Fishfriend's 75 Gallon Community Tank

[Fishfriend1]

Oh. Well, I'm not sure what either of those are and, afaik, have never tested for them. Should I start to do so?

 

[jpappy789]

It's not a bad thing to know, although most tank raised fish should be fine with the levels you see in most areas of the US.

GH = General Hardness = Ca2+ and Mg2+ for the most part
KH = Carbonate Hardness = Buffering capacity (resist changes to pH)

 

[Fishfriend1]

How do I go about testing these two levels?

 

[authmal]

With gH and kH tests.
I know, sometimes the obvious answer seems *too* obvious, but in this case it really is that simple.

 

[Fishfriend1]

:duh:

 

[authmal]

:lol2: These things happen. Anyone who claims to never had a brain fart is lying or in deep denial.

 

[Fishfriend1]

Now I just need to find the tests for sale...

 

[authmal]

Amazon. I think even PetSmart/Petco occasionally carry them.

 

[jpappy789]

Yes, API has a combined GH/KH test kit package.

 

[Fishfriend1]

I got some (less crappy) pictures with my digital camera. Here they are:

Full Tank Shot.

Part One of Two: Trying to get pics of my Serpas.

Part Two of Two: Trying to get pics of my Serpas.

Part One of Two: Trying to get pics of my guppies/misc fish.

Part Two of Two: Trying to get pics of my guppies/misc fish.

One of my Peppermint Corys.


Video coming when youtube figures out how to work.