I doubt the tannins will do much in hard water anyway, it's more common for them to affect soft water.
As @fr499y says, the weekly changes will keep on top of it.
I still get some tannins in my tanks, and they're all pretty old setups now, up to 25 years.....
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- Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: Hi! New and confused
- Replies: 106
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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
- Topic: New Tank Log: VikingMummy
- Replies: 657
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Re: New Tank Log: VikingMummy
Mine have gold eyes until they're about 2 months old, the singleton fry I got last time has now gone green (only the eyes, obviously! )
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:16 am
- Forum: Questions & Identification
- Topic: Water treatment lowers pH?
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Re: Water treatment lowers pH?
Does the ph drop overnight if you leave tap water in a receptacle overnight, what is the ph in the tank normally?
I'm wondering if there's something else going on here....
I'm wondering if there's something else going on here....
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: Livestock Health
- Topic: Sick swordtail
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2705
Re: Sick swordtail
What @fr499y and @VikingMummy2015 said are the round-ups.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
- Topic: Taffs new tank log
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1095
Re: Taffs new tank log
Sorry to hear about all this, hope you're doing better.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: Birthday Wishes!
- Topic: Happy Birthday Jon_D!
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- Views: 136
Happy Birthday Jon_D!
@Jon_D Have a great day!
We haven't seen you around for a while, hope you're ok.
We haven't seen you around for a while, hope you're ok.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Birthday Wishes!
- Topic: Happy Birthday Voylike
- Replies: 6
- Views: 115
Re: Happy Birthday Voylike
Happy Birthday!
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:34 am
- Forum: Livestock Health
- Topic: Sick swordtail
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2705
Re: Sick swordtail
When did you get the GH up from 8?
It may be that the problems have been there some time, and only just showing as they get older.....the stress would be internal rather than external.
It may be that the problems have been there some time, and only just showing as they get older.....the stress would be internal rather than external.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: Hi! New and confused
- Replies: 106
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Re: Hi! New and confused
If you get three days of double zeros then it's done (I take it you are still adding ammonia....).
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: Stocking Order Question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 298
Re: Stocking Order Question
Welcome to the forum. :) If the cycle has completed, and the nitrates are below 20ppm it should be ok to add shrimp at any time, or you could add a female bristlenose (they do a better algae-clearing job than males). If the BN is big it may think small shrimp are food (they are omnivores), so I woul...