philipraposo198
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So I have had the 75g up and running now for 12 days (tank is cycled).
heavily planted with alot of DW
fish are:
2 golden rams
2 pearl gourami
25 cardinal tetra
I test my tank ph and it seems to sit at around 6.4-6.6. This is fine for my fish.
I test my tap like right from the tap and it shows 7.8
I fear that with doing WC's I am going to be creating to much of a PH swing, I don't want to cuz harm or stress to my fish if I don't have to.
Lets assume I do 15% wc weekly, how do i know how much of a ph difference this will cuz to my tank? i can't imagine it would go up to 7.8 but maybe 6.8 maybe 7? i don't know...
Anyone can hazard an experienced guess? What would you guys suggest I do to handle this situation? Because I plan to keep my tank under stocked and I have alot of plants and a big filter I would imagine I don't need to do WC's often. Which is probably a good thing as I don't want to be fluctuating my ph at all if possible.
I am trying to figure out whats a safe amount (%) to do as water changes.
heavily planted with alot of DW
fish are:
2 golden rams
2 pearl gourami
25 cardinal tetra
I test my tank ph and it seems to sit at around 6.4-6.6. This is fine for my fish.
I test my tap like right from the tap and it shows 7.8
I fear that with doing WC's I am going to be creating to much of a PH swing, I don't want to cuz harm or stress to my fish if I don't have to.
Lets assume I do 15% wc weekly, how do i know how much of a ph difference this will cuz to my tank? i can't imagine it would go up to 7.8 but maybe 6.8 maybe 7? i don't know...
Anyone can hazard an experienced guess? What would you guys suggest I do to handle this situation? Because I plan to keep my tank under stocked and I have alot of plants and a big filter I would imagine I don't need to do WC's often. Which is probably a good thing as I don't want to be fluctuating my ph at all if possible.
I am trying to figure out whats a safe amount (%) to do as water changes.