ScotJudd
Aquarium Advice Addict
It seems to me that a lot of newbies out there don't know what the specs of there source water is. It is essential to know what you are working with before adding it to your tank.
Take a sample, leave it 24 hours and test for Ph, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Kh and Gh as a starting point.
Only then will you understand any tank water problems that may have originated from your source water.
If you've yet to choose fish with specific water conditions then take the easy option and go with the flow, be it soft water, hard water, low Ph, high Ph etc. So much easier as a newbie to hone your skills on fish that are most suited to your natural conditions.
Changing water parameters as a newbie is fairly certain to be doomed to failure.
Advice based on experience and sadly from my failures.
Take a sample, leave it 24 hours and test for Ph, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Kh and Gh as a starting point.
Only then will you understand any tank water problems that may have originated from your source water.
If you've yet to choose fish with specific water conditions then take the easy option and go with the flow, be it soft water, hard water, low Ph, high Ph etc. So much easier as a newbie to hone your skills on fish that are most suited to your natural conditions.
Changing water parameters as a newbie is fairly certain to be doomed to failure.
Advice based on experience and sadly from my failures.