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Finally !! my ammonia , nitrite, nitrate count is where it's supossed to be. After 1 week the numbers haven't changed except for the nitrate which has crept up to about 20ppm
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distalled, r.o. water for tank, stargazers latest problem
stargazer replied to stargazer's topic in Beginners Corner
thnx ira for the info my well has 3ppm ammonia in the water possibly due to run off or a septic tank leaking -
my well is contaminated so it looks like those are my choices distalled or r.o. Which would be better? also, is there any minerals or anything else to add to the water, or is there a way to get ammonia out of tap water? It would not be in a gas form as it comes from run off
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I forgot to add i'm not on city water, I have well water, some contaminent must be getting into the ground water. Its not that bad over here. they only found 1 alligator in New York state this year
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Hi I was getting ready to add a gallon of water to top off my tank, smelled a funny oder. I checked the ammonia in the tap water and got a reading of 3 so I used a jug of spring water. But, I don't want to be lugging water from the store every week if I don't have to. Does anyone have any ideas to help out ?
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I bought a Pleco for algea clean-up so far after 3 days, it's still hiding under the driftwood, and no algea has been eaten. water temp 75 deg F, ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrate 10, ph 7.8
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to lower my ph level I put in some driftwood, I wanted to add some peat to the filter as well. The lady at the lfs said not to with activated charcoal in filter, but she couldn't say why you shouldn't. Can anyone answer this for me please?
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I'm not sure but I think one of my platys is pregerrs. I'd show a pic, but don't have a camera. but she's very big belly and the other platy is a male pretty sure at least. any suggestions as to setting up to try to keep some of the young. Not sure of spefic breed, orange with black "micky mouse" by tail
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the water is from a well, shallow point which means it's abt 5 to 7 meters deep at best. as for sewage you could be right I do have a septic tank out here. the only decorations I have is a couple ceramic? hollow logs I bought at the fish store. the fish are 2 angels, 2 cory cats, 2 clown loaches, 4 platys, 6 harlequen rasboras . The angles are the oldest apx 6 months
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hi I might have a problem with my ph in my tank it reads 8.4 to 8.8 comming out of tap is 7.5. I am using store bought gravel, with some plants 3 @ this time had more but they gradually died off, and waiting for payday to pick up some more. I saw ph kits to maintain your levea but heard that can cause trouble. Is there a better way? thanks much also thanks for the info on changing water.
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The tap water varies between 7.4 thru 7.8 on ph as for the tank I am looking to get a 55 gal or bigger this fall . The size of the clown loachs about 1 1/2 in or 3.5 cm(sorry metric is not my speciality), also forgot to mention water has a lot of iron in it , I do filter the water b4 putting it in the tank , using a pur filter on the tap
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I don't have city water just well water. fishes are 2 angels, 2 guppies male, 4platys, 2 cory cats, 2 clown loachs, and 6 harlequen rasaboras
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I could use some advice on changing water in my tank, I have a 30 gal tank. I usually do a 10% change once a week then the other week I do a 20% change is this too much or too little. My ph is 8.4 ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 10