hypnogogia
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I didn’t have my reading glasses on 😉Well, that's not really DIY, is it?
I didn’t have my reading glasses on 😉Well, that's not really DIY, is it?
GH Booster will not increase KH, you can see the ingredients in one of my previous posts:Can someone suggest a remineralizer salt that doesn't increase KH. I need zero KH
Gh Booster is a 1:3:3 mixture of Magnesium Sulfate ( MgSO4), Potassium Sulfate ( K2so4) and Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4)
It's all goodI didn’t have my reading glasses on 😉
KH is carbonate hardness, so it would be magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate that raise KH, I think.No chance calcium chloride or magnesium sulphate would raise the KH.
Things on the net seem to have an each way bet some say it will others saying it won't.
Dirk
Yes, Saltyshrimp is one such product. Another would be Re-mineral by Tropic Marin. The latter even do one that gets it right for Discus, and one for general community tank.Sorry to hijack a thread but no point asking a nearly identical question in a new thread.
I'm incredibly lazy with my water chemistry, as in, I just want to buy a product that works. Are there any products I can add to my RO on water change to achieve the required KH/GH without having to go full chemist on my tank? I don't mind working out dosing, I'm just not one for using "raw ingredients".
I have been using Seachem Replenish for a while, aiming for TDS of 120, but I hear the replenish won't give me everything I need to buffer the water correctly.
You have to remember the fertilisers you add will also contribute to the TDS reading.I know Green Aqua aim for a TDS of 120, which I've achieved using RO/Replenish over the last few weeks, but I gather this doesn't change KH so I am risking pH swings? I assume you can't raise KH to have more stable water, yet maintain a pH of 7?
Just add the plant nutrients to the RO water, <"don't add any remineralising salts">. If you want to add a minimal amount of <"calcium (Ca) and dGH / dKH">? Add a <"dash of tap water">. You are going to be adding magnesium (Mg) with your fertilisers.I'm completely baffled by this whole GH/KH thing, but after measuring my tap water at TDS >480 I decided to make the swap as I really wanted that Wallichi stem backdrop
Out of interest, will this approach be OK if keeping shrimps?Just add the plant nutrients to the RO water, don't add any remineralising salts. If you want to add a minimal amount of <"calcium (Ca) and dGH / dKH">? Add a <"dash of tap water">. You are going to be adding magnesium (Mg) with your fertilisers.
l'd guess it will depend on the shrimp. Cherry shrimps don't like very soft water, and I' ve not kept Amano or Crystal Red shrimp.Out of interest, will this approach be OK if keeping shrimps?