Recent content by thrasherville

Well wait a minute... My amonia reading is 0 and my nitrite is the lowest level that my test kit measures <.5... GH is general hardness of the water and KH is alkalinity buffer... I'm not sure if you're sure that the water is the problem. I was just wondering if anyone had seen this issue...

What ranges am I looking for? I am lowering the temp a bit, and I assume the pH is fine as it has been steady like that forever. I can move the 2 silver dollars into my bigger tank, but the blue gill are all 2-2.5in and are too small for my other tank. Can you suggest suitable ranges for KH...

Can you be more specific? The water is soft out of the tap. I need to raise the KH, but the GH, KH, and pH are all very stable numbers… It’s a constant battle to raise them and keep them up… Have had this tank set up for over 8 years. Changed the water Sunday (as I do each week), have 2...

Tank size: 30 gal pH: 6.8 ammonia: nitrite: <.5 nitrate: <20 kH: 40 gH: 75 tank temp: 82 Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Small bluegill (2 inches) has red "bags" under each eye. Started as a small sliver sized red mark on/under the...