whodini
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
90G=6 silver dollars, 2 are 6 yrs old &4 are 4yrs!,2 4 yrs pictus catfish &4yrsWhodini, american freshwater Eel (natural river pebble 4 substrate)
60gal=4yrswhodini's twin eel Zippy, gimpy GF(white Quatz gravel)
45 octagon =Kaily a 18 yrs old calico goldfish(3mm gavel)
20gal planted w/ 1yrs 2zebra danio's ,3 white cload minnows& a (just resent addition)weather loach (natural river pea&sand gravel)
15gal lightly planted= 1+yrs4 black skirt tetra,4 serpia tetra's,2 tiny snails &kuhli loach (flora base substrate)
is what i have & i want to acheive soft 6.0-6.5 and be able to keep it there but basically my water is sooo soft if i use sodium bicarbanate i can get my desired ph too fast and then within a couple days its back down 5.6-5.8 being on the north west coast we just went a month of record days of straight rain and my water comes from the capalano river. i'm sure my fish can be able to handle the ph slight swing as most of my fish i've had years,and are used to the water here , but mainly i'm consurned about my GH/KH( using hagen brand drops, my tap and tank water's are the same GH=first drop clear no colour add second drop light light blue so it would be under40, KH one drop yellow so it would be 10) this GH/KH test is the same as testing it a few months ago so i would say that it's consistant.
should i just add a small amount crushed coral/limestone mix in a stocking to my filters? &how much ?
60gal=4yrswhodini's twin eel Zippy, gimpy GF(white Quatz gravel)
45 octagon =Kaily a 18 yrs old calico goldfish(3mm gavel)
20gal planted w/ 1yrs 2zebra danio's ,3 white cload minnows& a (just resent addition)weather loach (natural river pea&sand gravel)
15gal lightly planted= 1+yrs4 black skirt tetra,4 serpia tetra's,2 tiny snails &kuhli loach (flora base substrate)
is what i have & i want to acheive soft 6.0-6.5 and be able to keep it there but basically my water is sooo soft if i use sodium bicarbanate i can get my desired ph too fast and then within a couple days its back down 5.6-5.8 being on the north west coast we just went a month of record days of straight rain and my water comes from the capalano river. i'm sure my fish can be able to handle the ph slight swing as most of my fish i've had years,and are used to the water here , but mainly i'm consurned about my GH/KH( using hagen brand drops, my tap and tank water's are the same GH=first drop clear no colour add second drop light light blue so it would be under40, KH one drop yellow so it would be 10) this GH/KH test is the same as testing it a few months ago so i would say that it's consistant.
should i just add a small amount crushed coral/limestone mix in a stocking to my filters? &how much ?