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xerxeswasachump · 09-17-2006, 01:17 PM

Ok i work at a pet store and i'm in charge of the planted fish tank system. The thing was in shambled when i started working there and now it is starting to look pretty good. I do have a few problems though...

1. I put RO water in the system when i do water changes (and fertilize with trace and flourish regularly), yet the pH of the system is always around 8! This is a big problem because i am trying to stock discus and rams in the tanks. The fish are surviving but they don't really show their true colors until they are comfortable. The pH of the RO water i put in the tanks is around 6, and the system always ends up at 7.8-8. Also, the water out of the tap is 7.6. What could be cause such a crazy spike in the ph?

2. As i said, i am trying to keep discus in the tanks. Most of them are doing fine but the other day one started pigeon blood started turning black. It slowly engulfed his body starting at his fins. Eventually he died. What was this? Is it contagious? Or is it just stress?

09-17-2006, 01:17 PM	#1
xerxeswasachump no snakes alive... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ Age: 24 Posts: 237	My planted system at work... Ok i work at a pet store and i'm in charge of the planted fish tank system. The thing was in shambled when i started working there and now it is starting to look pretty good. I do have a few problems though... 1. I put RO water in the system when i do water changes (and fertilize with trace and flourish regularly), yet the pH of the system is always around 8! This is a big problem because i am trying to stock discus and rams in the tanks. The fish are surviving but they don't really show their true colors until they are comfortable. The pH of the RO water i put in the tanks is around 6, and the system always ends up at 7.8-8. Also, the water out of the tap is 7.6. What could be cause such a crazy spike in the ph? 2. As i said, i am trying to keep discus in the tanks. Most of them are doing fine but the other day one started pigeon blood started turning black. It slowly engulfed his body starting at his fins. Eventually he died. What was this? Is it contagious? Or is it just stress? __________________ 46 Gallon Planted Tank: 1 bolivian ram, 1 angelfish, 12 glo-lite tetras, 2 colomesus asellus, 8 japonica shrimp