Full tank specs are in my sig.
Would appreciate some thoughts around water chemisytr, particularly GH and KH.
I've finally managed to pick up a test kit (the 4th LFS that I tried!).
Both figures seem to be on the high side (which was not a huge surprise given that the water company states that the water is hard).
What did surprise me though is that the pack insert listed different types of fish against it, and indicated that my figures are way too high for cardinal tetras.
I've had the cardinals in the tank for about 4 weeks now and they seem to be thriving. (as do all of the others that are in there).
Also, the plants seem to be growing really well, and I am no longer having real problems with algae.
All of the water parameters seem to be stable.
So...should I be concerned, or is the stability the important bit?
Would appreciate some thoughts around water chemisytr, particularly GH and KH.
I've finally managed to pick up a test kit (the 4th LFS that I tried!).
Both figures seem to be on the high side (which was not a huge surprise given that the water company states that the water is hard).
What did surprise me though is that the pack insert listed different types of fish against it, and indicated that my figures are way too high for cardinal tetras.
I've had the cardinals in the tank for about 4 weeks now and they seem to be thriving. (as do all of the others that are in there).
Also, the plants seem to be growing really well, and I am no longer having real problems with algae.
All of the water parameters seem to be stable.
So...should I be concerned, or is the stability the important bit?