(post edited to be less wordy, in case I am putting people off reading/replying to me!)
Hello,
I have been reading about water chemistry for hours (inc great post here by Wolf)and I STILL have questions.
PH = <5(I need a kit that tests lower than this, to be sure how much acidic)
KH = 1
GH = 8
Ammonia = 0.6 (I'm currently assuming a mini cycle, and have been acting accordingly)
Nitrite = <0.1
Nitrate = between 10 and 20 mg/l
Fish = 6 Corys (2 albino, 2 bronze, 2 sterbai), 6 harlequin rasboras and a bristlenose plec
Capacity = 45 litres
Temperature = 24 degrees c.
How's my hardness looking for my fish? (I can't get to grips with a low KH and a much higher GH)
I want to raise the ph to around 6.5 stably and long term. I'm thinking of crushed coral, but not sure an Interpet PF1 is suitable for housing a mesh bag of it? Is it possible, and how much would be ideal to use? (it seems to come in substrate sized bags!)
If you were me, would you put carbon back in the filter? I read that it's unnecessary, but I still have 6 carbons. Does anyone swear by using them?
Hello,
I have been reading about water chemistry for hours (inc great post here by Wolf)and I STILL have questions.
PH = <5(I need a kit that tests lower than this, to be sure how much acidic)
KH = 1
GH = 8
Ammonia = 0.6 (I'm currently assuming a mini cycle, and have been acting accordingly)
Nitrite = <0.1
Nitrate = between 10 and 20 mg/l
Fish = 6 Corys (2 albino, 2 bronze, 2 sterbai), 6 harlequin rasboras and a bristlenose plec
Capacity = 45 litres
Temperature = 24 degrees c.
How's my hardness looking for my fish? (I can't get to grips with a low KH and a much higher GH)
I want to raise the ph to around 6.5 stably and long term. I'm thinking of crushed coral, but not sure an Interpet PF1 is suitable for housing a mesh bag of it? Is it possible, and how much would be ideal to use? (it seems to come in substrate sized bags!)
If you were me, would you put carbon back in the filter? I read that it's unnecessary, but I still have 6 carbons. Does anyone swear by using them?