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19-12-2006, 03:35 PM | #1 |
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ideal kH for planted...
isit around 4-5?
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19-12-2006, 03:39 PM | #2 |
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I always had the notion that having a KH of 4 is ideal but recently I was told it doesn't really matter.
But I always like to err on the side of caution since with CO2 injections I prefer to have around a dKH of 4 to prevent pH swings. I had unusually low KH for one of my tanks and the inhabitants were wiped out due to the pH spikes. -Calvin |
19-12-2006, 10:22 PM | #3 |
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how to increase/ decrease kH?
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20-12-2006, 12:11 AM | #4 |
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means kh is a must to increase abit la...
so ph will be buffered.. |
20-12-2006, 12:17 AM | #5 |
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20-12-2006, 10:36 PM | #6 |
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20-12-2006, 11:37 PM | #7 |
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is there a negative value for Kh...
i noe tap water is kh 0... if i not wrong la.. |
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As for RO water, sama the Newwater bah. Should be distilled water. Havn't got chance to try a RO unit yet. |
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20-12-2006, 12:24 AM | #9 |
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GH & KH RANGE - AQUARIUM LIFE
0°-3° (0-50 ppm) discus, arowanas, elephantnose, neons, cardinals, live plants 3°-6° (50-100 ppm) Most tropical fish including angelfish, cichlids, tetras, botia, live plants 6°-11° (100-200 ppm) Most tropical fish including swordtails, guppies, mollies, goldfish 11°-22° (200-400 ppm) Rift lake cichlids, goldfish, brackish water fish I got the above information from net, can't remember where though |
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no. of drops represents the degree aka. dKH i did water changes to reduce my KH, as it was 6 and i didnt know why did it increase so much. but after water change the KH remained 6.. anyone knows why? but so far my tank is stable and everything seems to be survivng and growing well i did water changes and my dKH is still |
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