I have a 37 gallon (30" x 12" x 23") fish PFS substrate, heavily planted, and three angels. All three were added at different times, I want to say around 12-24 months ago. At one point I had 4, but one was pretty stressed due to aggression, and one afternoon I found him between the heater and the glass, and he had burned himself pretty badly, and I put him down. Other than that, I have had no health issues, and the other three get along well enough.
I am the type that once my tanks are up and running, I provide test until I have a routine, and then I tend to put my kit away and maintain that routine. I try to keep my angels on the acidic side, and I use RO water for water always. I add calcium carbonate to most of my tanks and maintain a pH of about 7.25-7.5. The angels hardly ever get water changes (every couple of months) and their nitrates never leave 15-20 ppm (I do check that from time to time). I recently have started playing with different testing equipment and methods, and it has come to my attention that my pH is pretty consistent in the angel tank... @ 3.85! I have been hesitant to change anything too quickly, and have just spent the last couple of weeks verifying that this is a stable condition.
I have been thinking about adding some loaches, maybe a couple of kuhlis, but definitely need something to occupy the bottom of the tank. I am going to have to adjust the pH before I add anything in good conscience. I will add a tiny bit of calcium carbonate aggregate tonight and see where it gets me over the next few day.
Any thoughts or advice?
I am the type that once my tanks are up and running, I provide test until I have a routine, and then I tend to put my kit away and maintain that routine. I try to keep my angels on the acidic side, and I use RO water for water always. I add calcium carbonate to most of my tanks and maintain a pH of about 7.25-7.5. The angels hardly ever get water changes (every couple of months) and their nitrates never leave 15-20 ppm (I do check that from time to time). I recently have started playing with different testing equipment and methods, and it has come to my attention that my pH is pretty consistent in the angel tank... @ 3.85! I have been hesitant to change anything too quickly, and have just spent the last couple of weeks verifying that this is a stable condition.
I have been thinking about adding some loaches, maybe a couple of kuhlis, but definitely need something to occupy the bottom of the tank. I am going to have to adjust the pH before I add anything in good conscience. I will add a tiny bit of calcium carbonate aggregate tonight and see where it gets me over the next few day.
Any thoughts or advice?
