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nterry

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Hi,

Looking at tanks for ocellatus (gold and pearly). Water is:
pH—8.1
KH—5 or 6
GH—10

do I need to up this? I could up it with buffers but prefer to stay with tap water if possible to maintain greater stability.

Thanks,

Nate
 

dudley

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Nate it looks good to me! Did you test the tap water directly AND let a sample set out overnight and check the values again?
 
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nterry

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This was a measurement in the tanks. Both have completed fishless cycles.
 

dudley

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I would still test your tap and a 24 sample to see if your GH, KH and pH values change after off gassing of your source water. It doesn't always change but nice to know.
 
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