Kaneu
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello all. I'm new to this forum and wondering if anyone could help me understand a few things about pH, gH, and kH. I am going to be using RO water in a 75g tank and need to add back in alkaline in order to buffer pH and stabilize it.
But I want to keep ram cichlids and possibly discus. So I need to also find a way to keep the pH down to between 6.5 and 7. So I need to add an acid buffer.
I also have a jar of seacham equilibrium to add back in general hardness.
Ok so here is the main question, how do I know how much to add in to get the right water peramitters. Everything I have is measured in mEq/L and it says 1tps or 1 tbps to raise it by 1 for 50L (20g). What does this mean? 1 what? I have an understanding of the term ppm. But not these other units of measurement for water. Does anyone know what I'm confused with? Could you possibly explain this to me in a (measurements for dummies) kinda way
I would really appreciate the help.
Thanks
But I want to keep ram cichlids and possibly discus. So I need to also find a way to keep the pH down to between 6.5 and 7. So I need to add an acid buffer.
I also have a jar of seacham equilibrium to add back in general hardness.
Ok so here is the main question, how do I know how much to add in to get the right water peramitters. Everything I have is measured in mEq/L and it says 1tps or 1 tbps to raise it by 1 for 50L (20g). What does this mean? 1 what? I have an understanding of the term ppm. But not these other units of measurement for water. Does anyone know what I'm confused with? Could you possibly explain this to me in a (measurements for dummies) kinda way
I would really appreciate the help.
Thanks