My water is really really hard, between 8 and 9, and the fish store guy just told me that I should bring this down. He said I should either buy filtered water or use this product by Seachem which is not PH-down, he said it was different, but they were out, i didnt catch the name of the stuff, all I know is that its a powder.
What do you guys think?? Should I mess with that? I dont even want to go the whole altering the ph route....not at all. Is water so hard really a problem? I've kept bettas in it for years, but bettas are really hardy and now that I'm getting into other fish, I want to make sure I'm doing what I need to do for them.
And another thing....when he tested the water from my tank he got a .5 ammonia reading, I tested with Aquarium Pharmaceuticals ammonia tests and got 0, both before and after he tested. AND I used 2 different test kits after he tested and got 0 on both.....wtf is the deal with that?? Sure they use really good tests, but I would think that a .5 would show up on mine too.
Ah man I wish I never took my water in there...I thought things were going so well. And this guy at the LFS is generally really knowledgeable, I think he knows his stuff, dealt with him before.
Oh...and he ALSO told me that I should not be doing a 25 percent water change each week, I should change it less often...what do you all think of that?? Its a 10 gal planted with currently 2 fish plan to add more. Whisper 5-15 gal filter.
So sorry so much here, but I was so happy that things were going well with this tank and now I'm all unsure....
Any input would be great.
What do you guys think?? Should I mess with that? I dont even want to go the whole altering the ph route....not at all. Is water so hard really a problem? I've kept bettas in it for years, but bettas are really hardy and now that I'm getting into other fish, I want to make sure I'm doing what I need to do for them.
And another thing....when he tested the water from my tank he got a .5 ammonia reading, I tested with Aquarium Pharmaceuticals ammonia tests and got 0, both before and after he tested. AND I used 2 different test kits after he tested and got 0 on both.....wtf is the deal with that?? Sure they use really good tests, but I would think that a .5 would show up on mine too.
Ah man I wish I never took my water in there...I thought things were going so well. And this guy at the LFS is generally really knowledgeable, I think he knows his stuff, dealt with him before.
Oh...and he ALSO told me that I should not be doing a 25 percent water change each week, I should change it less often...what do you all think of that?? Its a 10 gal planted with currently 2 fish plan to add more. Whisper 5-15 gal filter.
So sorry so much here, but I was so happy that things were going well with this tank and now I'm all unsure....
Any input would be great.