Fellin1975
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2012
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- 28
All is really great advice!
Hobgob said:I know everyone says the hh stops working around the low 6's but how would people spawn fish in the 3-4 range than? I'm not saying your wrong at all I just would like to know how they can keep the ph down and still have a cycled tank.
I know everyone says the hh stops working around the low 6's but how would people spawn fish in the 3-4 range than? I'm not saying your wrong at all I just would like to know how they can keep the ph down and still have a cycled tank.
Josh Jennings said:I understand that now, about too many fish. Got some poor advice from a pet store. Things are much better now!! I got home just a little while ago and found my levels to all be in the safe zones. Also all of my fish ate eating, and swimming around as before. Also they are brilliantly colored!! Thanks again for all the super advice. Without you guys I fear I would have lost most if not all my fish. I look forward to chatting with you all again, and getting more advice about my next steps. Who knows after a while maybe I'll learn enough to give some advice of my own.
I agree. It can be tricky to keep low pH constant, much more so than a high pH. Best bet is to use what comes out of your tap.But for a beginner it would be a lot better to keep the ph above 6 so the tank can cycle and get a better understanding of everything and the fish you are probably going to keep will not survive the ph.
Josh Jennings said:Ok y'all... I guess I'm at the next phase... My water was crystal clear a week ago and now it's cloudy (white/brownish) color. Nothing has changed about the tank since the last time I posted. Same fish, same decor. I have s master test kit and I do weekly water changes of 15 to 20 %. I was told to do a 10% water change per day to help clear up the cloudy water. So I've been doing that for the past 3 days. My water info is below. Any thoughts??
pH = 7.6
NH3/NH4 = 4.0 to 8.0
NO2 = 0
NO3 = 0
The fish seem happy...
What can I do? Just wait it out?
Ok. Thanks. I will do that now. What else should I do?
You need to do water changes like now. Do 50% right away. Your nh3 and nh4 need to be at .25 or lower if you have fish. They are being poisoned right now. Do as many 50% pwc until its under .25