frog girl
Aquarium Advice Freak
I have a DIY CO2 with plants in a 60 gallon (about) tank. My hardness is 10 dKH. I have 4 75 watt compact flourescent spiral daylight bulbs. The plants are producing oxygen like crazy but my pH keeps going down. In the last 3 days from 7 to 6.4. Today from 6.4 to 6.2.
Shouldn't the CaCO3 be buffering my pH??
Isn't there a saturation point for CO2 or will it just keep making more carbonic acid & my pH keep going down.
For now I have turned off my CO2 diffuser so the fish won't die of shock but I would like to keep it going so my plants will do their thing.
Can anyone explain whats going on?? What advice would you offer??
Shouldn't the CaCO3 be buffering my pH??
Isn't there a saturation point for CO2 or will it just keep making more carbonic acid & my pH keep going down.
For now I have turned off my CO2 diffuser so the fish won't die of shock but I would like to keep it going so my plants will do their thing.
Can anyone explain whats going on?? What advice would you offer??