Recent content by fish4kids

We have similar water concerns - high ph (8.2+) and very hard - and I was worried about the effects on our fish as well. The easiest way to ease your mind is to ask the folks at the store about the ph reading in their tanks. If you forget (like I have been known to do) test the water in the...

We washed the gravel and everything else really well, but I thought about that too. Did a couple of smallish water changes and haven't seen much improvement. Will push onward and start cycling and do more water changes later. Hopefully during the process it will clear up on it's own and I...

Thanks for the welcome and the reply! It's not green. I read that post earlier because I also suspected a bacterial bloom, but I figured it would have settled after almost two weeks. If it's a bloom, that makes me feel much better. We're down in South Louisiana, and for some reason our city...

A couple of weeks ago, we bought a 10g kit. We rinsed everything very well, but a few days after setup (no fish added yet) the water turned cloudy. The ph is 8.4, and the test said no ammonia, nitrites, or nitrates. That's all my kit tests for, but we do know already that we have fairly hard...