Franco Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 My tank is a 150G, using Fluval 3.0 light. Water parameters seem to be OK from Tetra Easy Strips (Nitrate 20ppm, Nitrates in safe one, water Soft, no Chlorine, Alkalinity Low, PH Neutral. I am using Easy Green (overdosed) as switched from fake to all real plants in the last few weeks. I have ordered some Flourish Potassium as I noticed a few pin holes. Any suggestions on what the white dots are and what I can do about them? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardeepTheLondoner Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I used to see this on my Anubias after I dosed minerals for my RO water. Are you using RO by any chance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted January 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 29, 2021 I've seen plants come into us from the farms this way, where calcium got sprayed onto the leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thank you! Wish I watched all your videos before I started my tank in November. Loyal customer and fan forever! You seem like a great person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Hardeep, thanks for the reply. Sorry to be ignorant. What is RO Water? I just use water from my faucet with conditioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardeepTheLondoner Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Franco said: Hardeep, thanks for the reply. Sorry to be ignorant. What is RO Water? I just use water from my faucet with conditioner. RO water is Reverse Osmosis water. It gets filtered through 3/4 chambers (usually) to rid the water of any containment’s so it’s 99% H2O-Basically pure water. Because this water is so pure, minerals need to be added back in to adjust KH&GH to avoid tank crashes & also provide some minerals for the plants/fish. As Cory said, it’s usually a sign of calcium on the plants. Don’t worry about sounding ignorant, you’re definitely not. I only knew about it because I started with RO water. It’s usually not required for the average fish keeper 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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