I have some questions about adding cholla wood to my tanks. I have two 20 gallon tanks: one has livebearers in it and the other one has mainly tetras.
I separated the 2 types of fish so that I could provide the right water parameters for them. We have very soft water in our taps here, so I add Seachem Equilibrium to my guppy tank to harden the water. I have a GH and KH testing kit, so I'm on top of that.
I have 2 pieces of cholla wood which I would like to add to the tanks. From what I've read, it sounds like wood lowers ph in aquariums which I'm assumin wouldn't be great for the guppy tank. However, I also read that tannins are good for guppies. Should I add the wood to the guppy tank or would it make maintaining the water hardness and ph too difficult?
I am currently soaking the wood to leech out excess tannins.
I separated the 2 types of fish so that I could provide the right water parameters for them. We have very soft water in our taps here, so I add Seachem Equilibrium to my guppy tank to harden the water. I have a GH and KH testing kit, so I'm on top of that.
I have 2 pieces of cholla wood which I would like to add to the tanks. From what I've read, it sounds like wood lowers ph in aquariums which I'm assumin wouldn't be great for the guppy tank. However, I also read that tannins are good for guppies. Should I add the wood to the guppy tank or would it make maintaining the water hardness and ph too difficult?
I am currently soaking the wood to leech out excess tannins.