Demonaca
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Feb 18, 2020
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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 found out my GH and KH are both 1 drop each. I'd like to keep invertebrates in my tanks as my betta is super dolice and enjoys companions but every time I've added shrimp or snails theyve died within a few days which I've recently found out is because my GH and KH are so low. I'm also seeing the effect of my water on my betta his poor fins are super curled.
I was told to use Shrimp salt or Seachems Equilibrium, acid buffer and Akline buffer. But those are all super expensive and I've dropped so much already on this tank trying to fix the water and treating my betta for fin rot and ich.
Are their any other options I cna use that wont cost so much?
I'm also setting a split 10 gallon for my guy and a new addition soon so I'd like to have the GH/KH issue fixed before I finish setting the new tank up.
Thank you in advance.
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 found out my GH and KH are both 1 drop each. I'd like to keep invertebrates in my tanks as my betta is super dolice and enjoys companions but every time I've added shrimp or snails theyve died within a few days which I've recently found out is because my GH and KH are so low. I'm also seeing the effect of my water on my betta his poor fins are super curled.
I was told to use Shrimp salt or Seachems Equilibrium, acid buffer and Akline buffer. But those are all super expensive and I've dropped so much already on this tank trying to fix the water and treating my betta for fin rot and ich.
Are their any other options I cna use that wont cost so much?
I'm also setting a split 10 gallon for my guy and a new addition soon so I'd like to have the GH/KH issue fixed before I finish setting the new tank up.
Thank you in advance.