Discus fish prefer warm, soft, acidic water. pH should be between 6.0 and 7.0, with hardness between 1° and 4° dKH (18 to 70 ppm) and in order to ensure that your aquarium water is suitable we have a variety of test kits to test the water quality.
The acidity or basicity of water can be measured by using pH test kits. We have the following types of testing kits or equipment.
The simple definition of water hardness is the amount of dissolved minerals in the water. Hard water is high in dissolved minerals, largely calcium and magnesium. We offer test kits to test for water hardnes.
Some of the ways to increase your aquarium tank's water pH is to do the following: