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Hi all,
I have a concern with my water para. Thought I would throw up a post here on AA before I stress and start blindly researching (I've been known to do that ).
Here's the short. I got a 37g heavily planted tank up and running 3 weeks ago. Problem is, money got tight, so I was unable to purchase a good water test kit. Well I finally was able to get a test kit. Heres my test results (keep in mind I did each test twice just to make sure it's accurate). Tap test were straight from the tap.
tap tank
7 PH 7.6 (ouch)
2 GH 10 (ouch again)
--- Nitrite .25
--- Amon. .25
Obviously my concern is the rise in GH and PH. I was wanting to do a SA tank with tetras, hatchets and a couple of Rams. I'm running a Filstar XP1 with two types of sponges, ceramic noodles and peat moss that I boiled and dried out before installing. I also used three pieces of small to mediumish sized pieces of driftwood to help naturally keep the water soft and acidic.
Now heres where I think I went wrong. While browsing a LFS I ran across some "moon rock" as they called it. I've also seen it called "amyx lace rock". It's the grayish rock with all the small caves in it from when gasses expanded while it was cooling, forming interesting pockets and shapes. Anyways, I really liked it and stacked 6 or 7 pieces into the tank while building it to form some caves etc......
Is this whats causing my rise in PH and GH. I'm almost certain it is, just wanted to hear some opinions before my blood pressure shots through the roof and I start running around frantic :?
You'll have to excuss my ignorance. this is my first planted tank. In the past I've ran African Cic. tanks. I cant imagine where I got the rock idea from
I have a concern with my water para. Thought I would throw up a post here on AA before I stress and start blindly researching (I've been known to do that ).
Here's the short. I got a 37g heavily planted tank up and running 3 weeks ago. Problem is, money got tight, so I was unable to purchase a good water test kit. Well I finally was able to get a test kit. Heres my test results (keep in mind I did each test twice just to make sure it's accurate). Tap test were straight from the tap.
tap tank
7 PH 7.6 (ouch)
2 GH 10 (ouch again)
--- Nitrite .25
--- Amon. .25
Obviously my concern is the rise in GH and PH. I was wanting to do a SA tank with tetras, hatchets and a couple of Rams. I'm running a Filstar XP1 with two types of sponges, ceramic noodles and peat moss that I boiled and dried out before installing. I also used three pieces of small to mediumish sized pieces of driftwood to help naturally keep the water soft and acidic.
Now heres where I think I went wrong. While browsing a LFS I ran across some "moon rock" as they called it. I've also seen it called "amyx lace rock". It's the grayish rock with all the small caves in it from when gasses expanded while it was cooling, forming interesting pockets and shapes. Anyways, I really liked it and stacked 6 or 7 pieces into the tank while building it to form some caves etc......
Is this whats causing my rise in PH and GH. I'm almost certain it is, just wanted to hear some opinions before my blood pressure shots through the roof and I start running around frantic :?
You'll have to excuss my ignorance. this is my first planted tank. In the past I've ran African Cic. tanks. I cant imagine where I got the rock idea from