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For the fish I want to keep, my well water just isn't going to be good enough. I have been using peat for 4 days now and the KH is holding steady at 6.5dh and the ph at 7.8. The tank is almost completly brown and I can't really see the fish. I have decided to use store bought RO water. For...

I know there are lots of threads on PH, but I was hoping I could get some suggestions. I measured my PH tonight and it was around 8.6. I currently have one Hagen CO2 unit going and about to add another. Should I add peat to my filter?? I just don't like the tea colour of the water. If I...

I am attempting to lower my ph and kh by just a few points. I currently am at 8.0 for ph and 200ppm kh. I'm wondering if I used a couple of these units I could lower both those value to something like 7.2 ph and 125 ppm kh. I have a 33 gal tank. I have also started some live plants with...

Is it true that carbon in your filter will remove any liquid fertilizer that I put in my tank?? Should I add the fertilizer and wait a day or so before putting the carbon back in the filter?? Thanks.

How should I be cleaning the foam filter of my AC300. I always do it in a bucket of aquarium water but it never comes that clean. Being on a well, can I rinse it under a cold water tap?? I have as the other media, Green X and Bio Max. TIA

I am currently setting up a discus tank. The stores in my area tell me that all of the Discus are tank raised thus PH is not a concern. But all my reading tells me different. My PH is 8.0 KH is 200ppm. My tap water is from a well that goes through a water softner. If someone could offer...