Nitrate vs nitrite

[WaterGardener]

I would monitor the pH, maybe primarily. In my understanding, it would be more harmful to the fish to suddenly increase the pH than it would the alkalinity. But I don't have your background, so I'm sure you know more about that than I do!

Nice to have someone with your knowledge here and I hope you will be contributing to the forum. I'm sure we can all learn a great deal for you.

And there is no such thing as too many questions. We all have them, in droves, and probably never stop having them. To me, that's a good thing.

 

[NancyMc]

No, no, no WaterGardener!!! YOU have all of the knowledge/experience!! I am a newbie and have soooo much to learn! I will keep you posted.

 

[WaterGardener]

Thank you for your kind words. There are plenty of folks here with a lot more knowledge and experience than I have. It's nice to have people who will share what they know so we can all learn something from them. I know I have benefited greatly from forums like this one.

I'm sure you won't be a newbie for long. I suspect you, like me, enjoy learning as much as we can about our new adventures and want to provide the best for our fish.

Yes, please keep us informed.

 

[brokensword]

No, no, no WaterGardener!!! YOU have all of the knowledge/experience!! I am a newbie and have soooo much to learn! I will keep you posted.

Like WG said; monitor the pH but don't worry until you have a cushion re KH. If low alkalinity, you'll have issues with pH, hence increasing the alkalinity. The main idea re pH is not to have it change/swing rapidly. Fish will adjust but need to do so slowly, slowly.

 

[NancyMc]