Well there is the problem. At that low a pH, with that high a KH reading he has a range of 45ppms to 66ppms of disolved co2. Which is way to high. THe optimal range is 5-20 ppm co2. His fish basically had nothing to breath.
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WyldFya;554099; said:
ah I see,whats the best way for him to fix his problem? start using tap with ro to bring the ph to a desirable level?
For a planted tank I would recommend always mixing your ro water with tap. What percentage depends on your local water source.
The ratio needs all the info, ph, kh, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, are the major ones. For planted tanks copper test kits are very good to have as many plants are copper sensitive, and under very small amounts, .025 ppm or less copper, can be lethal to some plants.
hey wyldfya, had a question for ya, my buddie has a big salt water light he will give me for a good price its a coral life 838 watts it has 4-96w pc bulbs and 3-150 hqi, my question is, if I bought new bulbs for it would that be a good light for a 240 gallon planted tank,the tank is 8ft long and the light is 6ft long also the tank is 25 inches tall,bad idea? or what you think?
GREAT IDEA! I have considered going up to a better setup to save space, my tank currently only uses PC hoods and I have 650w over it,but I can only fit one more little fixture. That one probably has room to still add a few more small bulbs like HO T5 bulbs. With a light like that over a 240 you wil be able to grow several really nice plants, reds might still wash out but with the hqi, you should be better off.
so there is no prob with the hqi bulbs over plants? cool im getting excited I may even oder a co2 system to do it right! what kinda bulbs shoul I buy to replace his older salt water ones?
I would do a mix of 6700k, 8000k if you can get them, and 10,000k bulbs. The one thing I would recommend is to get the co2 and ferts before you even start that light up. Starting a light that powerful over a tank heavily planted or not is going to start algae growth. Once it gets a foot hold it is a pain to get rid of. If you have the CO2 and ferts ready to go when you start up the light, it is that much less time the algae has to take foot before you get your fert and co2 adjusted.
so whats the best way to deal with algae problems? i know that the plants will compete for there nutriants,but once its all over the leaves is the only thing to do is get algae eating fish like ottos, or flying fox? thanx for answering all my question im sure there will be many more when I get stared
