Re: [APD] phosphates and co2 table

["Joel Fizette" <sentientpuppet at gmail_com>]

1 teaspoon per 10-20 gallons... I just got a bunch of new plants via mail
order and did a complete water change while I was setting it up and added
about 41/2 teaspoons to my 55 gallon tank. So I guess if I want to have a
way to measure my co2 level then I should use something without phosphates
then... what exactly do the phosphates do that messes with the co2/kh/ph
relationship?

On 3/6/06, Jerry Baker <jerry at bakerweb_biz> wrote:
>
> Joel Fizette wrote:
> > huh? I'm not sure I understand though... isn't phosphate a regular
> component
> > in a planted aquarium? then why would anyone want to use this co2/kh/ph
> > relationship?
>
> I believe when you are fertilizing you are adding a couple of parts per
> million at most, but that the buffers are much higher than that. How
> much of that stuff do you have to add to your tank?
>
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> Jerry Baker
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