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My kh is @ 2 degrees....I'm running co2 for the plants but I'm a bit concerned about the MTS that I have in the tank....their shells seem to be damaged a bit....any suggestions on what to add for them .

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Bicarb of Soda!

But I am reluctant to advise over what quantities to add - best method would be to take some of your water, and conduct some experiments yourself to achieve the results you want

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Hi Babel,
You can use Sodium Bicarbonate. I use the "Arm & Hammer"
brand. Just be sure that it is the unscented type.
I'd bring the KH up between 3 & 5.
With snails, they need Calcium (Ca) for their shells
and that would come from water that was around the
same values for GH as for KH.

Frank


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This is baking powder we're talking right ....

okay...then like all things I'm assuming this is something I want to increase gradually ?

And it is the co2 making it drop right will it then spike back up if I lapse in the co2

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Yes, once you figure how much total mass is needed to alter your tank volume, I'd add enough to change the levels a little every few days.

Bicarbonate of Soda is an ingredient of baking powder, but this also contains acidic cream of tartar, and I don't think you want this in your fish water..

I found a [link=link]http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/CO2/hardness-larryfrank.html" style="COLOR: #BA55D3[/link] to help you with your last question, and while I am sure it can be explained simply, I'll leave that challenge to you at this time of night... But, I think that the answers are Yes, and Yes

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&gt;.&lt; I meant baking soda.....I know there are two different ones....the arm and hammer in the yellow box, not rumford in the red can....... t'anks mal, I should have thought of the krib first before asking :%).

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*Proud member of the Committee for Sig Line Restoration*

Yes, Baking Soda is Bicarbonate of Soda/Sodium Bicarbonate.