roydooms
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Blue rams needs well-established water. What exactly does that mean? And that they are most likely to die if water is not "old" enough. Please somebody explain this. Thanks.
itsgracia said:Well-established means the Nitrogen Cycle is fully complete and that the tank parameters are stable. 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite and LT20 Nitrate. Same meaning with the "old".
I was told that the older the tank the more acidic it gets.
mudraker said:That is only true if you have something acidic in your tank, like unseasoned driftwood, limestone, or coral.
Using distilled water instead of tap water can do the same thing.
An average fw tank with proper PWC will not become acidic without a reason.
mudraker said:
mudraker said:Why do you want it lower?
Coleallensmom said:You might want to check...I could be wrong, but I think blue rams prefer a ph <7. I looked into GBRs and discus when I started my tank and ruled them out for the same reason you decided against the discus. (My Ph sits at right about the same as yours.)
mudraker said:Lowering your ph is a tricky business and generally not a good idea.
If you have to have discus, check to see what PH they are being kept in at the LFS you buy them from. If it matches yours, you might have a better success rate.
Even discus can acclimate to higher ph levels.
Coleallensmom said:Tell me about it...that's why finally decided on a tetra community and got my gourami to get my "big fish" fix.
Limestone is a type of rock.
Coleallensmom said:No Angels as of yet. I have a Blue gourami in my 37 gal. Gouramis come in all different sizes but mine is a "Trichogaster trichopterus" or Three Spot gourami and should get between 4-6 inches. Trouble with gouramis is they can be very territorial when you add more than one, which is why I just have the singleton