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This has been one of the most helpful articles I've read so far: https://www.advancedplantedtank.com/ph-kh-gh-tds.html

I'm so confused by this as well, especially as a science-based person who does understand the basic idea of all this. I am really considering sending in a sample to my state lab...do you think it would be worth it or do I just assume I have very soft water (can get a gh booster for that), with a...

I can take a video re-doing the testing if you don't believe me. As a lab tech (in a hospital), I am pretty anal about making sure tests are done correctly.

Yes, test was done correctly. It took 38 drops to turn the KH from blue to yellow. The GH never showed a strong orange, and was green almost instantly. I have photos I took from each drop for GH. I just purchased the kits, but will check their expiration date. I would love to get it tested at a...

No angelfish in a 29...still too small, unfortunately. But 29's are my favorite sized tank for a small, manageable tank. You can still get a nice centerpiece fish, a nice sized school or two, and some bottom feeders and make it look great.

Yeah, I don't know what to think of it. The GH turned color almost instantly after I added the second drop, but it took a TON of KH to get it to turn color. So frustrating. I drink the water and it doesn't have any issues as far as that goes.

Correct. Straight out of the ground and thru my faucet.

Ok, finally got to test my water. Kh is 38 (not kidding), GH is 2ish...it really was almost instantly greenish. I haven't received the pH kit but last time I checked it was around 8.5. Any thoughts? This is straight well water on private property owned by me and has zero water treatment.

Whew, sorry for the length! Thank you for replying. I am working on getting kits here to test the exact hardness. The water softener things were Fluval peat granules. I've always just dealt with my hard water, but was curious how much these would lower things so thought it was worth a try. I...

I will reply more when at work tomorrow and not on my phone, but at no point did I ever say I would be purchasing all my fish at the same time. I am well aware that this would be a disaster. I simply mentioned that I would be buying from LiveAquaria as I live in a very rural area (100 miles...

Hello! I've been out of the hobby for a few years, but am jumping back in! I tend to like slightly overstocked tanks, and don't mind doing extra water changes. I have hard water with a pH of around 8.5, although I did get a little water softening filter media for my tank and will see if that is...

Ish, no one has any ideas/thoughts/comments??

First off, your posts would be a lot easier to read if you used proper grammar. Anyways... If I were to put the water in the tanks, directly from the shower, there would be chlorine in the water, which will kill my fish, so I put the water in the buckets so I can dechlorinate it. I use a...

Maybe over an hour or so? Just go slowly. The Ph will be fine for them I think.

I use a python vacuum ALL the time...it's amazing. I hook it up to my shower, turn on the water, and it creates suction. I suction the amount of water I want out, and it goes directly down the drain from the shower. When I want to put more water in my tank, I flip a switch and stick the...

Your tank is cycled when the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate readings are all zero. I just get my water out of the shower and dechlorinate it...and just estimate the temperature. If you do 25% water changes (recommended), and the water temp is a little off, it shouldn't bother the fish too much.

I've had fish since I was 7ish...so, about 14 years. I started off with a goldfish in a 3 gallon tank---lol. He lived for 8 years in there...incredibly. Then I got some 10 gallons, then a 29 gallon, had an oscar for 5 years, random other fish, and now I have: At home-- 10 gallon with a jewel...

I've only had my Gh test kit for about 6-8 months...but who knows how long it was at the store. I don't have any RO water available, as I'm in a college dorm, but I can try some distilled water. They come from the same kit (the Gh and Kh), and the Kh one works....but how could I have such low...

Hi. My German Blue Rams bred after having them for only 5 days, and I have read that I need low Gh and Kh readings in order for the eggs to hatch. I just tested my Kh, and it took 3 drops to change the color of the water, which is about 50 ppm. I tested the Gh twice, because both times, it...

I'm new to breeding/owning blue rams, but I only got mine 5 days ago and they've already laid eggs (I took them out, since they would certainly be eaten by all my other fish, but I don't know how hard my water is yet--but I will check it when I get time. Anyways, I just wanted to mention that...

My blue rams, that I just got about 5 days ago, are breeding right now--I noticed the female cleaning off a flat rock that's in the tank and now they have laid some eggs are are still laying some--both the male and female are hanging around the rock. They are in a 58 gallon community tank with 7...

I'm currently cycling a 58 gallon (3 foot) tank, and when it's cycled, this is what I would like in it: 5 Dwarf Rainbowfish 5 Corys 5 Bloodfin Tetras 3 Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlids 2 Blue Rams 5 Celebes Rainbowfish Does anyone know if these fish are compatible or not? I've talked to a lot of...