Blueskiesdz
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- 22 Sep 2015
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I'm tapping into your infinite knowledge please as I've probably received incorrect advice from my local fish shop.
I've read and learned from this site for weeks before setting the tank up but the chap in the shop who's very confident has confused me some what !
Recently set up 36x18x18, 2 HO T5, Eheim Prof 350 and running CO2. I've recently planted it out with Tropica soil and I've noticed it takes an age (3 hrs +) for the CO2 drop checker to turn green (4 bps). The return is one end of the tank in a central position and the atomiser is low down in the opposite end.
The chap in the fish shop told me the checker will struggle to reach the optimal level as the water is so hard in Leicesteshire and I should be using RO water.
I personally think the checker is not going green due to poor water movement with only one source of movement maybe ? I really don't want to be using RO water again after years of using it in my reef tank which is now gone ! I was hoping just to use tap water via a mixer tap set at the right temperature and adding dechlorinator. Obviously I'll take advise and act accordingly if I'm asking for trouble.
I've tested the ph in my tank and its 7 and 7.4 from the tap. I'm unsure the KH though. A silly question but will the KH change the more days c02 is injected into it ?
Please someone give me the RIGHT advise.
I've read and learned from this site for weeks before setting the tank up but the chap in the shop who's very confident has confused me some what !
Recently set up 36x18x18, 2 HO T5, Eheim Prof 350 and running CO2. I've recently planted it out with Tropica soil and I've noticed it takes an age (3 hrs +) for the CO2 drop checker to turn green (4 bps). The return is one end of the tank in a central position and the atomiser is low down in the opposite end.
The chap in the fish shop told me the checker will struggle to reach the optimal level as the water is so hard in Leicesteshire and I should be using RO water.
I personally think the checker is not going green due to poor water movement with only one source of movement maybe ? I really don't want to be using RO water again after years of using it in my reef tank which is now gone ! I was hoping just to use tap water via a mixer tap set at the right temperature and adding dechlorinator. Obviously I'll take advise and act accordingly if I'm asking for trouble.
I've tested the ph in my tank and its 7 and 7.4 from the tap. I'm unsure the KH though. A silly question but will the KH change the more days c02 is injected into it ?
Please someone give me the RIGHT advise.