Freshwater Care Plants do not grow but dissolve Hello, it is very likely that plant pathogens or the like can be excluded - but there are many possible causes: High conductivity (above approx. 500 µS/cm) Due to the very high... Show complete answer
Freshwater Care Raising the pH value while lowering the hardness at the same time Hello, deionization with a reverse osmosis (R/O) or ion exchange system is recommended in this case. You can then adjust the desired total hardness with sera mineral salt, the KH... Show complete answer
Freshwater Care pH value remains below 6.5 even after a water change Hello, Concerning "R/O water":just a remark: the pH value of R/O water is not really important - it can vary strongly as it is not buffered. Furthermore, conventional pH electrodes... Show complete answer
Freshwater Invertebrates Care Adjust pH value for shrimps Hello, in case the pH value refers to "fresh" tap water you should simply wait, as it usually sinks in an aquarium (except if the carbonate hardness is very high). Otherwise I... Show complete answer
Freshwater Fish Piranhas in an aquarium Hello, I will split the answer into a number of different topics! Setup:a very large aquarium [at least 1,000 liters (220 nUS gal.) for 5 fish, preferably more) with sand bottom... Show complete answer
Freshwater Fish Platies: How can I detect pregnancy, how often do the fish give birth? Hello, the unborn fry are visible as a gravid spot (a dark spot diagonally above the anal fin). Just before birth, even the eyes of the fry can be seen through the skin of their... Show complete answer