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Hey everyone,
I've been having a weird die off of fish and shrimp lately, one every couple of days, one by one. My plants are FLOURISHING, and I just started dosing PPS-Pro, but for some reason the inhabitants aren't doing so hot. I'd like to start testing to get a better understanding of my tank chemistry. What should I be testing for, what are the acceptable ranges, and what are the best test kit manufacturers for each parameter?
Here's the tank parameters:
- 55 gallons
- Pressurized co2 @ 3-4 bpm (no pH regulator)
- Eco Complete soil
- Glo HO t-5, two bulbs @ 54 watts (10,000K bulbs)
- Dosing PPS-Pro
- 50% water changes once a week
Cheers,
Michael
I've been having a weird die off of fish and shrimp lately, one every couple of days, one by one. My plants are FLOURISHING, and I just started dosing PPS-Pro, but for some reason the inhabitants aren't doing so hot. I'd like to start testing to get a better understanding of my tank chemistry. What should I be testing for, what are the acceptable ranges, and what are the best test kit manufacturers for each parameter?
Here's the tank parameters:
- 55 gallons
- Pressurized co2 @ 3-4 bpm (no pH regulator)
- Eco Complete soil
- Glo HO t-5, two bulbs @ 54 watts (10,000K bulbs)
- Dosing PPS-Pro
- 50% water changes once a week
Cheers,
Michael