Hi Folks,
Well, I thought things were getting a bit clearer. Until I read the following, which is a word-for-word extract from Diana Walstad's book Ecology of the Planted Aquarium:
"I would caution hobbyists to use water hardness whenever possible to classify their tapwater. It is the water hardness, not the pH or the alkalinity that counts". This is stated in the context of water as a source of plant nutrients. To me, this appears to directly contradict what is being said on the 2HR Aquarist site linked above". Yes/No? What am I missing?
JPC
Well, I thought things were getting a bit clearer. Until I read the following, which is a word-for-word extract from Diana Walstad's book Ecology of the Planted Aquarium:
"I would caution hobbyists to use water hardness whenever possible to classify their tapwater. It is the water hardness, not the pH or the alkalinity that counts". This is stated in the context of water as a source of plant nutrients. To me, this appears to directly contradict what is being said on the 2HR Aquarist site linked above". Yes/No? What am I missing?
JPC