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Mmiller2001

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  1. I will add, and maybe not all batches, but Eco Complete is still raising my KH over the week. Very frustrating. There's something in it and have read similar complaints.
  2. It actually has a.lower cec value and not enough to notice. You simply aren't dosing enough or your test kit needs calibration.
  3. That's how much you are currently dosing. Assuming 1 squirt of Easy Green.
  4. Your flourish dose is only .02ppm Fe, I can't remember what easy green doses. You'll just need to add the easy green amount for your total. Found it, .034ppm. So about.05ppm Fe.
  5. https://rotalabutterfly.com/nutrient-calculator.php I would look here for dosing information. https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/beginners-planted-tank-101/how-much-to-dose?_pos=2&_sid=e9a763897&_ss=r You can also clone your favorite liquid fertilizer bottles. https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/fertilize-planted-tank/mixing-dry-aquarium-fertilisers?_pos=1&_sid=ec276c53a&_ss=r This also explains how to use the calculator.
  6. The calculator used will tell you how many teaspoons to use to reach a certain ppm. You can also create your own liquid fertilizer from dry fertilizer.
  7. Iron can be taken up completely as fast as 30 minutes. Hence a zero ppm test. Trust your dosing target and stick with it. In my CO2 tanks, I dose between .4 and .5ppm weekly.
  8. What's the reason for the 4dKH? When nitrification begins, that pH will drop.
  9. I don't aerate my RO water, it's unnecessary. Also, you can't pH 0TDS water, but the science says it's a pH of 7.
  10. No, because of acids created in nitrification. Basically, other acids are present keeping a pH range. https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/freshwater-fish-and-livestock/ph-swings-co2-injection?_pos=1&_sid=f0453ff19&_ss=r https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489657/ https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/ph-kh-gh-tds/kh-explained?_pos=10&_sid=f0453ff19&_ss=r
  11. Instructions here https://www.seachem.com/acid-buffer.php
  12. No, carbonic acid is formed from the injection of CO2. This is one acid responsible for lowering pH. KH is the buffering capacity of the water.
  13. There's no benefit but for a few select plants.
  14. Low levels of CO2 has low affect on pH. PH swing from CO2 has no negative effect on fish.
  15. Same, it's one fish I love but won't buy. Tried 2 early on. Both had it.
  16. Maybe. Will just have to see. The real problem is that they are most likely infected with a virus common to that species and they don't have long to live. Can't remember the name off the top of my brain.
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