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The results are: Tap water- GH - 140ppm KH - 45ppm pH - 7.6 Aquarium- GH - 135ppm KH - 100ppm pH - 7.6 No idea why the KH jumped, though the test strips were likely unreliable.

Byron- It does thank you! Tomorrow is water change day, so I'll retest the aquarium water and my tap water, and let you know the results.

Byron- Will do! My main reason for buying the test strips was the LFS being out of the API Master test kit. After looking online at my supplier's website, they simply list the water as being "Slightly hard" with a pH of 7.67. I will try contacting them to find a more accurate figure. EDIT: It...

Byron- These are the results of my Aquarium, however they were tested using test strips about 5 weeks ago, so I'll be testing them again soon with a better tester. I'll test them again with the strips when I get back. I may go with a honey gourami then, unless you can think of anything else...

Byron- Thank you very much for your help! My testing kit says that these are the levels: GH - 300ppm KH - 180ppm (Falls in the Slightly Hard section on the chart) pH - 7.4 I will follow your advice then on the temperature and lower it to 24. Staying clear of the Opaline Gourami sounds best...

My tank is 20 gallons, currently set at 26C. I'd like some advice on some stocking plans, as well as your opinions on whether these fish are compatible with one another and with a 20 gallon long tank. Currently, I have: 2 guppies 5 rummynose tetra (upping to 8) 6 cardinal tetra (upping to 10) 4...

I bought one of the test strip ones after discovering that my LFS was out of stock of the liquid test kits, though will be ordering the API liquid test kit online today. Thank you for your help! :)

@essjay Thank you for your help! I'll try testing my tap water too then to see what its nitrate levels are. I'm going to go out tomorrow and get my water levels tested at two different places, just to make sure they're accurate and nothing is wrong with my tester kit. If I do find out that...

Thank you both for your help! I'll do a partial water change and siphon my sand at the same time. @snork6 The tank has been running since last monday so I could test that the heater and filter were working properly. The fish were then added Thursday. @FroFro My ammonia and nitrite levels are...

After using Safestart and adding 4 guppies a few days ago, one of them has become ill and I'm wondering if anyone could give me advice and perhaps shed some light on what happened? Ever since I got them, he's seemed odd and not very well. While the other three were peaceful towards each other...

Ah sorry! Forgot to add those on to my original post. I tested my water yesterday, these are the levels: pH - Around 7.4 GH - 300 mg/l KH - 180 mg/l Ah that makes sense; I'll probably leave the cories then and go for another bottom dwelling fish (any suggestions?)

Does anyone have any stocking suggestions for a 74 litre tank? All I have planned so far is that I would definitely like 4 (male) guppies and 4 corys (peppered corys are currently what I'm thinking). My previous plan was 4 guppies, 3 corys, 6 rummynose tetra, 10 neon tetra, and 1 dwarf gourami...

I will look in to getting some floating plants too then! Thank you!

Thank you very much for your help! I have one plastic plant and the rest silk in the tank, though was considering adding some java moss balls as I hear they're relatively easy to care for? Would these be beneficial enough to be worth buying and adding?

Yes, that's correct! It sounds like it may be that then. The filter is not new as I bought the tank and equipment second-hand, though the filter sponge and the activated carbon cartridge appear to be new. Will the carbon help keep the water clear in future? I actually planned on using...