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Urgent???? Help!

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#1 ·
Hi, I'm still very new to this whole aquarium thing, so I'll ask you guys! Here's my problem... I got a new 5 gallon marineland hex, very nice little tank. I'm doing a project display on freshwater snails, so I set it up, and I have only snails in it. 3 brigs, several physas, 3 trumpets, 3 rams and a couple of spixis. This is only temporary, one week. After that, I'm giving most of the snails to a local fish store for credit. Anyway, I just tested my tank water, and I know it's off. ph= 8.3, ammonia=.50ppm, kh=107.4ppm, gh=161.1ppm, nitrite and nitrate are 0. Suggestions? How serious is this? Run to the petstore now, or wait till tommorrow? Best (and cheapest) options?
Thanks for any help.
 
#6 ·
Yes hard water= ^ calcium, look/search snails or for batmans posts , hes written alot about snails.He wrote that calcium supplementation was required and that they should not be kept in acidic water because it will cause shell erosion. Thats all i got. Fordman likes snails too. PM them.
 
#7 ·
50% water changes once daily, keep ammonia, nitrite under .25 if possible.
 
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