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Including surplus of sodium? 🙁Pretty typical for SE. England
Including surplus of sodium? 🙁Pretty typical for SE. England
I've experimented with citrates years ago and, in the end, I would not recommend it. Citrates are an organic compound, a delicacy for bacteria. We don't want them in the water column = bloom. Epsom salt, i.e. magnesium sulfate is your way to go.Do you think I could use magnesium citrate?
Yes, likely mg/L.I can't find the units for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate for my test kit - are they likely to be the same (mg/l)?
Thank you!I've experimented with citrates years ago and, in the end, I would not recommend it. Citrates are an organic compound, a delicacy for bacteria. We don't want them in the water column = bloom. Epsom salt, i.e. magnesium sulfate is your way to go.
Yes, likely mg/L.
I am really curious/surprised there is sodium in the water - where does it come from?!Including surplus of sodium? 🙁
It might be from seawater ingress into the aquifer <"The Chalk aquifer of the South Downs | British Geological Survey (BGS)">, but it is probably just derived from the chalk aquifer. Limestones (like chalk) are marine deposits and typically water contained within them is much "saltier" than water from other sources <"Variation in Tap Water Mineral Content in the United Kingdom: Is It Relevant for Kidney Stone Disease?">.Including surplus of sodium? 🙁
This is what I do in my ‘big’ (60l) tank; substrate is tropica soil, and I have hard-ish SW UK Tap water. My weekly regime is TNC complete topped up with a pinch of iron + teaspoon and a half of Epsom salts (I got mine very cheap off eBay). I shake up the dry salts in a little bottle with some tank water, then add that.Epsom salt, i.e. magnesium sulfate is your way to go.
Thank you! ❤️It seems things are going in the right direction. I like the tank.
Indeed it looks like Bacteria/fungal growth....remove it with an old toothbrush and syphon it out of the aquarium!Thank you! ❤️
Any thoughts on the black fuzzy stuff? I'm starting to think it's a fungus rather than algae but I'm not sure. The ottos don't seem to be eating it but I'm hopeful the snails might if they can find it.
Any thoughts on the black fuzzy stuff? I'm starting to think it's a fungus rather than algae but I'm not sure.
Agreed it looks like it may be fungal and I'd follow @GHNelson's advice. It should eventually go away.Indeed it looks like Bacteria/fungal growth....remove it with an old toothbrush and syphon it out of the aquarium!
Thanks. 🙂 It does look better now the glass is clean as well.It’s no easy feat growing plants low-energy. I think it looks natural and very nice. Well done 👍