Forget Stresszyme, you're only going to add to the problem by adding DEAD bacteria. Get Bio-Spira instead. The only prodoct with live bacteria. Add it directly to your filter, after another large WC.
Need help!! SOS ammonia!!
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thanks for the advice 
this morning my silver doesn't seem to be shedding slime. but still quite weak. I'll test the ph with a ph tester which can test below 4.
Not sure about kh , but ph from tap wate4r should be 7.5, i'm not sure if ph is too low. but it happened before my ph went down to 3 , i'm not sure why this happened. I do 30 - 50 % water change weekly.
I've added melafix also last night but only at half dose. and added salt about 1tbsp pero 10 gal
hopefully my fish are able to recover and i'm able to correct the cause of this.
will post update again when i get home
this morning my silver doesn't seem to be shedding slime. but still quite weak. I'll test the ph with a ph tester which can test below 4. Not sure about kh , but ph from tap wate4r should be 7.5, i'm not sure if ph is too low. but it happened before my ph went down to 3 , i'm not sure why this happened. I do 30 - 50 % water change weekly.
I've added melafix also last night but only at half dose. and added salt about 1tbsp pero 10 gal
hopefully my fish are able to recover and i'm able to correct the cause of this.
will post update again when i get home
Just bought a ph tester earlier todday and it can go upto 4.5, i tested my water and its ph is at 4.5 but i suspect it to even be lower
asked my wife to buy baking sode, but she forgot to bring it home
anything else i can use to safely raise ph ? i added some corals into my 15 gal sump.
also redose a little ammolock and melafix.
asked my wife to buy baking sode, but she forgot to bring it home
anything else i can use to safely raise ph ? i added some corals into my 15 gal sump.
also redose a little ammolock and melafix.
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The latest ph test kit is made by sera.
the tester before was made by API. It can only test till 6.0
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Terror, that is pretty low. Is your tapwater's pH 4.5 as well? Maybe you should test your tapwater's pH and hardness levels.
our tapwater is normally 7.5
thats why i'm really puzzled it went down to less than 4.5 since i do 50% water change weekly. will test tapwater again.
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thanks. will try to find hardness tester.
but our water is quite soft here.
last time thi shappened. i lost 2 datnoids. luckily my super red aro was able to take the low ph. it had cloudy eye.
but our water is quite soft here.
last time thi shappened. i lost 2 datnoids. luckily my super red aro was able to take the low ph. it had cloudy eye.
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That could explain why your pH was very low.
This seems to be pH crash. The hardness levels must be adjusted indeed. Sorry about your situation.
