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Thanks for the information, my 2 Discus are the #1 in our aquarium. We have our water specifically for them, and the other fish adjust. It's always good to read and refresh their care. Thanks again
I did bring in a sample of water to my fish store the nitrates were fine. It was the end of nitrate testing drops which were giving me the nitrate reading thankfully. I picked up a new testing kit.
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Hello, everyone. I have a 125 gallon tank. I have good pH, ammonia .25 ppm, nitrate 0, but my nitrates are .40-80 ppm. This is after a w/c of 30 gallons treated yesterday. I'm hoping for some suggestions. Had a weekly change on Saturday of 60 gallons, with normal results afterwards. I'm at...
I agree with the above; until we were comfortable with our water, we did w/c every 2-3, then weekly. After w/c and testing you are comfortable you have the best atmosphere your fish can be happy in.
I see what you are saying and did read the information on the Kh and gh which was very informative. We may have the same type of water. We brought the water to a fish store and they determined that the KH is. 4 and said that wasn't that high. I picked up a kit and will go from there. You...
Thank you, I did a water change yesterday, and my pH still seems to be in in 7.4 range. My discus are struggling. I can't seem to bring down the pH in the tank. Do you have any suggestions regarding the pH change?
Awesome information
This is great information, however when doing a water change and the pH is high in the tank water and tap water, do you treat the tap water the bring the pH lower. Please let me know
I totally agree, my electric went up $100 also. Unfortunately there are tiers to the electric bill and once we pass a certain tier, additional charges occurred. I have a beautiful tank and will have to try to cut back in other areas in the home. Bummer.
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