Brett_cowan
New Member
Hi all!
Iāve got a new 5ft, 160gal tank. The fish Iām keeping are Pacific blue eyes, cardinals, ember tetras, some striped Kuhli loaches, a few bristle nose plecos, and some phantom glass ghost catfish. Iāve also got two left-over guppies that I canāt bring myself to remove out of the tank, but theyāve been looking after themselves without bothering anyone so theyāre cool.
Iāve been amazed by the impact of getting a great light for the tank. I just invested in a Chihiros WRGB 2 and the impact on colours in the tank was astounding.
Iām still trying to stabilise the whole unit - itās currently getting too hot so I have a chiller on order (hopefully arriving in the next day or two).
And Iāve discovered the water here is way too hard (GH). So Iād happily take any suggestions as to how to bring the hardness down as quickly and safely as possible. It was at 12degrees and now Iāve managed to get it to 8, with my target being 3. Water out of the tap here is 12degrees.
Iāve got a new 5ft, 160gal tank. The fish Iām keeping are Pacific blue eyes, cardinals, ember tetras, some striped Kuhli loaches, a few bristle nose plecos, and some phantom glass ghost catfish. Iāve also got two left-over guppies that I canāt bring myself to remove out of the tank, but theyāve been looking after themselves without bothering anyone so theyāre cool.
Iāve been amazed by the impact of getting a great light for the tank. I just invested in a Chihiros WRGB 2 and the impact on colours in the tank was astounding.
Iām still trying to stabilise the whole unit - itās currently getting too hot so I have a chiller on order (hopefully arriving in the next day or two).
And Iāve discovered the water here is way too hard (GH). So Iād happily take any suggestions as to how to bring the hardness down as quickly and safely as possible. It was at 12degrees and now Iāve managed to get it to 8, with my target being 3. Water out of the tap here is 12degrees.