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The right water parameters

Elements Parameters Minimal Maximal Unit
General parameters Acidity pH* 6.5 8 -
Total hardness GH* 1 20 °dGH
Carbonate hardness KH 4 12 °dKH
Critical parameters Nitrites NO2 0,01 0,05 mg/l
Ammonium NH4 0 0 mg/l
Copper Cu 0 0 mg/l
Parameters favouring aglues Nitrates NO3 20 25 mg/l
Phosphates PO4 0.01 0.02 mg/l
Iron Fe 0.05 0.1 mg/l

*depending on species

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Parameter Increase Decrease
pH
  • Bubbler

  • Exhaust filter

  • Aquadur Salts

  • Brassage

  • Cuttlefish bone

  • Oyster shells

  • Coral sand

  • Osmosis water

  • Catappa leaves

  • Alder Cones

  • Oak leaves

  • Peat

  • CO2

  • Some types of substrates

GH
  • Preis Discus Salts

  • Aquadur Salts

  • Dennerle Salts

  • Calcareous stones

  • Cuttlefish bone

  • Oyster shells

  • Eau osmosée

KH
  • Aquadur Salts

  • Sels Dennerle

  • Calcareous stones

  • Cuttlefish bone

  • Osmosis water

  • Peat

Nitrates (NO3)

What causes it:

  • Population too large

  • Overfeeding

  • Decrease population

  • Decrease food intake

  • Fast-growing plants

  • Regular and sufficient water changes

  • Activated carbon

Phosphates (PO4)

What causes it:

  • Population too large

  • Overfeeding

  • Decrease population

  • Decrease food intake

  • Fast-growing plants

  • Regular and sufficient water changes

  • Activated carbon

  • Anti-phosphate filter mass

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