Moving from 10g to 36g...bacteria Question
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Ya it will grow back. Its in the air. Problem is it takes up to 6 weeks, and requires daily water changes. Get that test kit and we can go from there. BTW you need one for pH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrates. This one, if you can find it is the best: http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=19383;category_id=3111;pcid1=3233;pcid2=
!! I would just add the fish very slowly, like a few a week.There is still just one fish in the new tank from the old one.
Should I be concerned about the super high pH levels? Other than that it looks like the remaining levels are pretty good?
I plan on getting 2 angles, 2 dwarf gouramis, and a small schooling group.
Should I be concerned about the super high pH levels? Other than that it looks like the remaining levels are pretty good?
I plan on getting 2 angles, 2 dwarf gouramis, and a small schooling group.
Looks like you still are cycled. Normally a high pH is not a problem, but in your case it is! You want to get it to 7. Try letting a glass of water sit outside the tank for 24 hours then test it and post what you get. Also try to test the KH of the water.
just a sid note on your stocking, angels tend to get very large and will sometimes eat smaller schooling fish! i had and angel eat all of my neons when i was a little girl!
Kasakato said:
Level Update:
pH: 8.4-8.2
Amonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10-20
Temp: 76
*Tested tap water after sitting 12 hours and it reads 8.4 pH. It appears that my water supply is high or could it be that having a water softener on the house could cause this high number?
What should my options be now? Will I need to use "pH Down" with each water change? I certainly don't want to have to buy bottled water. Suggestions welcom.
Thanks, Ron
), there are several natural ways (as opposed to chemicals, which are not very reliable in the long run) that can lower it.
No, you don't want to use the chemical additives. Do you know the KH? At a guess, the high pH is being caused by the water softener (it works by replacing minerals in the water, doesn't actually remove anything from the water). Is there a water tap before the softener you could use? What type of water softener is it?
For what it's worth, with UGF, the bacteria are all in the gravel. Covering the olf gravel up, so long as you don't make the substrate deep enough to completely block the water flow, is not a problem at all. The UGF works by pulling or pushing water through the gravel bed, supplying the bacteria all through the bed with food and oxygen.
For what it's worth, with UGF, the bacteria are all in the gravel. Covering the olf gravel up, so long as you don't make the substrate deep enough to completely block the water flow, is not a problem at all. The UGF works by pulling or pushing water through the gravel bed, supplying the bacteria all through the bed with food and oxygen.
