ok thanks i'll get the corl and some bakeing soda the test kit i'm useing is a few years old should i toss it and get a new one or is it fine
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sweet so how much doze corl go for and can i put it on the bottem of my tank so it dozent mess the look i whave with my gravle
You really need both Magnesium Sulphate (Espom Salts) to raise your Total/General Hardness AND Sodium Bicarbonate for Carbonate Hardness.
Mag Sulphate because there is obviously only a finite volume of coral gravel you can add to your tank bottom and/or within canister filters etc, and what if that still does not give you the desired values? These two should be added in the appropriate proportions (AFTER) water changes. Firstly obtain accurate pH and KH and GH values using two different kits. Or even better use a digital monitor or AquaMerck kits, yes they cost 10 times the cost of the others, but they are laboratory standard, i.e. totally accurate, not "roughly" this or "approx" that. Also it easier to monitor where you are with this method with a log book/diary. It's also cheaper than off the shelf mixes, and you can optimise it for your own requirements. I shall try to find the dose rates of both based on different start values and PM them to you.
Mag Sulphate because there is obviously only a finite volume of coral gravel you can add to your tank bottom and/or within canister filters etc, and what if that still does not give you the desired values? These two should be added in the appropriate proportions (AFTER) water changes. Firstly obtain accurate pH and KH and GH values using two different kits. Or even better use a digital monitor or AquaMerck kits, yes they cost 10 times the cost of the others, but they are laboratory standard, i.e. totally accurate, not "roughly" this or "approx" that. Also it easier to monitor where you are with this method with a log book/diary. It's also cheaper than off the shelf mixes, and you can optimise it for your own requirements. I shall try to find the dose rates of both based on different start values and PM them to you.
Mentzer;745463; said:
After water changes? What do you think the wide pH shifts are gonna do to those fish? He has not stated that he wants to raise his general hardness only the pH which the baking soda will do fine on it's own and it raises the carbonate hardness along with it.
so can i just add some espom salts and baking soda to my tank right now with the fish in it i'm going to do a 50% water change in 10 mins what should i do right now
Bderick67;745472; said:
Why after water changes?As the toxicity of nitrogen cycle components is greater under certain circumstances, one of those being a higher pH....
Overall stability of water shall be greater if both subances are used. Baking Soda only? No.... It shall only increase Carbonate (TEMPORARY) hardness, and is impaired by denitrification, hence the requirement for BOTH compounds.
