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    My turtle

    Tbh im not.sure about the gh but the ph is usually 7.8 from tap, amd eventually climbs up to 8.0, ive only had this turtle 3 months is my first turtle tank. Hopefully something can be done when i take to vet :( Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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    My turtle

    Im not sure, her shell was perfectly fine 2 weeks ago cause im always playing with them inside the tank and feeding them or doin a water change i didnt notice until yestedday night she was basking i wanna take her to the vet but idk if i have sufficient money, even if so she looks like she has...
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    My turtle

    Just noticed yesterday, her scales were peeling but now its just worse :( hopefully i can still save her cant take to vet until the weekend if i have money. Shes very active always feeding. Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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    Newbie, New tank, Tons of questions.

    Sorry didnt realize this was for victor post lol but either way thats my tank tho xD Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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    Newbie, New tank, Tons of questions.

    Yea i still have the tank, its 4 feet long 1.5 feet wide and i beleive 2 feet high is about 50 gallons. Im using an aquatop cf400uv canister plus a HOB on it thats pretty much it got 6 cichlids and 2 roseline shark in there plus 4 turtles lol Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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    Newbie, New tank, Tons of questions.

    Lol yea im really into this new hobbie tho so im also looking forward to learn as much as possible. Is rather easy to keep you aquarium good as long as you follow the simple keeping maintenance steps, just hard when it comes to some sort of diseases xC lol Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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    Newbie, New tank, Tons of questions.

    sorry for the misleading info, im a newbee as well just making some comments its always good to double check any info either way lol Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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    Newbie, New tank, Tons of questions.

    You should also look into using activated carbon to help with tanmings or help reduce the smell of heavy plantations in the tank i think, also you should use some small sponges that resemble the bio sponge amd throw them inside the tank just to create some some more areas for beneficial bacteria...
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    New tank question

    ohh okay got it, i didnt understand the part to shake the bottle first, was a little confused but i get it now didnt know that the bottle contained an ingtedient that solidified into a lump if not used contantlty but thanks, will do that next time. Maybe reason why i got perfect 0 ppm for the...
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    Newbie, New tank, Tons of questions.

    Really tought you gave up the tank [emoji50], looks really amazing congrats, for a small 10 gallon tank thats really cool looking scaping. The barrel idea to keep your new water circulated sounds like a really good way to go around filling the tank straight with it, just male sure you use the...
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    New tank question

    Ohh I see, shake the bottle containing the formula. Thought it was a pre reminder of how long to shake the container after your poured in the regen #2 drops, so basically pour 10 drops regen#1 shake for 10 seconds. Grab regen #2 shake for 2 minutes, then add 10 drops of it to the container, cap...
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    New tank question

    Oh tought parameters in cluded everything surrounding the water condition. Got it, also the reason i got a softer read is cause i didnt do the high range ph test i did the regular one, which it says if its highr than 7.6 it will show 7.6 as highest, when i did the high range it came out ablut...
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    New tank question

    Yea thats true, in an aquarium only water can be perfect for 1 type of fish hard or soft. Its my.first tank, hopefully i can get another tank soon to house the softer water ones, i really like the cichlids and barbs, but unfortunately i have to house them separate soon, but gladly i can add more...
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    New tank question

    Also to get back to the topic, i do understand that their diet contributes to a major part of their health which i did not know, i thought flish flakes from the stores amd thats all. But i will be buying plants from time to time and plant them so they can have some sort of vegitation in their...
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    New tank question

    Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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