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Re: Webb-Kelly tank
>Now why does the pH go up so much with such a slight increase in KH? In
>my tank with a KH of ~10, I notice a pH change of 0.2-0.4 during the
>course of a day due to photosynthesis. So it might be that since your KH
>is so low (<3) a slight change in KH or CO2 would significantly affect
>your pH. Is it possible that you have more demand for CO2 since the
>initial setup (due to algae growth perhaps)?
>
> John Y. Ching (jyching at watnow_uwaterloo.ca) |
> Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Lab |
> Department of Systems Design Engineering |
> University of Waterloo, Canada |
Not according to the tables published by Horst/Kipper and others.
The 0.5 to 1.0 KH increase should cause a small pH increase.
No, not much oxygen is being produced.
Subject: Re: Plants & salt
A correction to a posting I just made........
> My husband has long wanted to have some livebearer's, probably guppies
>and/or platys. Will I have trouble creating conditions acceptable to both
>the fish and the plants? How soft can the water be for livebearer's? I have
>read that mollies are good for cycling a plant tank--do you ever put salt in
>for the fish--I wouldn't think the plants would like it much. Thanks for any
>suggestions.
My mollies thrive in a 29 gallon with 2 grams/liter marine salt. Java
moss, java fern, hornwort and water sprite all do well. The water is
very soft at 2 to 3 dH. I've read that Cryptocoryne ciliata, Anacharis,
Elodea densa, Hygrophila polysperma, and Vallisneria gigantea also do
well up to and above specific gravity 1.0023.
Sorry, my mistake. That's 2 grams/gallon although the plants supposedly
can take more.
Dave
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