Just got a 20H and a Aquaclear 30...

[Byron]

I do know that the water here is soft but I will definitely be testing it

Before wasting money for a test you may only need to use once, check with your municipal water authority. Or if that fails, see if a local store will do a GH test. Once you know the GH for the source water, it is not likely to change.

 

[Avel1896]

I do know that the water here is soft but I will definitely be testing it

If I may say, you should favor liquid (drops) tests

 

[Rocky998]

Before wasting money for a test you may only need to use once, check with your municipal water authority. Or if that fails, see if a local store will do a GH test. Once you know the GH for the source water, it is not likely to change.

So after doing further research I have learned that our water is a 100ppm or 6gpg

 

[Avel1896]

So after doing further research I have learned that our water is a 100ppm or 6gpg

That's very soft ! Lucky you ! How about KH ?

 

[Essjay]

If your water provider gives your KH, they will call it alkalinity.

 

[Rocky998]

That's very soft ! Lucky you ! How about KH ?

If your water provider gives your KH, they will call it alkalinity.

If your water provider gives your KH, they will call it alkalinity.

Oh ok. I was trying to look for KH or CH... Thanks

 

[Rocky998]

If your water provider gives your KH, they will call it alkalinity.

Anything close to alkalinity I could find for my location is ph and the ph of my water is 7.0

 

[Avel1896]

Maybe you're not used to KH (buffering capacity) designation : it is carbonates level per litre.

 

[Rocky998]

Yah, ive never really heard of KH or carbonates per litre... How would I find that out?

 

[Avel1896]

By testing with strips or better tests drops, more accurate. The best is JBL© but not sure you can get it in USA.

 

[Byron]

Yah, ive never really heard of KH or carbonates per litre... How would I find that out?

Again, save your money...if a fish store will test the KH, fine, but if not, don't worry about it. With a low GH, I would not expect the KH to be very high (though anything is possible) but as the aquarium establishes (not just cycles, but establishes over several months) the pH will do what it wants given the GH, KH, organic load, etc.

 

[Rocky998]

Again, save your money...if a fish store will test the KH, fine, but if not, don't worry about it. With a low GH, I would not expect the KH to be very high (though anything is possible) but as the aquarium establishes (not just cycles, but establishes over several months) the pH will do what it wants given the GH, KH, organic load, etc.

Again, save your money...if a fish store will test the KH, fine, but if not, don't worry about it. With a low GH, I would not expect the KH to be very high (though anything is possible) but as the aquarium establishes (not just cycles, but establishes over several months) the pH will do what it wants given the GH, KH, organic load, etc.

Ok. Thank you. I will tedt it once I cycle my tank and stuff.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Sounds like you’re on the right track! Once you figure out your parameters, things will be a LOT easier.

 

[Rocky998]

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Well... too large for your tank

That all depends on your water parameters : KH, GH, pH.
Betta does much more better alone. Whatever some may say, Betta is not a community fish.

Dwarf gouramis may fit your tank if densely planted including floating plants : dwarf gouramis

Well, I did research and a lot of sources say the dwarf neon rainbowfish can live in 20g aquariums... And I know mine is a high but they only reach a length of 2 inches max...

 

[Avel1896]

Idea is to provide the best captive life conditions to your fishes, right ?
Obviously you'll find sites/shops (whose goal is to sell) that will say " it is ok".
As dwarf neon rainbowfishes are very active schooling fishes that need a strong current, ideally suited to a heavily planted setup while wanting long swimming space, sorry but I say no.