sparkypenguin
Fish Fanatic
Whilst roaming the web I came across this article, pH is not important , and I thought it may be of interest and discussion.
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Interesting read !Whilst roaming the web I came across this article, pH is not important , and I thought it may be of interest and discussion.
I have an NTL test kit that includes tests for the KH and GH, however am I correct that the TDS is a different reading as it includes solids that the KH and GH do not?The whole concept of hard and soft water is harder to work with. The API supposed "Master Test Kits" don't even test for it,
I agree 100% on filtration.As to pH... I have long felt that often many hobbyists obsess over water chemistry and/or conditions based on the perception that they must match the conditions that any given species would see in the wild. But then again, many of our fish in the hobby are bred and raised in ponds, vats, and tanks continents away from a species origin, in a range of water chemistries. Although I'd agree that extreme ranges in chemistry is certainly detrimental, especially long term, I have to believe that there are acceptable ranges where most fish do just fine. (just my $.02).
GH has been discussed and as far as I am concerned, fish should have a GH, KH & pH that is similar or the same to their natural environment. Most fishes have been around for millions of years and the Asian fish farms do try to keep the fish in water that is either soft or hard. They add salt to livebearer ponds, add limestone and bags of calcium to Rift lake cichlid ponds, and they use rain water for breeding tetras.Whilst roaming the web I came across this article, pH is not important , and I thought it may be of interest and discussion.
@itiwhetu, add something like this to your post above. The way it's currently written makes me think all fish should be in acid water.I believe that if they keep their fish in slightly acidic tanks then many of their problems will go away.