Tank Testings

[finchfarm]

As some of you know I was having tank issues with my 75 gallon and ended up having to change out the water and gravel and start over fresh. My tank is still cycling but I took some measurements of things other than ammonia and nitrites (I know they're up there since the tank is cycling). I was wondering if these measurements are good and what type of fish could live in them. I just took some testings and got:

pH: 7.6
KH Hardness: 2 dKH (35.8 ppm KH)
GH Hardness: I put in 26 drops and the water still hadn't changed from yellow to green. Obviously the water is extremely hard. Is this a livable thing for fish, to have water this hard?
Water Temp: 82ºF

Just as a side note my tap water has a pH of 8.4, quite a drastic change from the 7.6 that's in the tank...even though I use the same water in my tank (don't worry its dechlored). The tanks been set up for about 5 days, is it normal to have a variance of pH levels between the tank and tap even though its the same water? Which of the two pH's is generally better for a tank? And of course, lastly, if the above conditions are livable, what kind of fish would do best in the tank?

 

[ArauraDiscus]

You could probably add some Rift Lake Cichlids or African cichlids as they prefer very hard and alkaline water.

 

[Meds081603]

I am a strong believer that consistant water is better than "preferred" water. That being said many fish are indeed very picky about their water. My current water is incredibly hard with a ph out of the tap of 8. In my tank it varies from 6.9 to about 7.2. I have successfully kept blue/gold/bolivian rams, oscars, firemouths, various dannios, guppies, bettas, bn plecos, frogs, shrimp, clams, mollies, angels, convicts, african cichlids, and probably a few more i am forgetting. Hope that helps.

 

[finchfarm]

Thanks for the replies. I have some Amazonian fish that we had to move out when we redid the tank. They're not going to be able to stay in the 20 gal as they're too big. I'll have to move them to the 75. Will they be okay in water such as that or will I have to manipulate the pH and/or hardness around for them?

 

[finchfarm]

Bump!