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Hey gang,
Looking at consolidating a bit. Wanting to house the following in a planted
55g.
Pair of Laetacara Dorsiger
1-2 Pair of Golden Rams
1 Pair Apistogramma Agassazzi
1 Pair Pelvicachromis (may not include these)
3-4 Discus
Several dither fish
Filtration will be sponge...
I removed the sand and the (fake)terracotta pots from the tanks last night and did a 25% water change. Cut some 2 inch pvc pipes to replace the removed caves. My male Pelvicachromis went straight for it...will check the PH tonight once I get home...cross your fingers???
77Railer
While I wait for the sand/water to cool down I am doing some more research on this sand...
According to the MSDS Sheet on Silica Sand section 9
http://www.hansoncm.biz/pdfs/tech/MSDS-Silica%20Sands.pdf
Silica Sand has a Ph of 7.4...Can anyone else using this tell me if they have...
Redid test in a glass container....when I poured the acid on the sand I again noticed the clear gysers coming up from the sand...my brain goes two directions...
1. This is it I found the source of my ph problems....
2. These clear gysers could just be trapped water rising to the top of...
Im not familiar enough yet to say if I agree or disagree about the ph crash..never had it happen..knock on wood...
I dont have hydro acid but I do have muratic acid...poured some on the outside of the pot and nothing happened...poured some straight on the grey inner core and nothing...
Checked the bucket with substrate this morning and it had the same PH as last night. I stirred it and placed a heater in it to see if this makes a change.
One idea I havent mentioned on here but have bounced around in my head is the following...I used an established tank to seed the sponge...
Its not bad temp wise here. Jobs arent that hard to come by but then again I teach school and own my own business so job security isnt really an issue with me.
After running a heater in the bucket with the terracotta pots all day I notice no increase in PH. Took some sand out of the bag and...
We are located in Sumter South Carolina..using a 60 year old well,lol.
This mornings findings are the same for ph on both buckets.
TDS on empty bucket is 51, bucket with pot (grey core) is 63
TDS on tanks with sand is 221 an 315.
TDS on 55G barebottom is 132 has 20 rams 5...
Hey gang,
I am having trouble with my ph rising in my tanks. Doing a little experiment to see what it is and figured I would get you guys to chime in and see what you think.
Fresh out of the tap my water is
PH 6
KH 0
TDS 43
A day after it sits in the tank it is
PH 7 ish...dark...
Thanks, I have no clue what caused it then. Might have been a fluke as I have 20 Juvenile Golden Rams, Pair of Pelvicachromis, and Laetacara Dorsigera using the same water source and have no problems with them.
Any idea about the grey material between the terracotta pot outer layers...
I might remove the sand and go with play sand. Im using sponge filters that ran for a week in a 55G established tank that I then transfered to my twenties the day before the fish arrive. So the water in the tank water never cycled but the sponges should have been established by then. Frequent...
Hey gang,
I came home yesterday to find my male Agassizii on the bottom of the tank and noticed a red sore on his side. I just did a 50% water change the night before. When I called my LFS they said that is usually due to a bacterial infection which could be onset by water being to soft. I...
Thank you, I have noticed that they tend to hang out behind their cave(claypot) under some java moss. They are skittish fish. Only coming out if I am very still or feeding them. Is this normal behavior for this species. How big do they have to be before they breed, and is their a way to sex...
Hey gang,
I picked up 2 fish couple weeks ago that the LFS had labeled as laetacara curvicep. Im not sure if that is actually correct when looking at pics online they look like they may be laetacara dorsigera. Can anyone tell from the pics I took? Thanks for the help...77Railer