reneeanneb
Aquarium Advice Regular
i took a sample of my water to a pet store and they said everything was out of whack,except nitrate & nitrite.2 days ago my test said everything was fine except nitrate.but when i got home tonite my fish are turning white. so i checked whith my test and yep ph and alk were both low on my test too.they told me to use marine buffer to get it back up.but i was wondering because the guy at the pet store here said not to chemicaly treat the tank unless absoultely necessary. on my test ph was 7.8.at the pet store it was 7.4.and alk on mine is 120,dont remember what he said it was at the pet store.would you guys use the buffer or do a major water change to get it back up?i went ahead and added the buffer hoping it will bring it up some so my fish (and everything else) wont die.but this stuff says use it every day.
i'm sure its my fault ,i took out a couple pieces of rock yesterday one by one because i keep hearing something clicking the glass,and it sounded like it was louder yesterday. of course i didnt find anything.i'll just leave that as a mystery for a while.
anyway should i use any more buffer or do a water change? or do a water change and then if it still doesnt go up add more buffer?
thanks
i'm sure its my fault ,i took out a couple pieces of rock yesterday one by one because i keep hearing something clicking the glass,and it sounded like it was louder yesterday. of course i didnt find anything.i'll just leave that as a mystery for a while.
anyway should i use any more buffer or do a water change? or do a water change and then if it still doesnt go up add more buffer?
thanks