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So the platy seems a bit better the past couple of days, not sure if that's significant yet but I did notice something. My water changes have brought down the ammonia readings as expected, currently it's 0.25. However, the pH and KH are still stuck at the bottom of the scale.

This is making me ...

Just got my GH/KH kit, did a full test. Found it a bit fiddly, but I think I got it right. Not entirely sure it makes sense for my tank GH to be higher than the source water, so I might retest tomorrow to confirm.

Source water:
0 ammonia, pH 6.6-6.8, GH 35.8 (2 drops), KH 35.8-53.7 (2-3 drops ...

Thanks for your detailed reply. I really appreciate the insight on the ammonia thing. I did remove some decaying plant matter recently and I had a snail decaying in the tank for a few days. Some of the moss I added might be dying or just changed color, so I'll probably remove that too. However, I've ...

I've been lurking for a bit, sorry my first post has to be a problem. I've got a 55l cube tank that's been running for a year with no major losses apart from an old betta and 2 recent snails. The tank's got 4 harlequin rasboras, 6 tetras, a betta, a kuli loach, a platy, and a tiny platy fry, plus a ...