Recent content by Bwhite85

Thank you! I have tried buffering the water changes which is helping keep the PH very stable, but KH is still dropping quickly. The fish and shrimp seem to be doing ok though. The tap nitrate is 0, KH ranges from 4 to 6 (I’ve tested it on different days and it varies), GH is 8 to 10. What’s...

No, but I can try that and see what happens.

The shrimp died. I purchased the tank fully established and when I refilled it with local water, the chemistry swing killed them. The issue is when I do water changes, the PH goes back up then drops again quickly. If I could just keep it stable, it would be less of an issue, but water changes...

Hello! I have 4 fish tanks - one 55 gallon, two 10 gallon and one 5 gallon. Across the board I am having an issue with KH and PH. The 5 gallon is the only one holding steady right now but it’s empty because the PH crashes killed all the shrimp and I moved the betta. The other three have...