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 Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!

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RustyReid
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PostSubject: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 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.
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Holey Rock of Texas
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 10:19 pm

so is this your community fish tank or the cichlid one? your water is really soft.
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 10:20 pm

This is the one with my cichlids in it
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 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
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 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
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 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
Temperature72 - 82°F72 - 82°F76 - 86°F72 - 82°F33 - 86°F
pH6.5 - 7.57.8 - 8.56.0 - 7.57.5 - 8.46.5 - 7.5
Ammonia0.00.00.00.00.0
Nitrite0.00.00.00.00.0
Nitrate< 50 ppm< 50 ppm< 30 ppm< 50 ppm< 50 ppm
Alkalinity
(Carbonate Hardness)
4 - 8 KH10 - 18 KH3 - 8 KH10 - 18 KH4 - 8 KH
General
Hardness
4 - 12 GH12 - 20 GH3 - 8 GH12 - 20 GH4 - 12 GH
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 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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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 10:25 pm

That Works For me b/c It is time for its weekly water change Tommorw lol
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 10:26 pm

I have like 5lbs of crushed coral in there right now so do i need to put more in
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 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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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 10:30 pm

1 time a wk
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 10:33 pm

i would suggest some aragonite.
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/22/2009, 10:34 pm

ok i will have to google that word lol
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PostSubject: Re: Lvls on My Tank Need Help!!   Lvls on My Tank Need Help!! Icon_minitime8/23/2009, 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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