Hi Everyone!
So we have had our new fish for 3 days now! We cycled our planted tank, 20gal, for a week before adding 1 betta, 7 albino gold tetras, 2 kohli loaches, and 2 ottos (oh and one tiny snail got transferred over with the plants! Bonus!) I did have a pet store test the water to make sure it was cycled a day or two before adding the fish, they told me "everything looks good but your pH is a bit high." Then another gentlemen employee who was standing by interrupted and said you don't really need to worry about the pH, just the Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia. I just tested the water again and Ammonia was 0, Nitrite was also 0 but pH was 8.0 or higher. Our tap has a filter system (Rain Soft) so I am thinking that makes our water alkaline.
Do I need to do anything about this?
Also, did the first water change today at about 20-25%. Is it not a good idea to test same day as a water change? When's the best time to do that?
Sorry, so many questions - I just want to do this right!!
So we have had our new fish for 3 days now! We cycled our planted tank, 20gal, for a week before adding 1 betta, 7 albino gold tetras, 2 kohli loaches, and 2 ottos (oh and one tiny snail got transferred over with the plants! Bonus!) I did have a pet store test the water to make sure it was cycled a day or two before adding the fish, they told me "everything looks good but your pH is a bit high." Then another gentlemen employee who was standing by interrupted and said you don't really need to worry about the pH, just the Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia. I just tested the water again and Ammonia was 0, Nitrite was also 0 but pH was 8.0 or higher. Our tap has a filter system (Rain Soft) so I am thinking that makes our water alkaline.
Do I need to do anything about this?
Also, did the first water change today at about 20-25%. Is it not a good idea to test same day as a water change? When's the best time to do that?
Sorry, so many questions - I just want to do this right!!