Re: How do I reduce my GH

["Cory and Susanne Williamson" <webwill@infinet.net>]

I use small ammount of baking soda for raising my fry, as well as in my
plant tank to give the water more buffering capacity- because the water
comes out of the tap almost distilled (ie. no buffering capacity <1 german
hardness). For the plants I use CO2, so I add baking soda to keep the pH
from going too acid. For the fry, I use it to prevent pH crashes- I find
that when I am feeding young fish lots of food (to grow them up quickly) in
small volumes of water, there is a tendancy for the pH to crash a lot easier
(I know that apistos can handle relatively acid water, but it is easier for
me to keep the water stable- which believe is more important.) For the
nijsenni for example- I do nothing to the water except remove the chlorine-
with aeration and a declorinator.

Cory Williamson
-----Original Message-----
From: Vern Wensley <vernwen@home.com>
To: apisto@admin.listbox.com <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
Date: April 6, 1999 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: How do I reduce my GH


>Could you exsplain why you are useing baking soda.I live in Poco and I dont
>do anything to my water except for blackwater and I have managed to spawn
>quite a few apistos.
>Vern
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cory and Susanne Williamson <webwill@infinet.net>
>To: apisto@admin.listbox.com <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
>Date: April 6, 1999 8:32 AM
>Subject: Re: How do I reduce my GH
>
>
>>Jeff,
>>
>>Where did you say you live?
>>
>>I am not clear if you said you were in North Vancouver- if you are get a
>new
>>test kit!!! If you are in North Van- you don't have to do anything to your
>>water except remove the chlorine. (don't add the coral chips or whatever
it
>>is that you said) We are on the same  water supply- and my fish have been
>>breeding like crazy- I only add 1/4 tsp of Baking soda for each 5 gal to
>>help stabilize the pH.
>>
>>Cory Williamson
>>
>>Burnaby,
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jeff Katcher <katf@home.com>
>>To: apisto@admin.listbox.com <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
>>Date: April 5, 1999 4:09 PM
>>Subject: Re: How do I reduce my GH
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Jeff Katcher wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>>         I need to know what water conditions (in general) are good for
>>Dwarf
>>>> Cichlids.
>>>>
>>>>         What I have now is:
>>>> General Hardness (GH): - Calcium and magnesius
>>>> 54 DH
>>>> 35.1 Clark
>>>> 966.6 ppm
>>>>
>>>
>>>I have retested this twice now.  Results:
>>>test 1:
>>>48 DH
>>>
>>>Test 2:
>>>52 DH
>>>
>>>I am looking for another brand of test kit as we speak.  The one I have
>>>now is a tetra laboratory.
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>
>>>
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