I'm not sure if this is in the right place, but I'm just getting started so I thought it might fit.
I have a little ten gallon tank with no fish!
I've been cycling it for two days now and everything is flowing smoothly. I tested the water yesterday and the hardness of my water was very hard. It appears to take color of soft at first, but darkens within about 30 seconds. My alkalinity pad takes an ideal color at first and darkens greatly after a few seconds. And my pH is most vivid red on the chart. I hoped that letting it sit overnight would lower some of the levels since I tested it right after I used the coniditioner. But the results didn't change.
I wanted to know if these results are okay for fish or not, and if not what can I do to fix them?
I have a little ten gallon tank with no fish!
I've been cycling it for two days now and everything is flowing smoothly. I tested the water yesterday and the hardness of my water was very hard. It appears to take color of soft at first, but darkens within about 30 seconds. My alkalinity pad takes an ideal color at first and darkens greatly after a few seconds. And my pH is most vivid red on the chart. I hoped that letting it sit overnight would lower some of the levels since I tested it right after I used the coniditioner. But the results didn't change.
I wanted to know if these results are okay for fish or not, and if not what can I do to fix them?