I do keep a journal of this aquarium with a record of the water perameters and dates and such from the date it was first set up and notes about events.
I am noticing some trends.
That the pH is slowly raising;
That the GH and KH are raising as well
That the other water perameters are 0 ppm ites, aites and ammo.
I am begining to have a regular aglae bloom. It coats the glass and the outlet for the HOB filter from week to week cleanings. the fish seem happy and act normal and it does it normal fishy thing. The MTS seem to do their normal routine churning the sandbed and are breeding OK. But ... I need to get the driftwood root completed so that I can get more plant in there to help control that algae a little. But it's managable my biggest concern is the shift in pH, GH & KH from 4/10/2010 to 5/21/2010
Here are the numbers:
pH: (4/10) -- 7.0 (5/21) -- 8.0
GH: (4/10) -- 107.4 (5/21) 232.7 ppm (Interpolated)
KH: (4/10) -- 35.8 ppm (5/21) 161.1 ppm
This can be good or normal: Any Ideas?
Thanks for looking.
Best wishes,
Wes
I am noticing some trends.
That the pH is slowly raising;
That the GH and KH are raising as well
That the other water perameters are 0 ppm ites, aites and ammo.
I am begining to have a regular aglae bloom. It coats the glass and the outlet for the HOB filter from week to week cleanings. the fish seem happy and act normal and it does it normal fishy thing. The MTS seem to do their normal routine churning the sandbed and are breeding OK. But ... I need to get the driftwood root completed so that I can get more plant in there to help control that algae a little. But it's managable my biggest concern is the shift in pH, GH & KH from 4/10/2010 to 5/21/2010
Here are the numbers:
pH: (4/10) -- 7.0 (5/21) -- 8.0
GH: (4/10) -- 107.4 (5/21) 232.7 ppm (Interpolated)
KH: (4/10) -- 35.8 ppm (5/21) 161.1 ppm
This can be good or normal: Any Ideas?
Thanks for looking.
Best wishes,
Wes