been noticing everyone seems to have water they dont want from their taps, wel most people anyway.
mines always been about 7.6, kh-4, gh-8 and so have been the tanks.
i hate it but let it go for a long time..
i want a ph of 7, and kh of 5.
the lfs guy GAVE me wardleys bullseye 7 and i scoured the net and cant find any info on HOW it locks, er rather buffers the ph, or it's affects on gh and kh if any. i'm of course hesitant, i considered since i want co2 anyway to just use that to lower it down but then i'm relying on the co2 level to keep the ph and that situation is uncomfy too.
i did see seachem's 7.0 regulator but didnt want to buy it after he gave me the wardleys. thought if i felt too odd about it i'd just go buy it on his day off. anyway i'll use the wardleys if its safe. IF it's safe. it just seemed to me it was best to acidify/buffer from my now alk state of 7.6 and then add the co2 as it'll already be lower.
if i can up my kh to 5 and bring the ph to 7 i can carry 15 ppm co2 without changes.
i tried asking this a different way before but it didnt work out.
it has been my knowledge this far that to increase my kh by filtering over calcium carbonate or by adding bicarbonate. and that changing the gh was ro water mixtures to soften, and adding calcium sulfate to harden.
anyone?
mines always been about 7.6, kh-4, gh-8 and so have been the tanks.
i hate it but let it go for a long time..
i want a ph of 7, and kh of 5.
the lfs guy GAVE me wardleys bullseye 7 and i scoured the net and cant find any info on HOW it locks, er rather buffers the ph, or it's affects on gh and kh if any. i'm of course hesitant, i considered since i want co2 anyway to just use that to lower it down but then i'm relying on the co2 level to keep the ph and that situation is uncomfy too.
i did see seachem's 7.0 regulator but didnt want to buy it after he gave me the wardleys. thought if i felt too odd about it i'd just go buy it on his day off. anyway i'll use the wardleys if its safe. IF it's safe. it just seemed to me it was best to acidify/buffer from my now alk state of 7.6 and then add the co2 as it'll already be lower.
if i can up my kh to 5 and bring the ph to 7 i can carry 15 ppm co2 without changes.
i tried asking this a different way before but it didnt work out.
it has been my knowledge this far that to increase my kh by filtering over calcium carbonate or by adding bicarbonate. and that changing the gh was ro water mixtures to soften, and adding calcium sulfate to harden.
anyone?