I haven't really tested my tank in a long time and after having problems with a few plants showing signs of co2 deficiency I decided to test tonight. Now I knew I had high kH but after testing tonight I think I might need to start mixing ro water with my tap.
Here is my parameters:
kH: 12
gH: 5
pH: 6.8
According to the charts I have 57.1 ppm of co2. I have a wet/dry and what I would consider ample surface agitation and my fish never show any signs of stress from the co2. I quit using my drop checker for reference a long time ago as it is always bright yellow by the end of the day but for some reason I feel that I'm not getting enough co2 into the tank. I have tried 3 different diffusion methods not a one which I have settled on yet. I will not go back to the needle wheel pump feeding right into the tank as the micro bubbles are not to my liking. Most recently after running dual venturi method off my reactor I tried running the reactor post needle wheel pump but didn't notice much of a change. Will lowering my kh by mixing with r.o. water be a smart decision or am I fine just leaving it where it is? I would love to be able to keep rotala macrandra but have had no luck with that plant and assume it doesn't like higher kH. Ideally I think a kH of around 6-8 would be better.
Here is my parameters:
kH: 12
gH: 5
pH: 6.8
According to the charts I have 57.1 ppm of co2. I have a wet/dry and what I would consider ample surface agitation and my fish never show any signs of stress from the co2. I quit using my drop checker for reference a long time ago as it is always bright yellow by the end of the day but for some reason I feel that I'm not getting enough co2 into the tank. I have tried 3 different diffusion methods not a one which I have settled on yet. I will not go back to the needle wheel pump feeding right into the tank as the micro bubbles are not to my liking. Most recently after running dual venturi method off my reactor I tried running the reactor post needle wheel pump but didn't notice much of a change. Will lowering my kh by mixing with r.o. water be a smart decision or am I fine just leaving it where it is? I would love to be able to keep rotala macrandra but have had no luck with that plant and assume it doesn't like higher kH. Ideally I think a kH of around 6-8 would be better.