Coyne
Aquarium Advice Addict
Tanks been fish-less cycling for about a week now and I wanted to test the GH and KH of the water to see if the rock I put in is doing anything strange.
The results were GH 11 and KH 20... same as my 45gal community tank that doesnt have rocks (other than the gravel).
The KH seems super high to me. The API chart doesnt even go that high. Is this going to be a problem for a crayfish? Online research says the KH should be between 3-10. Could I be doing the test wrong? Seems pretty straight forward to me, but you never know.
PH is 8.2, if thats helpful to know. This is normal for my area.
I honestly dont even fully understand GH and KH... so some explaination of that would be helpful too.
The results were GH 11 and KH 20... same as my 45gal community tank that doesnt have rocks (other than the gravel).
The KH seems super high to me. The API chart doesnt even go that high. Is this going to be a problem for a crayfish? Online research says the KH should be between 3-10. Could I be doing the test wrong? Seems pretty straight forward to me, but you never know.
PH is 8.2, if thats helpful to know. This is normal for my area.
I honestly dont even fully understand GH and KH... so some explaination of that would be helpful too.