malik uddin
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Hi guys. I was wondering if liquid carbon dosing like colombo carbon will reduce ph. My tape water ph reads 8.2 and in tank ph is 8. I want to put some shrimp in my tank. Will liquid carbon help. Cheers malik
Cherry Shrimps are fine in hard, alkaline water, it is <"soft water that is unsuitable for them">.My tape water ph reads 8.2 and in tank ph is 8. I want to put some shrimp in my tank.
No, not really. You can't really <"add things to soften the water">, you can add an acid to reduce alkalinity, but it is a <"pointless exercise">. My opinion is you are best using the water that comes out of the tap, unless you can go down the <"rainwater (or RO) route">?was wondering if liquid carbon dosing like colombo carbon will reduce ph.
Hiya malik,Hi guys. I was wondering if liquid carbon dosing like colombo carbon will reduce ph.
Honestly, <"don't even think about it"> & <"Exploring yeast as shrimp and plant food">Any one ever tried vinegar, sugar or vodka dosing in a freshwater tank.
In a planted freshwater tank <"that is what the plants do">.in my reef i used to dose organic carbon which was food for bacteria to help fight algae, because the bacteria ate nitrates and some phosphates.
People have definitely tried vodka and I have always found those stories entertaining if nothing else. I have dosed citric acid regularly which had no obvious effects on either shrimp or plants but which I believed caused the copepod population to expand very vigorously.Any one ever tried vinegar, sugar or vodka dosing in a freshwater tank. in my reef i used to dose organic carbon which was food for bacteria to help fight algae, because the bacteria ate nitrates and some phosphates. i wounder if such bacteria is present in freshwater. i wounder how carbon reduces algae in freshwater.
There is a <"definite suggestion"> that citric acid (HOC(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)2 (or C6H8O7)) aids plant growth.I have dosed citric acid regularly which had no obvious effects on either shrimp or plants
Now that is interesting, freshwater copepods are usually difficult to culture (in reasonable amounts) <"https://aquaticlivefood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/How-to-culture-Freshwater-Copepods.pdf">.but which I believed caused the copepod population to expand very vigorously.