Aquarium pH, GH & KH: What You ACTUALLY Need to Know

Most aquarium water test strips measure pH, GH, and KH, so how much do you need to pay attention to it? Here’s a beginner-friendly guide to the water chemistry in your fish tank, and what I personally do for my aquariums if I need to raise or lower those parameters. 🐟 SUBSCRIBE so you won’t miss my latest video:    / @girltalksfish   🌿 BECOME A MEMBER for bonus content:    / @girltalksfish   🛒 MATERIALS I USED (I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.) ▶ Test strips: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products... ▶ Catappa leaves: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products... ▶ Seachem Equilibrium minerals: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products... ▶ Crushed coral: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products... ▶ Filter media bag (for crushed coral): https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products... ▶ Easy Green fertilizer: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products... 📚 RESOURCES ▶ Nitrogen Uptake by Aquatic Plants (by Diana Walstad): https://dianawalstad.files.wordpress.... 🦐 EXTRAS ▶ Instagram:   / girltalksfish   ▶ Merch store: https://girltalksfish.creator-spring.com EDITOR: Angela Guererro at https://www.angelaguererro.com/ ATTRIBUTION Music from Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀) RODI unit by Kingfish101 from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Doctoral cap by RRZEicons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Downcast emoji by Twitter at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... #girltalksfish #waterchemistry #aquarium 0:00 Is aquarium water chemistry important? 0:30 What is pH? 1:11 What is KH? 1:54 What is GH? 3:00 How to lower pH, KH, & GH 5:41 How to raise pH, KH, & GH 7:05 My recommendation for lazy fishkeepers