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If I use lime chip will that lower the pH which will harden the water? Does soft water have high pH (or am I on the wrong track totally)?

Good to know.

Ok, I have a guppy and 3 platys which are live bearers I understand. I wonder how they are

Thanks for checking that

Hillsborough, Auckland. Thanks

I can't make heads or tails of it

We are receiving water from 4 water treatment plants. Maybe it's easier to buy a test kit??

I have soft water in my tank. The water authority sent me some details.

I have looked up the posts to essjay and I think I understand about the light now. Thanks

Thanks. Is that ambient daylight when the lights go on And when the light goes off it's a bit light and turn off light and let fish have naturally occurring sunset ie 1 hour before sunset. I'm confused. Don't mean to confuse you at all.

Ok. I removed what I planted the day before yesterday though. Will this be ok or can I put them back in. The tank was quite full. I was trying to fix the problem by putting more plants in. I won't trim anything. I do regular water changes once a week. I had been doing 1 bucket on Monday and 2...

Have been trying to find out whether my water from the tap is hard or soft. I think it's hard but I'm not sure how I can find out for sure. Would anyone know how to find out?

What is RO

I will take out the plants I just planted. How do I trim the plants. I really like the limnophila it's growing long stems with plant halfway up. I would like to keep that. And I think the Heteranthera, also the ambulia is ok but none are really thriving. I'd also like to keep the java fern. But...

Plants are great but snails love them. I have lots of little ramshorn snails which I was sucking up of the gravel. Now that I've put more plants there is less room to vacuum up the snails so there will be another explosion of snails. I also found a couple of snails with the conical shell. Is...

Any more about the Kelvin rating being 6500 k? I turn the artificial light on about 1 and turn them off at 5pm at the moment. Local hardware might have a timer for me. Would be just a basic timer no dimming feature I wouldn't think. I didn't used to turn on my lights at all. Only occasionally...

Wow that looks amazing! Yes, that's the one. It's really nice

Really!

Thanks. The Kelvin rating is 6500 K. I'm going to try to find the GH of the source water.

I think the Heteranthera was there looking back at the posts Maybe it's a Limnophila that's a new one. Which is the one that grows tall green pompoms on it? I like that one

Not exactly. I took the list. Hygrophila polyspema was one he said he had. And he brought out that one plus a variation of it he said which he said was a popular one. He didn't tell me though as I bought them

Great thanks

The last question was for a timer for aquarium light. I'm doing my research. Not sure where to start. Google. Cheers

Thanks! Can I buy one that will somehow connect to my present aquarium light?

Thanks how do you get the water from the cooler into the tank. Is it a pump? I'm not sure

I have been changing the water of my tank with buckets. There is an easier way. But I'm not very technical. Any advice on how to use hoses connected to taps and how it works? Anything advice appreciated on this

I went to the lfs and showed the guy your list for first plants He sold me 2 different plants that I have put into the tank but without the cable ties they are sitting under a rock. Looks a bit more full now

Would it be ok to cut off the top of the plant at the stem thanks

I've just been to lfs and was recommended Excel for carbon. The guy said that I need to use flourish and excel. The are essential for the plants. But I have been reading not to use Excel. Is this correct? Thanks

I can't find the Kelvin rating on the light or in the information booklet but I have posted what I could find. The web page to the actual tank I bought in September last year.

Hi there, thanks. Yes, I think it's cycled. I didn't know what that was untill recently. I have platys and danios and 1 guppy. I have baby fish as the platys keep breeding. I have had fish in for over a year so it's probably cycled. I have plants in there. 50 litres sounds like a lot. Do you...