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update: plants dying
Yesterday I wrote:
> Well today i started of my CO2 injection system after noting that
> all
> the leaves on my Amazon swords were developing brown spots on them.
> It is only a simple yeast reactor now in my 29 gallon tank but it
> should be better than nothing.
> I also checked my initial water conditions before starting the
> reactor.
> Hardness was at 55 ppm this seems extremly soft
> PH was at 7.6 or higher since that is the max on the scale i
> used
> For lighting i'm using 2 20 Watt GE Full Spectrum bulbs 14
> hours
Well after 24 hours of CO2 from a bottle of yeast ph has dropped to a more
reasonable 6.8 just before the lights went on for for the day. However my
yellow and brown spots are still growing bigger.
Should I increase the hardness to say 80 or 100 ppm? Note 55 ppm relates
to about 3.3 grams per gallon or a bit less. And if so how much baking
soda should I use for this?
Dennis