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First Time Aquarium
55Gallon: 40lbs kitty litter/4kg FLUVAL Plant & Shrimp Stratum
all planted the first week Eleocharis Parvula/Limnophilia Sessilifora/Bacopa Compact/Ludwiga Palustris/Dwarf Hairgrass/Pearlweed
Fluval 406 prefilter only, 6L Eheim Subtrat Pro inside
Nitrates Week 1
Nitrates Week 3
Test Strip Week 3 Nitrates
Test Strip Week 3 PH
Pearlweed died back and starting to grow week3
Dwarf Hairgrass Week 3 growing roots
Pentair Everpure 4C is the filter used for water.
Eheim 200w Heater set@75
The only thing added to the tank is some algae wafers for the snails that showed up, Seachem prime/stability and Tropica specialized fertilizer.
Lights are the 48" led bar that came with the kit and a Nicrew Skyled 36"
This is all the info I can think to give.
So did my nitrates disappear in 3 weeks? My test strips say otherwise. Is my tank ready for fish? could one of my test be tainted? When I repeat the tests the results are the same. A Digital TDS Meter Also a Digital PH Meter will arrive today.
What I would like to do is be overstocked with Neon tetras and red cherry shrimp.
Any advice is welcome! Also if I'm doing something wrong please let me know as well.
I forgot to add that the water has never been changed
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What fish can handle hard, cool, high flow water? The guy at the fish store suggested Endlers if I understood correct. Any other suggestions? I'm new to this hobby.
4 dwarf crayfish in a 30G 36x13x16 tank with Pearlweed. Aquaclear 110
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I have a Everpure 4C filter for drinking water at my home. Will I still need to use a product such as a dechlorinator if my filter already takes the chlorine out? Sorry I'm new to this.
https://www.amazon.ca/Everpure-EV9601-00-4C-Cartridge/dp/B0051SUPDI
this is the specific filter.
First time aquarium nitrate help
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Hi, I bought the wrong kit and only have the nitrate test not the full API spectrum of tests. according to the nitrates disappearing the plants have eaten/used them? Why do my two test differ so much? The API says somewhere between 0-5 ppm but the test strip states somewhere between 100-250mg/L. Also according to the test strips my nitrites seem to be off the charts past 10mg/L. I don't know how to convert them to be the same measurement. As far as I know I've followed the Seachem Stability bottle to build the bacteria I need.