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    Water testing....FOR FREE!!!!

    I'm still new to the aquarium world. I was close to buying my own water testing kit. But, after a little web surfing i found that PetsMart does this for FREE. I just took my water sample today and took only a couple of minutes. Not to shabby...Just figured i would share. I know i'm not the only new person...

    Testing :
    Ammonia :
    Nitrate :
    PH :
    Alkanility :
    Hardness :
    Chlorine and Chloramine :
    Salinity :
    240 and 35 Cichlid tanks
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    What results you get ?

    What fish do Jesper have
    180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
    110     Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
    58 S. Decorus
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    • #3
      the fella wrote

      Testing : 1/7
      Ammonia : .5
      Nitrate : 0
      PH : 8.4 (i reduced that a little)
      Alkanility : 120
      Hardness : 150 (said that was fine for Cichlids)
      Chlorine and Chloramine : 0
      Salinity :0 (been reading a little about salt, adding soon)
      240 and 35 Cichlid tanks

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      • #4
        African Cichlids work well in Houston tap water, IMO. I wouldn't worry about tryin to reduce the pH too much. Messing with water parameters opens up a whole can of worms. I assume this is a new tank... once cycled, your ammonia will be zero.

        Looks good!
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        • #5
          BTW... thanks for sharing about the free testing at Petsmart. I think a lot of the LFS will do this as well if you ask them.
          Scarecrow : I haven't got a brain... only straw.
          Dorothy : How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
          Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?
          Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

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          • #6
            i told the guy about the Ph and the fish being Cichlids....he said it was really like a 9 or something....so i just put a tad of the downer stuff....Thanx for the info
            240 and 35 Cichlid tanks

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            • #7
              Stay away from the pH upper or pH downer. It is not a good idea. Your pH is perfect just out of the tap, no need to try to change it.

              If there ever was a need to change it, there are better ways to do it than with the upper/downer stuff on the market. They can cause pH swings which is much more harmful for your fish than the pH from the tap. The guy at the LFS probably meant well, but those products are highly frowned upon by the aquarium community as a whole (not just here, but on every board from every country I've been on). They are bad news. Stay away from them.
              Vicki

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              • #8
                Glad i only put half of cap full and not the recommended use...
                240 and 35 Cichlid tanks

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by armthehomeless View Post
                  African Cichlids work well in Houston tap water, IMO. I wouldn't worry about tryin to reduce the pH too much. Messing with water parameters opens up a whole can of worms. I assume this is a new tank... once cycled, your ammonia will be zero.

                  Looks good!
                  +1

                  I learned the hard way.

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