aquageek59
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- May 30, 2017
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Hi All-
My 29 gallon freshwater planted tank has been cycling for about 5 weeks now and the ammonia level looks like its close to zero. My tap water is around 7.9 and seems to stay at that level in the tank. I have been doing frequent 20% water changes. I am planning on having mostly tetras and wanted to try to get the water parameters closer to ideal for them. I've read where hardness means more than ph so I guess I'm trying to soften the water some. I did a kh test yesterday and It looked to be around 80. When I measure the ppm in my tap water it's 160 ppm so I know I have a fair amount of calcium and magneasium . any suggestions on how to move the parameters closer to ideal for most tetras.?
Thanks Gene
My 29 gallon freshwater planted tank has been cycling for about 5 weeks now and the ammonia level looks like its close to zero. My tap water is around 7.9 and seems to stay at that level in the tank. I have been doing frequent 20% water changes. I am planning on having mostly tetras and wanted to try to get the water parameters closer to ideal for them. I've read where hardness means more than ph so I guess I'm trying to soften the water some. I did a kh test yesterday and It looked to be around 80. When I measure the ppm in my tap water it's 160 ppm so I know I have a fair amount of calcium and magneasium . any suggestions on how to move the parameters closer to ideal for most tetras.?
Thanks Gene