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I am now getting similar readings in the dwarf pike tank that I have been trying to convert to blackwater, I have just been using rain water for water changes, today TDS is reading 15. Actually I just tested my tap water again and it is also 15, I think that is because its been raining so much...
I don't know the answer, but I have noticed that my two tanks with rocks in have slightly higher conductivity than those with only wood. It is not a big difference (TDS in the 20s in wood only tanks but in the 30s in those with rocks). The rocks come from my local river which has very soft...
You might want to look at my thread here, I started with tap water of very similar parameters to yours. copied Mike's method and managed to get the pH of prepared peat water down to 5.5. Later it rained and found I got the same pH more or less with rain water, so I have been using rain water...
Well yes, you are correct of course, but the females did lay eggs and then, at least apparently, became males. It would be interesting to follow through and check that they can then fertilize eggs. But it would not be too surprising, this is already well known in Crenicara.
Yes, I believe that is the case, they are found in quite a variety of habitats, though mostly in at least fairly soft water. You are also correct in that many soft water species will not breed, or not successfully, in harder water. But the fact is that soft water fish do tend to be more...
I believe that MacZ was not referring to the method of medicating, which is common practice, but to the medicines used (API General Cure and API Fin and Body Cure) and unknown disease treated?
I haven't updated for a while but the tank is still staying at pH about 6.5. Until a couple days ago I had only done periodic small water changes with the peat water, but we managed to set up a rain collecting system that does not involve run off from the roof, just in case, so I have recently...
Mm interesting, I just use a garden hosepipe but always empty the water from it as I roll it up and put it away. I never saw or used a python so don’t know if this would be difficult?
That would be boring! And you might miss something interesting going on in the tanks! I used to use buckets but now, with a couple of quite big tanks, I use a siphon out into the garden and hosepipe in. except recently the dwarf pike cichlids tank where I am preparing the water first -...
Yes, I realize it will take a while, and I haven't been able to do water changes every day, (mostly due to long power cuts, when the power is off we board up the tanks to conserve heat, and when its on there are always lots of other things that need doing). And my peat container is not very...
OK maybe I will not use it this time then, to be on the safe side. Also as it was raining very hard quite a lot of stuff ran off the roof. We live out in the country but as you say, you never know what rain water picks up on the way. With the peat water I am only changing about 40l (10...