Hi,
I'm starting EI since 2 weeks with a great succes. My concern is water. I moved recently home. I had a water of GH 10 / KH 6. In my new city, I'm at GH 14 and KH 17
So probably a lot of sodium carbonate explaining the KH>GH.
I took with me a lot of water from my old location waiting to install my own distilled water (osmosis). Now I begun mixing osmotic water with my actual GH14/KH17 tap water. I use 17% tap water and 83% osmotic to get a KH between 3-4 and a GH around 3-3.5. My tank is now at a GH of 5.5 and I expect it to be near 3 after few other water changes.
Because I have snails, shrimps and few tateurndinas, I want to increase only my GH to 6, without touching the KH. So no way to add more tap water.
- Do you think my reasoning is right on how to modify GH without moving KH?
- Is it a good idea to increase my GH or the species I talk about will accomodate to a GH of 3-3.?
- How much ppm of respectively Sulfate Calcium and Magnesium should I add to increase my GH by 3°?
Many thanks for your help
I'm starting EI since 2 weeks with a great succes. My concern is water. I moved recently home. I had a water of GH 10 / KH 6. In my new city, I'm at GH 14 and KH 17
I took with me a lot of water from my old location waiting to install my own distilled water (osmosis). Now I begun mixing osmotic water with my actual GH14/KH17 tap water. I use 17% tap water and 83% osmotic to get a KH between 3-4 and a GH around 3-3.5. My tank is now at a GH of 5.5 and I expect it to be near 3 after few other water changes.
Because I have snails, shrimps and few tateurndinas, I want to increase only my GH to 6, without touching the KH. So no way to add more tap water.
- Do you think my reasoning is right on how to modify GH without moving KH?
- Is it a good idea to increase my GH or the species I talk about will accomodate to a GH of 3-3.?
- How much ppm of respectively Sulfate Calcium and Magnesium should I add to increase my GH by 3°?
Many thanks for your help