harryH
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- 18 Oct 2013
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Hello all, this is such a great site.
The last time I kept a planted tank was around 20 years ago when I lived in a lovely soft water area in the Pennines.
I am now living in Lincolnshire and the water supplier here say my tapwater has 15.393 dH so it's a big change for me. I have not yet bought my test kits so have not tested for PH but I expect it to be around ph8.
I plan to set up my little aquascape around mid Dec and am wondering if anyone can give me tips as to how I need to proceed in order to have success in this hard water environment.
My set up will be:
20 gal tank (24" x 15" x 15")
Pressurised CO2 with solenoid controlled regulator.
CO2 checker
Lights are Wavepoint LED 6500k
Filter Eheim Ecco 200, 600 lph which I could reduce with a valve on outlet.
Vecton 200 UV in line for use as required.
Substrate will be:- a sprinkle of Osmocote, A sprinkle of Sphagnum, peat moss topped with around 3" of Tesco Low Dust Lightweight cay litter as recommended by so many on here.
I hope this is enough for someone to be able to offer some help. It's the hard water that seems to be worrying me most.
The last time I kept a planted tank was around 20 years ago when I lived in a lovely soft water area in the Pennines.
I am now living in Lincolnshire and the water supplier here say my tapwater has 15.393 dH so it's a big change for me. I have not yet bought my test kits so have not tested for PH but I expect it to be around ph8.
I plan to set up my little aquascape around mid Dec and am wondering if anyone can give me tips as to how I need to proceed in order to have success in this hard water environment.
My set up will be:
20 gal tank (24" x 15" x 15")
Pressurised CO2 with solenoid controlled regulator.
CO2 checker
Lights are Wavepoint LED 6500k
Filter Eheim Ecco 200, 600 lph which I could reduce with a valve on outlet.
Vecton 200 UV in line for use as required.
Substrate will be:- a sprinkle of Osmocote, A sprinkle of Sphagnum, peat moss topped with around 3" of Tesco Low Dust Lightweight cay litter as recommended by so many on here.
I hope this is enough for someone to be able to offer some help. It's the hard water that seems to be worrying me most.