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	how much would MTS shells influence PH and KH?
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	Edited by greenfootball well i am closely monitoring my water parameters right now because of CO2 injection is finally back to work. so i have noticed that my pH and kh are pretty high up, both are off the chart of my test kits. tap water - pH 7.6 kh 180 tank water - off the chart off the chart and chart reads max 7.6ph, 240kh so i dont know how big of impact did those MTS shells in the tank have on the ph and kh??!!
Posted 04-Apr-2008 21:21
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, For the shells of MTS to influence the pH and GH of a tank, the substrate would have to literally be covered, inches thick in dead snail shells. You have something else going on in the tank. I assume that you have already checked the water from the tap after allowing it to stand for 24 hours? If you have and you find the pH climbing along with the GH, then we will have to assume that you have either an active substrate or some rocks in the tank as ornaments that are carbonate based. Limestone, dolomite, or something similar will cause that to occur. If your substrate has aragonite in it, that will also cause it to happen. Aragonite is frequently used in saltwater tanks and Rift Fish tanks to maintain high readings. Of course the test kit you are using could be out of date. If you are using strips, they are terrible and very, very, inaccurate. They are also susceptible to heat, light, and moisture - any of which will contaminate them so bad that they could hardly tell an acid from a base. I suspect that you should tell us a bit more about the tank, what is in it, and what you are using to arrive at these figures. Sincerely, Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 05-Apr-2008 01:52
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	yup it was defected test kit. thats what i suspected and bought a new kit and now it reads just fine. thanks /:'
Posted 05-Apr-2008 05:34
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, OUTSTANDING, I'm glad you got it figured out! Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 05-Apr-2008 08:10


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