exodus
Aquarium Advice Freak
So I got the AP GH/KH test kit, along with having the Freshwater Master test kit. I'm trying to work out what my current CO2 level is, because im running at ~3-4 bubbles per second and I'd love to know where that puts me. Keep in mind, I'm running a high light setup with 2x 175 metal halides.
These GH/KH test kits suck IMO. The vagueness of the directions when it says "count the number of drops until it turns this color" couldnt be any worse if you ask me. Do they mean a hint of the color its supposed to turn, or brightly colored?
I just did the full workup on my tank following a few fish deaths, which im pretty sure was due to asphixiation again. About 2 months ago I lost 6 tiger barbs one night, woke up in the morning to find all fish gasping at the surface and the barbs dead with their mouths wide open. When I did a water change yesterday I found quite a few dead fish among the foliage; several neons, a GBR, my pictus cat, and my bala on the floor behind the tank most with their mouths open. grr. (I had been running the air pump at night on a seperate timer, but the timer stopped working and left the pump off for a week or so i guess, and this seems to be the outcome)
But back to the problem at hand. I did the full workup and got these results-
6 dKH
0ppm Nitrate
0ppm Nitrite
6.0 pH
0ppm Ammonia
...and I forgot to write down my GH reading. Darnit.
But if I calculated this correctly, my CO2 would be at 193ppm, which just doesnt seem accurate at that bubble rate, or considering the fact that im using a bubble "wand" as a diffuser.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
These GH/KH test kits suck IMO. The vagueness of the directions when it says "count the number of drops until it turns this color" couldnt be any worse if you ask me. Do they mean a hint of the color its supposed to turn, or brightly colored?
I just did the full workup on my tank following a few fish deaths, which im pretty sure was due to asphixiation again. About 2 months ago I lost 6 tiger barbs one night, woke up in the morning to find all fish gasping at the surface and the barbs dead with their mouths wide open. When I did a water change yesterday I found quite a few dead fish among the foliage; several neons, a GBR, my pictus cat, and my bala on the floor behind the tank most with their mouths open. grr. (I had been running the air pump at night on a seperate timer, but the timer stopped working and left the pump off for a week or so i guess, and this seems to be the outcome)
But back to the problem at hand. I did the full workup and got these results-
6 dKH
0ppm Nitrate
0ppm Nitrite
6.0 pH
0ppm Ammonia
...and I forgot to write down my GH reading. Darnit.
But if I calculated this correctly, my CO2 would be at 193ppm, which just doesnt seem accurate at that bubble rate, or considering the fact that im using a bubble "wand" as a diffuser.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?