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Thanks for inputs. Here's some more info: Adding of large amount of fish : I relocated a lot of fish from my tank when I added the new fish. The filter was therefore up to the job of handling the new arrivals. PH : With my PH at 8.5 my tetras was struggling quite a bit and coupled with very...

Please Help Tank size: 310 litres pH: 7.8 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 3 kH: 105 gH: 140 tank temp: 26 deg C Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): 2 x Dwarf Gourami with Dropsy 2 x Dwarf Gourami with Fin Rot Volume and Frequency of...

Here's a few new photos. Aquascape still need work on the right hand side. Plants on order... Some inhabitants...

Hi Brad Before I ramble on about chemistry let me say this: I would not use RO water in your setup. Your PH is perfect for your guppies and they will tolerate hard water. Using tap water also makes your life easier :) ------------ You say that the TDS of your tapwater is 300ppm. This does...

Thanks everyone. So far no fish problems. I will keep track of everything very closely. I've been informed by a local expert that my high hardness can sinply be because the tank is still fairly new and not yet settled in. So I will leave everything as is for now and see what happens.

Just my 2 cents If you have fish in your tank your Nitrite should be less than 0.1 (preferably 0.0)!

Hi there Firstly we need more information really. What is the PH in your tank and what is the PH in your tap water. It is true that a RO unit will not change PH right away, however it will seriously affect your Carbonate Hardness (KH). RO Water has almost no Carbonate Hardness and the total...

(back from holiday :hyper: ) Thanks BigIan I will try and isolate what's causing the hardness. However, here's my (inexperienced) theory... There is virtually no change in PH from my tapwater to my tank water. (Both 8.3). The only difference is the GH/KH that is higher in my tank. I spoke...

My substrate is a course river sand. I could describe it as pea gravel with smallest sizes 1mm and biggest 6mm.

Here are the newest test results: Tank Water: PH : 8.3 NO2 : 0 NO3 : 5 GH : 220 KH : 110 Tap Water PH : 8.2 GH : 100 KH : 50 These are fairly alarming as it seems something in my tank is pushing up the hardness. The fact that I added bogwood and peat obviously did not help at all. The only...

Here are the newest test results: Tank Water: PH : 8.3 NO2 : 0 NO3 : 5 GH : 220 KH : 110 Tap Water PH : 8.2 GH : 100 KH : 50 These are fairly alarming as it seems something in my tank is pushing up the hardness. The fact that I added bogwood and peat obviously did not help at all. Anyone...

My tank water and tap water have exactly the same PH. I will try to get a carbonate test kit this week and see what the Carbonate Hardness is.

(I'm moving this problem from another topic for clarity sake) Hi All My tank is now over a month old. My tap water has a PH of between 8.0 and 8.5 and so does my tank. (For more info on my setup go here: My Tank I have been running peat in the filter for 8 days with absolutely no change...

Running peat in my filter for 8 days now. PH still between 8.0 and 8.5 -_- I cannot see any ill effects on my fish though. If the high PH is bad for them, how long before it will affect them negatively?

A word of Caution! :huh: 1. Chlorine in tap water is bad for your fish, but this is NOT the main reason to dechlorinate water before adding it to your tank!!! A small amount of chlorine going through your filter can quickly wipe out all the bacteria in your filter! (This is the reason...