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New Fish Stock I Need Your Advice
According to the paper work that comes with the Kh & gH test kit it states with what the kH & gH should be in range. And there is noway I can just use my tap water only of 3 kH & 3 Gh. I know this because I have loss Gourami's and Bolivian Rams in the past by just using my tap water alone of just 3. About the only thing I know that can live in a kh & gH from my tap of only 3 is discus and plants and neon's, Everything else seems to always die.
This is why I am confused and why I am trying to do it right. SeaChem Alkaline Buffer is designed to raise the pH and keep it stable and SeaChem Equilibrium is designed to raise the gH which would be the calcium is my understanding. As of right now I do know a kH of 5 and a gH of 7 doesn't seem to bother the Zebra Danios I have 6 of them and they seem happy in the tank presently. If it is recommended that I do a water change and just use my tap water alone of just 3 kH & 3 gH I will but when the manufacturer list information as to what I should do this is where I always get confused.
Obviously they designed these products and or tested them or other fish owners would not be using them too. I am presently working on a 20 gallon long freshwater tank it has sand substrate Manzanita wood Amazon Swords Water Sprite and Java Moss and the tank temp is 77 and I am running a Aqua Clear 50. The total stocking I am wanting to add or will be adding to this tank is as follows. 6 Zebra Danios 4 Ghost Shrimp and 5 Mystery Snails nothing else has came to my mind but I am sure I am under stock. Your thoughts.
kH & gH Range freshwater Aquarium Life
0°-3° (0-50 ppm) discus, arowanas, elephantnose, neons, cardinals, live plants
3°-6° (50-100 ppm) Most tropical fish including angelfish, cichlids, tetras, botia, live plants
6°-11° (100-200 ppm) Most tropical fish including swordtails, guppies, mollies, goldfish
8 -12 ( 140-200 ppm) Marine fish and invertebrates
11°-22° (200-400 ppm) Rift lake cichlids, goldfish, brackish water fish
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According to the paper work that comes with the Kh & gH test kit it states with what the kH & gH should be in range. And there is noway I can just use my tap water only of 3 kH & 3 Gh. I know this because I have loss Gourami's and Bolivian Rams in the past by just using my tap water alone of just 3. About the only thing I know that can live in a kh & gH from my tap of only 3 is discus and plants and neon's, Everything else seems to always die.
This is why I am confused and why I am trying to do it right. SeaChem Alkaline Buffer is designed to raise the pH and keep it stable and SeaChem Equilibrium is designed to raise the gH which would be the calcium is my understanding. As of right now I do know a kH of 5 and a gH of 7 doesn't seem to bother the Zebra Danios I have 6 of them and they seem happy in the tank presently. If it is recommended that I do a water change and just use my tap water alone of just 3 kH & 3 gH I will but when the manufacturer list information as to what I should do this is where I always get confused.
Obviously they designed these products and or tested them or other fish owners would not be using them too. I am presently working on a 20 gallon long freshwater tank it has sand substrate Manzanita wood Amazon Swords Water Sprite and Java Moss and the tank temp is 77 and I am running a Aqua Clear 50. The total stocking I am wanting to add or will be adding to this tank is as follows. 6 Zebra Danios 4 Ghost Shrimp and 5 Mystery Snails nothing else has came to my mind but I am sure I am under stock. Your thoughts.
kH & gH Range freshwater Aquarium Life
0°-3° (0-50 ppm) discus, arowanas, elephantnose, neons, cardinals, live plants
3°-6° (50-100 ppm) Most tropical fish including angelfish, cichlids, tetras, botia, live plants
6°-11° (100-200 ppm) Most tropical fish including swordtails, guppies, mollies, goldfish
8 -12 ( 140-200 ppm) Marine fish and invertebrates
11°-22° (200-400 ppm) Rift lake cichlids, goldfish, brackish water fish
Is there no feedback on this site? Is it not active? If not please remove me as a member. Thank You