treated the tank last week with aquarium salt, and I have also recently removed...

dont have any other spots apart from the silicone joints. Ive got a yoyo loach (he's very sweet>my favorite! - i wanted a zebra plec until I saw the price!) and 2 mollies which are really good at cleaning, they are at it 24/7, but they dont seem to touch the spots. They do come off easily when...

No sand in the aquarium - and no snails, I have white gravel. Everything, tank, ornaments and plastic plants were new and washed before use. Fish seem to be happy and from the calculations of tank surface area, I have only stocked the tank at 50% capacity. If the ammonia/nitrite nitrate levels...

Hi, new to aquariums, have tried googling the answer but always seem to get conflicting answers. tank is 3 weeks old, and am getting these brown spots only on the silicon joints where the glass meets....... bit of background if needed.... I have a 78ltr Corner tank (aqua one ufo 550), we...

Hi, new to aquariums, have tried googling the answer but always seem to get conflicting answers. tank is 3 weeks old, and am getting these brown spots only on the silicon joints where the glass meets....... bit of background if needed.... I have a 78ltr Corner tank (aqua one ufo 550), we...