Mazdaman
Aquarium Advice FINatic
So up untill recently I had no luck with my general hardness test. I kept losing count of drops or putting in two or three by accident... I have tested the last three days and got the some pretty constant results. I figure my general hardness is around 10 deg or approx. 179 ppm. My ph as always remained a constant 7.8 on the high range and 7.6 on the ph. This leads me to believe that it is around 7.6 - 7.8 or 7.7. Anyways the question that I have ties into my last post about water hardness and adjusting or keeping constant. I have 5 rainbowfish who according to most profiles like the ph closer to 7.0 and moderate hardness. (i've seen this range from 5deg to 13deg.) Should i be trying to lower the hardness and ph or is it close enough that keeping it constant would be just as good for the fish? I will not add chemical as just about everyone is in consensus that this is simply a temporary solution and the fluxuation will be more stressful to the fish. I hope all this made sense as I do tend to ramble a little so sorry. Again ph - 7.6 - 7.8, GH (general hardness) 10deg. Temp - 79 - 80 def F. thanks again