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phosphate is at 5ppm+ (probably right off the scale). and that's not just the tank, out of the tap too... i bought some resin that i put in the filter but i'm not so sure it will work, and i'll have to filter my water in the bucket before i do a water change... :(

pH buffer? i've learnt from experience that some pH buffer/down gunk increases phosphates, there's no list of 'ingredients' or mention of phosphate with the stress coat so who knows, probably not. i really need to get that test kit, i'll go tomorrow...

gah, typo. nitrIte is as near to 0 as i figure out with this kit. the dechlorinator is aquapharm stress coat, apparantly a chloramine neutralizer but i guess it's effectiveness depends on the concentration of chloramine/chlorine. it could be adding to the phosphates, i'll get an air pump and...

i have 6 juvenile discus, 3 adophi corys and 20 rasbora in a 210lt heavily planted tank. both the discus and the corys have very fast breathing rate (a few times per sec) and open their gills very wide, i've no idea why, one of the discus in particularly has declined to the extent that he hides...