DTM61
Member
Hi all,
I set up my new tank a couple of days ago and am curious about the test results I've had. The tank is a low tech 35l with bogwood, dennerle soil and ada la plata, lots of plants too. I'm adding tnc carbon and dennerle daily fertiliser.
My tap water is 7.5ph but the tank is 6ph at most, on the ntslabs test kit the (tank) colour is very yellow, only the slightest bit green? Is this the soil and wood leaching?
My kh and GH are also strange. The Kh test doesn't go blue at all, just straight to yellow on both tap and tank water??
GH the second drop of solution B goes very deep purple and the third goes navy blue (on both tap and tank). So can I assume I have very soft water? What can you suggest to bring the levels up to something more suitable?
I only have plants at the moment and the tank has only been set up for a couple of days. Will the plants be harmed by these levels? Any help very very much appreciated.
I set up my new tank a couple of days ago and am curious about the test results I've had. The tank is a low tech 35l with bogwood, dennerle soil and ada la plata, lots of plants too. I'm adding tnc carbon and dennerle daily fertiliser.
My tap water is 7.5ph but the tank is 6ph at most, on the ntslabs test kit the (tank) colour is very yellow, only the slightest bit green? Is this the soil and wood leaching?
My kh and GH are also strange. The Kh test doesn't go blue at all, just straight to yellow on both tap and tank water??
GH the second drop of solution B goes very deep purple and the third goes navy blue (on both tap and tank). So can I assume I have very soft water? What can you suggest to bring the levels up to something more suitable?
I only have plants at the moment and the tank has only been set up for a couple of days. Will the plants be harmed by these levels? Any help very very much appreciated.