Hairy_Harold
Aquarium Advice Regular
Aragonite raising ph
My tap water pH is around 6 by my test strips so obviously I need to raise it a fair bit for african cichlids. I've been reading and it seems that adding aragonite/calcium carbonate as a subtrate raises the pH to around 8 and adds a buffer to keep it there. Is there any way to calculate what will happen or is it just trial and error?
The tank already has substrate and wasn't really keen on changing and for the simple fact that aragonite is frigging expensive. Can I just fill a basket in my canister filter with it and still get the same affects? It seems that after time it will dissolve and will need to be replaced with water flow over it which I don't see as too much of a problem.
My tap water pH is around 6 by my test strips so obviously I need to raise it a fair bit for african cichlids. I've been reading and it seems that adding aragonite/calcium carbonate as a subtrate raises the pH to around 8 and adds a buffer to keep it there. Is there any way to calculate what will happen or is it just trial and error?
The tank already has substrate and wasn't really keen on changing and for the simple fact that aragonite is frigging expensive. Can I just fill a basket in my canister filter with it and still get the same affects? It seems that after time it will dissolve and will need to be replaced with water flow over it which I don't see as too much of a problem.