Maztachief,
First of all, WONDERFUL information. Thank you so much!
PH is normally 7.6, i believe. That or 7.4. If i wasn't running out of PH stuff i'd check for you right now. Tank is cycled, so no spikes or anything like that.
I've been doing small water changes daily. Ran a test of my water down at the LFS, and thats what he recommended.
I don't think it's any of the tank decor. All i have is bogwood, and terracotta pots. Pretty sure the terracotta is safe. I've boiled everything before putting it into the tank for good measure. Gravel is fine as well.
My tank does not have any aeration outside of the filter so perhaps i should look into an air stone?
As much as i don't want to add chemicals i may have to given that our water here is a little wack...
Georgia Peach,
Great article! Thank you for that. It's been tough finding information on this stuff.
Five is low? The fish store guy told me it was alright, but if it's low i'd definatly want it higher.
Is there any way for me to up the KH without upping the PH? My KH was orginally at 3 so i used Alkaline Buffer to get it to where it is now. However, that upped the PH.
Perhaps use less buffer during a water change?
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