It's been an adventure!



Water

The pH has been refusing to stabilize as low as I want it. I get it down to the low 6's and it's back up to 8 the next day. I suspect it's because of the stuff the aquarium guy gave me. We won't be doing that again. So I was using vinegar to lower it, then it would pop right back up, then I'd be worried about adding more vinegar to the system (and wanting to purge whatever was buffering it so high) so… Continue

Nitrites and Nitrates are still undetectable. I think there's little doubt at this point that the PH neutralizer the aquarium guy sold me included some resident chemical that kills ammonia. Even though I *specifically* asked him not to give me anything that would affect the ammonia, nitrites, or nitrates. Clearly he didn't understand what I'm trying to do here and I won't trust him again for anything except fish.



So meanwhile I did a 1/3 water change and dosed with some seaweed… Continue