I currently have 4 tanks. Three 5 gallons, and one 10 gallon. They were all cycled a week ago, I swear. pH was 7.0, ammonia was 0ppm, nitrites were 0ppm, and
nitrates were 10ppm. I noticed one platy in the 10 with her mouth at the surface of the water, so I tested it. pH lighter than 6.0 (?!), ammonia 0.5ppm (?!),
nitrites 0ppm, nitrates 10ppm.
Now, I use Amquel + and NovAqua + in all 4 tanks. All 4 tanks read the same. I called a pet store up here to ask the pH of their tanks because my tap water was testing at 8.0 ..... the pet stores' pH was 6.8 .... I am totally at a loss... WHY has my pH dropped, why is there ammonia?! None of the fish really seem to be affected... I mean, the one platy is behaving normally, she just was hanging at the top of the tank that day, and Drew, the old man in the house sits around unless I put his toy in his tank... but he's around 4, so I am not too terribly concerned by his behavior either...
But the ammonia and pH! It's beyond me.
Now, I use Amquel + and NovAqua + in all 4 tanks. All 4 tanks read the same. I called a pet store up here to ask the pH of their tanks because my tap water was testing at 8.0 ..... the pet stores' pH was 6.8 .... I am totally at a loss... WHY has my pH dropped, why is there ammonia?! None of the fish really seem to be affected... I mean, the one platy is behaving normally, she just was hanging at the top of the tank that day, and Drew, the old man in the house sits around unless I put his toy in his tank... but he's around 4, so I am not too terribly concerned by his behavior either...
But the ammonia and pH! It's beyond me.
as it will always be high after a waterchangement...but after months it can get controlled by the bakteries and so be dropped...depending the KH as
said above.
