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	Ph and KH
Pickles89 Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Feb-2009	Hi guys, Not 100% sure where I stand with this. My tap water has a high Ph 8.8 and a low KH 2. (My tank is currently fishless cycling, 240 litre) I was originally planning on a kinda south american style tank, ph around 6.6ish. Is this going to be possible? If I understand correctly, lowering the Ph would essentially kill the Kh, leaving me volnerable to a ph crash??, so I buffer the KH with what ever means, then I am unlikely to get my Ph down?? Is this right? if so, do I need to re-think this whole thing? or am I off in my thinking? Appreciate any thoughts Cheers
Posted 10-Apr-2009 00:50
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, There are a few things that you can do to soften your water for the SA fish. You can use a commercial water softening system. You can put a layer of peat moss in the bottom of the tank and then cap it with a thin layer of gravel. The acids in the peat moss would lower your pH. You can use an RO filter to "dilute" and thus lower your pH. The latter is one of the more practical methods of lowering the pH of "hard water." You can adjust the just the KH easily by simply adding Baking Soda a level teaspoon at a time, and allowing a couple of hours for the water to circulate the baking soda and affect your KH. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 10-Apr-2009 16:47
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