Water Hardness, GH and KH in the Aquarium: KH and GH are unimportant in aquariums!
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4.4.5. Raising pH in the Aquarium
Raising pH in the Aquarium can be done in a couple of ways, learn more in this article.
4.4.4. Dropping pH in the Aquarium
Dropping pH in the Aquarium: Newcomers constantly ask on social media “How do I get my pH down for my fish?”. First off, if the pH is below 8.5 you typically don’t need to bring it down for most fish.
4.4.3. Carbon Dioxide and pH in the Aquarium
Carbon Dioxide and pH in the Aquarium: Carbon dioxide is rarely a factor in most fish only aquariums. Where it is slightly important in a fish only aquarium is in the consideration of pH.
4.4.2. Buffering Aquarium Water
Buffering Aquarium Water: Simply put buffering is the ability of water to resist changes in pH. Many people comment about the importance of a stable pH and having a buffered system.
4.4.1. Aquarium pH is Not Important
Aquarium pH is Not Important: Beginners to the aquarium hobby tend to obsess about things like pH. The simple fact of the matter is that pH just isn’t very important.
4.4. Aquarium pH
Aquarium pH: Most fish have a large tolerance range when it comes to pH. And all fish accept very wide and sudden changes in water pH quite readily.
3.9. Fish Food and Gunk
Fish Food and Gunk: There is an interesting relationship which occurs in fish only aquariums. The amount of brown gunk, beneficial bacteria and nitrate produced in a filter media is dependent on the ratio of carbon to nitrogen in the food.
3.7. Banned Fish Food
Banned Fish Food: The well-meaning but ill-informed individuals on social media have decided the following foods are never to be fed to tropical fish or to only be fed occasionally. They are wrong!
3.8. Fish Food and Malawi Bloat
Fish Food and Malawi Bloat: Malawi Bloat is NOT caused by high protein food. University researchers found that Malawi bloat was actually caused by high carbohydrate / low protein food.
