Kclskates
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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What causes this?
47g bow front.
5 fancy goldfish. 4 are 3-5in. One is 2in. I know it's overcrowded. I'm going to remove the large one soon, then there will be 4 dragon eyes.
1 dojo loach. 5in. Is the loach a threat? I like him cause he cleans well.
1 clown Pleco which is 4 years old and is only 3in.
Ph 6.8-7.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 80
Kh 0-30
Gh 0-30
All tests are API liquid type. When you use a all purpose test strip, total hardness is at 75.
I've been doing water changes a lot to fight nitrates, roughly 10% every other day, 40% weekly. My canister filter is for a 125g tank so it's plenty of that and a hang off the back filter. I clean them every other week.
I also notice my ph will drop after time if I don't keep up my water changes. This makes me feel like my carbonate hardness is low. Which my API test indicates. I would like to maintain a KH around 100ppm some how but I'm not sure about that.
If it helps, I also will place live plants in my tank, about 2 totally usually and the don't grow well. I have very good lighting on a timer. The goldfish love eating them so always figure that's why they don't thrive.
I feed multiple types of worms,veggies,and fruits. I do see food float into the filers. Which I can't really prevent. Unless you have some tips?
Sorry for having so many questions threw out.
Thank you so much
Kevin
47g bow front.
5 fancy goldfish. 4 are 3-5in. One is 2in. I know it's overcrowded. I'm going to remove the large one soon, then there will be 4 dragon eyes.
1 dojo loach. 5in. Is the loach a threat? I like him cause he cleans well.
1 clown Pleco which is 4 years old and is only 3in.
Ph 6.8-7.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 80
Kh 0-30
Gh 0-30
All tests are API liquid type. When you use a all purpose test strip, total hardness is at 75.
I've been doing water changes a lot to fight nitrates, roughly 10% every other day, 40% weekly. My canister filter is for a 125g tank so it's plenty of that and a hang off the back filter. I clean them every other week.
I also notice my ph will drop after time if I don't keep up my water changes. This makes me feel like my carbonate hardness is low. Which my API test indicates. I would like to maintain a KH around 100ppm some how but I'm not sure about that.
If it helps, I also will place live plants in my tank, about 2 totally usually and the don't grow well. I have very good lighting on a timer. The goldfish love eating them so always figure that's why they don't thrive.
I feed multiple types of worms,veggies,and fruits. I do see food float into the filers. Which I can't really prevent. Unless you have some tips?
Sorry for having so many questions threw out.
Thank you so much
Kevin