Questions to ask water Dept about water report

[duanes]

When you consider the natural fluctuations in nature, seasonal changes even in tropical waters can be be drastic.

The 3 pics above are from the Rio Mamoni, here in Panama in the dry season.
Water is clear, current strong but not outrageous, pH 8.2, temp 82'F
Below is that same river a few months later, after rains have inundated the nearby Cordillera de San Blas mountains.

As you can see, pH has dropped, water temps dropped, and the current has doubled.
At least for riverine species, changes can be quite dramatic.
The one constant I find most interesting, with the physical changes in turbidity, color and particulate, pH and drop in temp, is that nitrate remains undetectable.

 

[cockroach]

When you consider the natural fluctuations in nature, seasonal changes even in tropical waters can be be drastic.

The 3 pics above are from the Rio Mamoni, here in Panama in the dry season.
Water is clear, current strong but not outrageous, pH 8.2, temp 82'F
Below is that same river a few months later, after rains have inundated the nearby Cordillera de San Blas mountains.

As you can see, pH has dropped, water temps dropped, and the current has doubled.
At least for riverine species, changes can be quite dramatic.
The one constant I find most interesting, with the physical changes in turbidity, color and particulate, pH and drop in temp, is that nitrate remains undetectable.

Great info thanks for sharing!

 

[phreeflow]

When you consider the natural fluctuations in nature, seasonal changes even in tropical waters can be be drastic.
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The 3 pics above are from the Rio Mamoni, here in Panama in the dry season.
Water is clear, current strong but not outrageous, pH 8.2, temp 82'F
Below is that same river a few months later, after rains have inundated the nearby Cordillera de San Blas mountains.
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As you can see, pH has dropped, water temps dropped, and the current has doubled.
At least for riverine species, changes can be quite dramatic.
The one constant I find most interesting, with the physical changes in turbidity, color and particulate, pH and drop in temp, is that nitrate remains undetectable.

Now that I think of it, you make a lot of sense. When I trigger my zebra plecos, I change temp, tds, ph, hardness, and flow quite rapidly and dramatically. The key to what you said is “riverine fish” as my Tanganyikans like it stable and can’t handle large fluctuations like my plecos can. Thx