magpie
Member
Dear all
my 300 litre tank is swimming along nicely )) with the exception of the gH/kH values. I've filled it with 2/3 tap water (which starts off at pH 8, gH and kH about 20) with rainwater from a clean, mature roof, which gives me pH 6.5, gH about 10 - and originally kH about 10 also
BUT
my substrate is Colombo Florabase which functions much the same as the ADA substrates and sucks up kH so that it's now not registering on any of my test kits.
I have some amano shrimp and am concerned that they're going to need the kH higher than it is.
What's the best (aka most effective, but also cheapest) way to raise it? If I need to raise it at all?
thanks
m
my 300 litre tank is swimming along nicely )) with the exception of the gH/kH values. I've filled it with 2/3 tap water (which starts off at pH 8, gH and kH about 20) with rainwater from a clean, mature roof, which gives me pH 6.5, gH about 10 - and originally kH about 10 also
BUT
my substrate is Colombo Florabase which functions much the same as the ADA substrates and sucks up kH so that it's now not registering on any of my test kits.
I have some amano shrimp and am concerned that they're going to need the kH higher than it is.
What's the best (aka most effective, but also cheapest) way to raise it? If I need to raise it at all?
thanks
m