euro_Boy_To
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Mar 27, 2006
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Hello,
I have a fish-only aquarium and I'm using the Nutrafin KH/GH kit.
I ended up adding 25 drops to get to the final value, leaving me with 250mg/L for KH.
I never tested KH before. I only have two clownfish.
I use RO water, but I've been using SeaChem PH 8.3 for my replacement water to keep the PH at 8.3. I think I have been adding too much of it.
If I don't keep adding the PH buffer, my PH goes down, and if I keep adding it, it seems like my KH is too high.
I also tested calcium for the first time and it's at 200.
What should I do to my replacement water to keep PH stable without raising KH so much and also keep a good calcium level?
I have Kalkwasser mix but I never used it yet. I bought it with the test kits because I knew something has to be wrong. I've had the fish 2 years and Coraline algae never grows on my "live" rock. Only green hair and slime algae.
Thanks a lot for any help!
I have a fish-only aquarium and I'm using the Nutrafin KH/GH kit.
I ended up adding 25 drops to get to the final value, leaving me with 250mg/L for KH.
I never tested KH before. I only have two clownfish.
I use RO water, but I've been using SeaChem PH 8.3 for my replacement water to keep the PH at 8.3. I think I have been adding too much of it.
If I don't keep adding the PH buffer, my PH goes down, and if I keep adding it, it seems like my KH is too high.
I also tested calcium for the first time and it's at 200.
What should I do to my replacement water to keep PH stable without raising KH so much and also keep a good calcium level?
I have Kalkwasser mix but I never used it yet. I bought it with the test kits because I knew something has to be wrong. I've had the fish 2 years and Coraline algae never grows on my "live" rock. Only green hair and slime algae.
Thanks a lot for any help!