Recent content by Lucymariexo

Hi, I seem to be having an issue with my tank and so far every fish I’ve got has died after a few weeks. I have cycled the tank, checked all levels are ‘good’ and the only issue I can think of is that our water is hard with a PH of 8. I have had two bettas (not at the same time) but after...

I found a shop the sells RO water. I got it with minerals and did a 50% and then 20% water change without adding the tap water. This didn’t seem to change his behaviour so I checked the RO water ph and it came out at 8ph as well. Is that ok? He really doesn’t seem to be doing well though. Since...

I did the 48hr water test. It came back as 8 from the tap. I have tried to look for RO water but am unsure of places to buy it in the UK without ordering online. Is there anything else I can do to lower the water PH as this is obviously why the ph in the tank is an 8.

to cycle the tank I added some ‘beneficial bacteria’ from the pet store and added a few flakes of food. I then left the tank for 6 weeks. To check the perimeters i have the 7in one test strips from pets at home although they are a little hard to read. Then the liquid with tubes for ammonia...

Ok thank you, I’ll start doing 50% changes instead. I have also put in my post code to see what the water quality is like in my area and have attached images of the results. It looks like the average ph should be 7.5. pas for my filter it is a sponge filter that I will take out and squeeze/...

Is there anything I can do to help the ph lower in the meantime whilst I wait 48hr for the glass of water? Even with the answers I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to do as I can’t change the water from the taps. Do I need to buy something to add to the water to lower the ph before adding it...

Purple bottle is tank PH which looks to be around 8. Red bottle is straight from the tap and it looks to be at 7.5. What does this mean if the PH is higher in the tank? What can I do? Also what parameters should I be looking for in a fully cycled tank?

Hi everyone. I got a new Betta 2 weeks ago and I’m looking for some advice. We cycled the tank for 6 weeks prior and did all the checks to make sure the water was safe. However after 2 weeks the betta began to become less active and more lethargic. I thought I may have over fed him and stopped...