Dr.selr77
Seedling
Hey everyone and thanks for the help.
I have a 15g fluval Flex planted high tech tank with cherry shrimp, rummy nose tetras, cardinal tetras, and endler guppies.
Water parameters: KH 3 GH 8 pH 7.4-7.6 without CO2 6.6 with CO2, 8 hour photo period. CO2 offset by 1 hour prior to the lights.
I’d like to add some almond leaves or alder cones to the tank.
The question is how will this affect my pH? Will the leaves lowering the general water pH affect how much I should be dosing with CO2? Ie should I turn it down some when I initially add a leaf or two? I don’t want to gas my fish and shrimp out by lowering he pH below 6.6 when the CO2 is on during the day.
Thanks!
I have a 15g fluval Flex planted high tech tank with cherry shrimp, rummy nose tetras, cardinal tetras, and endler guppies.
Water parameters: KH 3 GH 8 pH 7.4-7.6 without CO2 6.6 with CO2, 8 hour photo period. CO2 offset by 1 hour prior to the lights.
I’d like to add some almond leaves or alder cones to the tank.
The question is how will this affect my pH? Will the leaves lowering the general water pH affect how much I should be dosing with CO2? Ie should I turn it down some when I initially add a leaf or two? I don’t want to gas my fish and shrimp out by lowering he pH below 6.6 when the CO2 is on during the day.
Thanks!