High GH Levels

[mybanana]

Hey Guys!

I’m new to the forum and new to Axolotls but I’m getting the hang of it. I have two adult axie’s in a 20 gal long tank and I’ve had one for about 3 months now. I got a golden axie in Feb and a Lucy in March and they’ve been doing fine. However, I’ve noticed over the past week or two that the GH level in the tank are reading as “very hard” and I can’t seem to get it down. My Lucy’s gill stalks appear to be curling slightly forward but not much. All the other levels are normal - just the GH is high. They are both still eating and moving around just fine. Any suggestions on how to bring the GH level down?

 

[KumquatSquats]

i found this site to be helpful, just cross-reference any additives for axolotl-safety before use: https://fishlab.com/aquarium-gh/


this link is a neat scientific breakdown of water quality for axolotls, it includes ideal GH and KH values

https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?id=7259211&pid=14365&print=1

hope that helped a bit!