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Re: buffering
In a message dated 10/24/98 12:49:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
IDMiamiBob@aol.com writes:
<< I think you lost the original thread here. Jason thought maybe the
soft,low
pH water was hard on his plants. It is more likely though that he is using
less than 2 watts per gallon, or an iandequate substrate for proper root hair
development.
>>
Hi all,
I lurk here alot, but this time i might be able to add something. Thanks to
everyone for a lot of good info in a very unselfish format.
My water is very soft, but has alot of Ca++. I need to add Na bicarbonate on
a daily basis. I change the water in my 125 (for example) twice weekly, but
the pH although starting at 6.5 ends up at 5.5 to 4.5 depending on how long
it's been since the last change or addition of bicarb (it got down to 4.2 when
my discus spawned and i didn't want to disturb them. I have rotala macrandra
(very nice red color), large amazon swords, java ferns, Hygro polysperma
corymbosa, Heteranthera zosteraefolia, vallisneria (long and corkscrew),
Sagittaria (dwarf), apons and java moss. I use VHO (360 watts), and gravel
substrate. The temp is 81F because I keep discus in that tank. I don't think
it's the pH, it must be the lighting or something else missing.
Good luck.
Rich D'Ottavio
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