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									Diseases and Sickness - KCFishClub Forum				            </title>
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                        <title>pH levels</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m in Johnson County using water from WaterOne.  Water has a fairly high pH coming out of the tap (7.5-8).  However, my 300 gal and 135 gal has a pH down to 6.2-6.4. I have criboheros Rostr...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm in Johnson County using water from WaterOne.  Water has a fairly high pH coming out of the tap (7.5-8).  However, my 300 gal and 135 gal has a pH down to 6.2-6.4. I have criboheros Rostratus and other central american cichlids.  I have added argonite and Seachem pH Neutral (7.0).  Haven't seen an increase in the pH in the past week.  Any thoughts that could help me out?</p>
<p>All my parameter are good (no ammonia, nitrite and very little nitrate.  I do weekly water changes.  </p>
<p>Thanks.  </p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://kcfishclub.org/community/diseases-and-sickness/">Diseases and Sickness</category>                        <dc:creator>TGreen</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Mold in the House</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hopefully you&#039;ll never have to deal with serious mold in your house or fish room.  I have a lot of mold in my home because a number of problems. And it did effect my aquariums.
At first my ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hopefully you'll never have to deal with serious mold in your house or fish room.  I have a lot of mold in my home because a number of problems. And it did effect my aquariums.</p>
<p>At first my floating plants were getting moldy on the tops. Sort of like white speckles. I'd just kept throwing out the one effected but it just kept coming back. Till I gave up and threw them out with an exception of a few good ones with I put in a tank in a separate room.  No more mold. And some with mold in an empty tank.  I let the mold go and then tried spraying stuff on the surface of the plants.  A regular light mist of diluted hydrogen peroxide eventually did the trick. With some plant die off. It's possible a mist of a antil fungal med for the aquarium could have worked.</p>
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<p>Then I kept getting what I thought was a fungus on the bottom and other odd areas. It looked like some of the funguses but wasn't. Adding an antifungal does kill mold but not well enough unless you target it.  Added a little tank water and the meds and turkey basted it several days in a row.</p>
<p>At least not seen. Reduced feeding, added an air stone, made sure the take was covered and got an air purifier. Skipped a week and did the treatment again.</p>
<p>I'm sure it's just waiting for the right time to come back. But at least I didn't have to tear down the tank and sterilize it.</p>
<p>Hope that helps someone!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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