SkaleyAquatics

While I read many of the pages but not all he has debunked some of the common "norms" for sure. The 0dkh and pH drop both being some big ones. I have not read through the update yet. I was posting about this issue and have decided to start my own Journal and have been working on that. I plan to post the journal here as well.

Hello @Mmiller2001 Thanks for this, I will see my numbers on Sunday when I perform my weekly water change. I am glad you chimed in as you were one of my influences for switching to re-mineralizing the water instead of mixing, as was Greggz from TPT.

Hello @Seattle_Aquarist, In regards to this, I switched from Aquarium CO-OP Easy Green/Iron/Carbon to APT Complete 3 about 3 weeks ago. I am dosing at 2ml 4x/week. I was going to do EI dosing but time is limited currently and this dosing only takes a few minutes for me. I am actually using CaSO4 already, however if CO3 is the cause of the pH increase then K2CO3, could cause this and appears that is the case. As I asked somewhere else also and someone confirmed that this will cause the pH to spike for ~24hrs. Also @Seattle_Aquarist what is the plant in the last picture you provided?

@Seattle_Aquarist While I agree with you about the original parameters being fine, I was already buying the distilled water and mixing it. I was paying $6/month for 15 gallons, as I am just refilling 5gal jugs at the grocery store. The reason I am mixing is because out of the tap I struggle to grow plants as my parameters are 8ph, 22gh, and 14kh.

Hello all,So I am looking for some advice. But first a little back story, I have a 10g high tech tank that has been setup since December 10th, The last month or so I have noticed a increase in hair/thread algae, I tested my water and noticed my kh was a degree higher causing my pH to be slightly higher and thus my CO2 levels were lower. I decided to start rematerializing my distilled water instead of mixing with tap. But just received the 3 salts required to do this earlier this week. Those salts are MgSO4, CaSO4, and K2CO3. Now onto the problem...Last night around 5pm, I re-mineralized my distilled water for the first time with MgSO4, CaSO4, K2CO3. I use a bucket to reheat this water, and have a powerhead pushing the water, which is then covered with a lid. This morning around 5:45am I had some extra time before leaving for work and decided to test the parameters of this water. The kh was 3, and the gh was 7, and this is what I was targeting for my water but when I tested the pH it was reading at 8.8 or above. I was just using the API master kit. I was not expecting the pH to be that high. I have a pH pocket meter that I will check with later this evening.I am kinda lost on how the result of the pH was so high. Does the water need more time to mix the salts in? Could the test kit be bad before its expiration date? Any suggestions or thoughts would be much appreciated.

Automatic water changer is a must for me. I know when I setup my fishroom that will be the biggest priority.

Well I wish you luck on breeding the Notho's. I am currently keeping F. Gardneri Makurdi. Once I move into a house, I plan on increasing my collection of killies.

@William There is only one way to find out! put them in some water and see if they hatch

@Fish Folk Are the F. Scheeli the only other killies you have kept?

yes this 2. I am a big fan of the pennywort. I assumed it was this but wanted to confirm. I am really excited to watch this tank unfold.

What are the plants on the very far left and very far right in the tank?

Well I have had them for over a year now and they figured out how to be good parents after a few batches. I enough them. They don't dig and I believe that is my fault as they have argonite as the substrate. So the only interesting behavior I observe is them chasing each other.

Yes they are. I got them because they colonize however mine are not prolific like I've heard.

Hello all, I have been watching aquarium coop for a few years now and just now decided to join the forum. I have been keeping fish on and off for the last 15 years (I'm only 27). I currently have 3 tanks running, a 6g cube, 10g, and a 40g breeder. The 6g and 10g were setup within the past 2 months, they both were originally setup for domesticated betta's. The 10g is more of a community tank however with kubotai rasboras and pygmy cories. The 40g breeder has been up for over a year and has a group of N. Multifasciatus.