Buffer And Fish Quick
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bill109
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Originally Posted by mcsd22
Yes I would think you would be ok but why is your ph low? What is your ph, alk, cal, mag ?There is a reason its low and that needs to be addressed.
my ph is about 7.8 -8.0 im not sure but lfs said that it should be that light blue on the scale. (tetra test) i dont have any knind of test kit to test those kinds of things. would you reccomend the lfs said that it would be cheaper and easier to have him test it.then today he says its ok to keep a yellow tang in a 30 gal i thought it was unreasonable but he says 1 inch equals 5 gallons idk if i should buy one? yellow tangs are niceeeee lol
Yes I would think you would be ok but why is your ph low? What is your ph, alk, cal, mag ?There is a reason its low and that needs to be addressed.
my ph is about 7.8 -8.0 im not sure but lfs said that it should be that light blue on the scale. (tetra test) i dont have any knind of test kit to test those kinds of things. would you reccomend the lfs said that it would be cheaper and easier to have him test it.then today he says its ok to keep a yellow tang in a 30 gal i thought it was unreasonable but he says 1 inch equals 5 gallons idk if i should buy one? yellow tangs are niceeeee lol
mcsd22
Member
Yes the Yellows are nice but they are also free swimmers. I will not tell you you cant but alot of people will. Most will say and I will agree that you need a 6 foot tank for them. You can buy a small juv. like 1 inch or so if you plan to upgrade soon, like real soon. As far as the other tests; Cal. Mag, Alk I think if I were you I would buy my own kits and do your own tests. Your PH should be above 8.0 allways. 8.2 is great, it sound like if you get your cal and mag anf alk in order you can throw the buffer away.
S
saltfreak4
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Your tank is cycling and the pH tends to do this when the other numbers are so off. How are your ammonia/trite/trate levels?
Oh this is another reason why you shouldn't cycle with fish. These are the imbalances that occur during the process. All of these things will balance back out after your cycle is complete.
Buy a tang and throw it in there to really mess up your bio-load, do it tomorrow. The biggest one they have would be great!
Oh this is another reason why you shouldn't cycle with fish. These are the imbalances that occur during the process. All of these things will balance back out after your cycle is complete.
Buy a tang and throw it in there to really mess up your bio-load, do it tomorrow. The biggest one they have would be great!
bill109
Active Member
Originally Posted by saltfreak4
Your tank is cycling and the pH tends to do this when the other numbers are so off. How are your ammonia/trite/trate levels?
Oh this is another reason why you shouldn't cycle with fish. These are the imbalances that occur during the process. All of these things will balance back out after your cycle is complete.
Buy a tang and throw it in there to really mess up your bio-load, do it tomorrow. The biggest one they have would be great!
THANX I LL BE SURE TO DO IT ILL DO IT NOW MATTER OF FACT i want oppinions from experienced ppl like yourself but no sarcasm please sorry about up aabove but i had too
Your tank is cycling and the pH tends to do this when the other numbers are so off. How are your ammonia/trite/trate levels?
Oh this is another reason why you shouldn't cycle with fish. These are the imbalances that occur during the process. All of these things will balance back out after your cycle is complete.
Buy a tang and throw it in there to really mess up your bio-load, do it tomorrow. The biggest one they have would be great!
THANX I LL BE SURE TO DO IT ILL DO IT NOW MATTER OF FACT i want oppinions from experienced ppl like yourself but no sarcasm please sorry about up aabove but i had too
S
saltfreak4
Guest
you had to us sarcasim in return? Had to what? Leave the tank alone. Can I ask--or more like would you tell me--how old are you?