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On 10/9/2021 at 7:25 PM, Hayley said:

Not familiar w/ RO/DI water, so I'm just going off what I know from friends/research! However, I do think that you to remineralize RO/DI water or combine it with a little bit of your tap water so it gets some necessary minerals back. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong on that, but that's what I recall.

If kH truly is 0, then the pH is gonna fluctuate a lot. I would get a kH and gH test to verify the kH is actually 0, because I know test strips like Tetra's don't measure it super accurately. If kH truly is a problem, then there's multiple solutions to help raise it like crushed coral and different buffers.

I had no idea I had to remineralize, so a 50/50 ration with tap water would be sufficient, or should I go more tapwater 70/30? To keep more minerals? Is RO/DI water even worth getting based on my issues?, or should I use tap water?

just tested water from tank with the following results

5.8 PH 

GH 300

KH 0

Nitrite 0

Ammonia 0

Nitrate <20

i will need to order the API or other liquid test, since I don't have any

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I left the water overnight in two of my gallons, and it seems to be the same since I tested last night with similar results.

GH 150

KH 80 – 180

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Greeting everyone, Cesar here from SoCal; I'm super new to the hobby, which means I have many mistakes in my tank. Much to learn, with plenty of elbow grease to use to keep my tank healthy 😀; I welcome any tips, ideas, and most importantly, I like knowing when I'm wrong so it can help me keep my fish happy and safe.

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Hello everyone, my name is Cesar, and I have been following Aquarium co-op videos on YouTube for two months, and it has been so amazing.

 

The only downside is I started watching after I set up a fish tank without knowing anything. Now I have so many issues I can't figure out how to fix them, so I'm here hoping someone can help or guide or any tips would be good.

 

Main issue

 

My problems started after a power outage; my Ammonia spiked to over 8.00PPM for over one week; daily water changed until I brought the Ammonia down to 0. for a few days, my water was reading 0, but all of a sudden, my water PH is dropping like flies. My PH was always a stable 7.0; now, it keeps falling to 5.8. I have done water changes that will bring the PH to 6.00, but it's back down to 5.8 or lower by the morning. I started doing daily water changes, but it will drop overnight.  I began to notice that my fish tank had white residue all over the rim, glass, and filter.

On top of that, my water is looking greenish, cloudy, dirty. I use the same water for the betta tank, and a  5.5 ( this tank the PH when from 7.8 to a 6.0 overnight) tank and a 10G tank which all turn my water same color all plants died in days. (5.5 gallons & 10 G have no fish) I have been trying to cycle with a PH below 6.0 and GH at 300; by the way, I have been feeding every other day, I also have a 20G long tank I want to set up, but I'm afraid of what can happen.

 

currently, my stats read as follow

 

29 Gallon Fishtank

 

-10 Glofish danio

 

- 9 Guppy

 

- 2 Plecos ( was told it was okay to have in my tank)

 

-  5 Tetras ( at this point, I had no idea about overstocking )

 

PH 5.8 was 6.0 earlier

 

Ammonia, according to Seachem and API its 0. PPM

 

Nitrite 0.PPM

 

Nitrate <20. PPM

 

GH 300 PPM

 

KH 0

 

The water I have been using has been RO/DI water. ( which LFS told me that I should be good to go with nothing to be added)

 

today I test my water from my tap and its

 

PH 7.0 - 7.4

 

Ammonia 0 PPM

 

Nitrite 0 PPM

 

Nitrate <20 PPM or less.

 

Chlorine 0  PPM

 

My question is, can it be the water causing the issue? Or can it be something else? would it be safe to use my Tap water? or what water should I be getting? Would you please help? I don't want my fish to die?