johnjo
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Hi
I am setting up my first planted tank its 35l (gonna be low tech to start with) and am unsure if my aquasoil new amazonia substrate is going to cause problems with the PH and hardness of my tap water which in turn might cause problems for the plants and eventually fish and shrimp that i will be adding to the tank...Water PH is about 6.5 currently straight from the tap and is described as soft by United Utilities. I know fish are pretty resilient regarding PH as long as there are not major swings but worried if my PH drops too far.
With the PH drop you get from the aquasoil is it a permanent drop or temporary and do you think this will cause problems also any idea how low the PH might drop to? Suppose i could add crushed shells to the substrate to raise it a little but rather not. I was thinking of doing the dry start method to sort the ammonia out, cycle the tank and get some of the smaller plants rooted into the substrate before submerging them. P.S. I haven't even opened the soil yet so the more i know now the better hopefully!
Cheers
John
I am setting up my first planted tank its 35l (gonna be low tech to start with) and am unsure if my aquasoil new amazonia substrate is going to cause problems with the PH and hardness of my tap water which in turn might cause problems for the plants and eventually fish and shrimp that i will be adding to the tank...Water PH is about 6.5 currently straight from the tap and is described as soft by United Utilities. I know fish are pretty resilient regarding PH as long as there are not major swings but worried if my PH drops too far.
With the PH drop you get from the aquasoil is it a permanent drop or temporary and do you think this will cause problems also any idea how low the PH might drop to? Suppose i could add crushed shells to the substrate to raise it a little but rather not. I was thinking of doing the dry start method to sort the ammonia out, cycle the tank and get some of the smaller plants rooted into the substrate before submerging them. P.S. I haven't even opened the soil yet so the more i know now the better hopefully!
Cheers
John