tawolcott
Aquarium Advice Freak
30g FW
Amm = 0
Nitrate = 0
Nitrate =5
Switched to RO/DI water (20% water change twice) adding back in w/ Electro-Rite. Lost 2 tiger barbs (2-3 years old). 2yo bleeding heart tetra acting stange (sitting in the bubble wand stream, swimming up and down along the glass - all abnormal for this fish). Catfish was also acting weird though he seems to have calmed down.
I did notice that the first Ro/Di water change drive the PH down to 6.6 range from 7.0. The second has the tank sitting at a solid 6.6
I flushed the first 5g of the intial Ro/Di when i first set it up.
Any thoughts?
Also, can you over do the electrolites? I've considered doing 1/2 ro/di and half waste water but at this point I don't want to stress the fish any more. I primarily bought the ro/di for my SW. I wonder if I should just go back to tap.
Amm = 0
Nitrate = 0
Nitrate =5
Switched to RO/DI water (20% water change twice) adding back in w/ Electro-Rite. Lost 2 tiger barbs (2-3 years old). 2yo bleeding heart tetra acting stange (sitting in the bubble wand stream, swimming up and down along the glass - all abnormal for this fish). Catfish was also acting weird though he seems to have calmed down.
I did notice that the first Ro/Di water change drive the PH down to 6.6 range from 7.0. The second has the tank sitting at a solid 6.6
I flushed the first 5g of the intial Ro/Di when i first set it up.
Any thoughts?
Also, can you over do the electrolites? I've considered doing 1/2 ro/di and half waste water but at this point I don't want to stress the fish any more. I primarily bought the ro/di for my SW. I wonder if I should just go back to tap.