First ill start by giving you my parameters...
PH - 6.0
ammonia - 4.0-8.0
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 10-20
TANK - 55g
FILTERS - marineland 350b biowheel filter and fluval submersible filter on bottom of tank
I have one 6 inch oscar and plenty of aireration.
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My problem obviously lies within my water parameters. the tank has been up and running for over 4 months. Everything was fine until i added a piece of driftwood which in turn, dropped my PH. I removed the driftwood and i guess from stirring things up the ammonia spiked to almost 8ppm. I managed through water changes and ammo lock to get these levels under control. The ammonia was ok for 2 weeks and shot right back up.
As far as my PH is concerned.... i gave it 2 weeks to start to creep back up and it stayed at 6. I then added a filter bag of crushed coral and it rose to 6.4, stayed there for a week, and now its back to 6.
I am at a loss and about to pull my hair out. Any help is greatly appreciated!
PH - 6.0
ammonia - 4.0-8.0
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 10-20
TANK - 55g
FILTERS - marineland 350b biowheel filter and fluval submersible filter on bottom of tank
I have one 6 inch oscar and plenty of aireration.
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My problem obviously lies within my water parameters. the tank has been up and running for over 4 months. Everything was fine until i added a piece of driftwood which in turn, dropped my PH. I removed the driftwood and i guess from stirring things up the ammonia spiked to almost 8ppm. I managed through water changes and ammo lock to get these levels under control. The ammonia was ok for 2 weeks and shot right back up.
As far as my PH is concerned.... i gave it 2 weeks to start to creep back up and it stayed at 6. I then added a filter bag of crushed coral and it rose to 6.4, stayed there for a week, and now its back to 6.
I am at a loss and about to pull my hair out. Any help is greatly appreciated!