ugh fish choosing #2 (better explanation)

[mbsqw1d]

No not really it is like there is high water circulatoon

Guppys shouldnt be in high flow

 

[Sgooosh]

So you have two tanks, with different hardness, from the same water source?

No i took down the old tank. The old tank slowly accumulated hardness

 

[Sgooosh]

Guppys shouldnt be in high flow

Its hard to explain. Basically the water is circulating but it dosent affect guppies to the point where they are blown away. They sometimes like to play in the flow too

 

[EllRog]

No i took down the old tank. The old tank slowly accumulated hardness

I'm so confused

 

[mbsqw1d]

Its hard to explain. Basically the water is circulating but it dosent affect guppies to the point where they are blown away. They sometimes like to play in the flow too

Thats not "river flow" then.. people purposely setup "river flow" tanks with powerful pumps, usually long and low tanks with lots of pebbles and minimal epiphytic planting. And yeh, guppies would be blown flat against the glass.

 

[mbsqw1d]

Just saying, if you ask for fish recommendations for a "river flow" setup, guppys would probably be last on the list. Well, not on the list.

 

[Sgooosh]

Just saying, if you ask for fish recommendations for a "river flow" setup, guppys would probably be last on the list. Well, not on the list.

Ill edit it ill jut say there is a bit of water flow

 

[Sgooosh]

I'm so confused

So my pld tank had higher hardness than my new tank, the hardness kept on going slowly up from my old tank

 

[itiwhetu]

None.

Baking soda only increases carbonate. This is not what you need to do. Hard water fish suffer from calcium and magnesium depletion if kept in soft water. You need to add calcium and magnesium. Baking soda does not contain calcium or magnesium.

This is why I've been saying to ignore carbonate (as measured by KH), it's not important. It's GH we need to know, the measure of calcium and magnesium.

You can add calcium and magnesium by adding Rift Lake cichlid salts, but to know how much to add you need to buy a liquid GH tester.

Add some lime stone chip to the base and it will increase your hardness.

 

[Sgooosh]

Add some lime stone chip to the base and it will increase your hardness.

wait so salt or limestone? thanks

 

[itiwhetu]

wait so salt or limestone? thanks

Limestone will make your water hard, salt will make it salty

 

[Sgooosh]

Limestone will make your water hard, salt will make it salty

ok nice! so do i just find some limestone or do i have to buy it

 

[itiwhetu]

ok nice! so do i just find some limestone or do i have to buy it

I use limestone chip from a nursery or gravel yard the quantity you want they should gave it to you. It is very porous and will leech slowly into your tank.

 

[Sgooosh]

does this type work? might be able to find some along the road

 

[GobyMaster11276]

Limestone will make your water hard, salt will make it salty

I think a previous commenter was referring to a particular type of aquarium salt for cichlids which raises hardness