IrishJord
New Member
Hi all,
I have been keeping fish for around 1 and a half years now and I have tried asking this question else where and never quite got the help I was looking for.
Hoping someone here might be able to help or has a similar situation to me.
Using a liquid test kit (NT LABS), my tap water has a PH of 6.6, GH 0 and KH 0.
So for last year and a half since I started keeping fish, I have had limestone rocks in my tanks which raises PH to around 7.5, KH 5, GH 6.
My question is how does one go about water changes in this situation without putting the fish under massive stress? I have always stuck to 20% water changes and the fish seem to be ok. Of course when I do any water change the GH/KH will drop a bit until the limestone raises it back to normal. Do I simply just stick to small water changes more often? Is that best?
I only wish I had tap water with a good amount of minerals so bigger water changes could be done if ever needed. It's always a bit stressful when I do water changes, worried about shocking the fish.
Thanks in advance
I have been keeping fish for around 1 and a half years now and I have tried asking this question else where and never quite got the help I was looking for.
Hoping someone here might be able to help or has a similar situation to me.
Using a liquid test kit (NT LABS), my tap water has a PH of 6.6, GH 0 and KH 0.
So for last year and a half since I started keeping fish, I have had limestone rocks in my tanks which raises PH to around 7.5, KH 5, GH 6.
My question is how does one go about water changes in this situation without putting the fish under massive stress? I have always stuck to 20% water changes and the fish seem to be ok. Of course when I do any water change the GH/KH will drop a bit until the limestone raises it back to normal. Do I simply just stick to small water changes more often? Is that best?
I only wish I had tap water with a good amount of minerals so bigger water changes could be done if ever needed. It's always a bit stressful when I do water changes, worried about shocking the fish.
Thanks in advance