Freshwater Technical equipment seramic calibration: Can you use pH 4 instead of pH 9? Hello, no, the unit must be calibrated with the pH 9.2 solution mentioned in the instruction. Calibrations with solutions other than the mentioned ones will either not be possible at... Show complete answer
Freshwater Diseases Betta has no upper lip Hello, this can be due to a disease (was there possibly any kind of skin slime visible?) or an injury. If it was that way from the beginning, a misshaping (e.g. by mineral of... Show complete answer
Freshwater Care Can the carbonate hardness be higher than the total hardness? Hello, the reason for this difference is as follows:From a "chemica"' viewpoint, the total hardness ist the total amount of bivalent metal ions. In practical aquarium terms, this can... Show complete answer
Freshwater Fish Can currents also be too strong? Hello, yes, this is indeed possible, especially with fish that are not good and powerful swimmers (all veiltail breeding forms, among others)! Water current should by all means be... Show complete answer
Freshwater Care Can an aquarium be planted too densely? Hello, this is virtually impossible, provided the fish have sufficient space left to move! It is important to fulfill the nutritional requirements in very densely planted tanks.... Show complete answer
Freshwater Fish Care Is it possible that no elevated nitrite levels can be detected a few days after a nitrite intoxication? Hello, yes, this is indeed possible. Dangerously high nitrite levels become lower again after a couple of days unless there are no chemicals in the water that inhibit bacteria. The... Show complete answer