Speakeasy Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Moved to a new place and out the tap i have some weird reading? GH 300 ppm hard KH 0 ppm PH 6.4 or lower How do I get to a nice range...ive never really delt with hard acidic water before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) KH will measure carbonates/bicarbonates only (CO3/HCO3). So, you may have high levels of magnesium and calcium sulfates and chlorides, but no (very low) carbonates. You can add something like SeaChem Alkalinity buffer to get the KH up. You don't need a lot. A KH of 3-4 (53.7 ppm - 71.6 ppm) should be fine. You have a high GH. I'm not sure what that means for plants and fish, but it *should* be Ok (can other folks comment on that?). Edited October 25, 2023 by Galabar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 It’s not all that uncommon to see water like this especially if you are on well. 6.4 pH isnt anything id be concerned with and you can add carbonate salts to bring the kh up- it will likely raise your pH too as the carbonate will buffer the acidity in the water some. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 I use a product called alkalinity buffer for mine to raise up KH. Second to that you can use, probably advised, to have some crushed coral or aragonite sand type of substrate. That being said, you might just keep caridina shrimp and enjoy it! 🙂 There's always something that enjoys whatever water parameter you have. It'll be interesting to see what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speakeasy Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 Thank you all.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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