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| Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! | |
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RustyReid Staff Sergeant
Posts : 145 Location : Pine Bluff Favorite Fish: : The Kind That Swims
| Subject: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:10 pm | |
| Ok I Just took the lvls of my tank can anyone tell me if this is good or bad and if something is wrong how to correct it
GH 30 KH 120 PH 7.5 No2 0 No3 0
Water Temp 79 Deg. | |
| | | Holey Rock of Texas Admin
Posts : 6531 Location : Dallas, TX Favorite Fish: : shellys
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:19 pm | |
| so is this your community fish tank or the cichlid one? your water is really soft. | |
| | | RustyReid Staff Sergeant
Posts : 145 Location : Pine Bluff Favorite Fish: : The Kind That Swims
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:20 pm | |
| This is the one with my cichlids in it | |
| | | Holey Rock of Texas Admin
Posts : 6531 Location : Dallas, TX Favorite Fish: : shellys
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:21 pm | |
| Lake Malawi Water Chemistry pH 7.8 to 8.4 Hardness 4.0 to 6.0 dH Carbonate hardness 6.0 to 8.0 dKH Surface temperature 76 to 85 F | |
| | | RustyReid Staff Sergeant
Posts : 145 Location : Pine Bluff Favorite Fish: : The Kind That Swims
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:23 pm | |
| ok how do I get my lvls to there like how do i raise my ph and how do I change my hardness | |
| | | Holey Rock of Texas Admin
Posts : 6531 Location : Dallas, TX Favorite Fish: : shellys
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:24 pm | |
| here is a chart that might help you. i think you need to do a water change. FreshwaterParametersFreshwater CommunityAfrican CichlidFreshwater Plants &DiscusBrackishPond Temperature | 72 - 82°F | 72 - 82°F | 76 - 86°F | 72 - 82°F | 33 - 86°F | pH | 6.5 - 7.5 | 7.8 - 8.5 | 6.0 - 7.5 | 7.5 - 8.4 | 6.5 - 7.5 | Ammonia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Nitrite | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Nitrate | < 50 ppm | < 50 ppm | < 30 ppm | < 50 ppm | < 50 ppm | Alkalinity (Carbonate Hardness) | 4 - 8 KH | 10 - 18 KH | 3 - 8 KH | 10 - 18 KH | 4 - 8 KH | General Hardness | 4 - 12 GH | 12 - 20 GH | 3 - 8 GH | 12 - 20 GH | 4 - 12 GH |
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| | | Holey Rock of Texas Admin
Posts : 6531 Location : Dallas, TX Favorite Fish: : shellys
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:25 pm | |
| to raises the pH you can use chemicals (buffers), holey rock / crushed coral, or other minerals. this will also raise your hardness.
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| | | RustyReid Staff Sergeant
Posts : 145 Location : Pine Bluff Favorite Fish: : The Kind That Swims
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:25 pm | |
| That Works For me b/c It is time for its weekly water change Tommorw lol | |
| | | RustyReid Staff Sergeant
Posts : 145 Location : Pine Bluff Favorite Fish: : The Kind That Swims
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:26 pm | |
| I have like 5lbs of crushed coral in there right now so do i need to put more in | |
| | | Holey Rock of Texas Admin
Posts : 6531 Location : Dallas, TX Favorite Fish: : shellys
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:29 pm | |
| how often do you change the water? see we dont have this problem in texas the water is hard all over lol. the 5 lbs should be enough for the 10 gallon so i would have to referr you to chemical buffers. the cichlids are not really picky so if you can get it up just a tad you will be fine.
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| | | RustyReid Staff Sergeant
Posts : 145 Location : Pine Bluff Favorite Fish: : The Kind That Swims
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:30 pm | |
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| | | Holey Rock of Texas Admin
Posts : 6531 Location : Dallas, TX Favorite Fish: : shellys
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:33 pm | |
| i would suggest some aragonite. | |
| | | RustyReid Staff Sergeant
Posts : 145 Location : Pine Bluff Favorite Fish: : The Kind That Swims
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/22/2009, 10:34 pm | |
| ok i will have to google that word lol | |
| | | KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| Subject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! 8/23/2009, 12:32 am | |
| [quote="Holey Rock of Texas"] here is a chart that might help you. i think you need to do a water change. | |
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