All new to me..plse help
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Will do, I only did a 50% change last time and the water was so much better, so doing a 70% this time. Is it better to spread out the water changes say a day or 2 between or do them one day after another? I was thinking too much would stress the fish more than the poor water quality? You by the way are a source of encouragement and information! Cheers
Done! And Im happy to say the nitrite is 1ppm, nitrate is 80ppm, ph around 8 so all is well. I cant believe that at the shop they gave so much bad information, like size of water changes etc. Never mind you have helped out so much and fingers crossed they are all happy in my tank again. Once again thank you all for the help.
Edit: I used the sitting for 24 hrs method, and watched the water. Noticed how it gathered bubbles on the side of the buckets what are they? c02? or is this the way the chlorine is dissolved?
Edit: I used the sitting for 24 hrs method, and watched the water. Noticed how it gathered bubbles on the side of the buckets what are they? c02? or is this the way the chlorine is dissolved?
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Right...the nitrate levels are at 15ppm and the nitrite levels below1ppm. Tank is sparkling clean, fish happy. The only thing now is that the water hardness is high, I have tried to soften it a little as it is in the highest end of the scale on the test strips.....nex t problem. At least the other levels are better.
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yes sorry, i didnt watch what I was typing in all my excitement, as I have edited it and levels are correct above, nitrate at 15ppm and nitrite at 0.5 ppm. Sorry for confusing you....it wasnt intended. I fullly understand why it all came about and was given bad information from the shop where i purchased the tank and fish. Having been helped here I now know where I went wrong and see the error of my ways...simple newbie stuff really.
I have 2 x platies, 1x peppered cory and a guppy. They all seem fine and are eating well again. 1 platie wasnt feeding. At the shop I was told 25% water change a week, but have discovered 30% is more like it and over 6 weeks thats a whole third of the tank. went away with work for a week and they were over fed, and not cleaned properly. Thats when all the trouble started. Any how, how to soften the water, Ive tried boiling it but to little avail, will get a charcole filter to see how that works on a litre and then test it. Not sure but thanks and back to shcool for me....ha ha ha ah
Great thread everybody! Sounds like teamwork to the rescue to save a newbie's fish!
Leave your water hardness alone. Your fish will be fine. I have all the same fish as you in super hard water. Its a chore to change and hardness levels effect ph. Ph swings are very dangerous for your fish. A good sign that fish are generally happy and healthy is you can breed them successfully in your water conditions. All three of these species breed freely for me in my rock hard water.
Welcome to the hobby. Its gets easier
Leave your water hardness alone. Your fish will be fine. I have all the same fish as you in super hard water. Its a chore to change and hardness levels effect ph. Ph swings are very dangerous for your fish. A good sign that fish are generally happy and healthy is you can breed them successfully in your water conditions. All three of these species breed freely for me in my rock hard water.
Welcome to the hobby. Its gets easier