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[Bobtastic]

You can get a pH Buffer from you're LFS but they'll probably cost you £10 a pot... I builds up you KH for sure.

 

[fry_forever!]

Just overly annoyed this morning by the fact that I obviously have to start cycling all over. I'd held out hope that some of my bacteria survived but obviously not since 2 days later I still have the same amount of ammonia.

On a side note, I decided to do the add and wait method this time as opposed to the add daily method I did last time ....hoping it goes quicker than the 3 months it took with the add daily method.

I would dearly love some solid ideas on CHEAPLY stabilizing my PH since that was a major problem last time. I have some seashells but feel very unsure if that is a good idea for long haul? Money is a major issue right now, so cheap cheap cheap is the phrase of the month.

Um, excuse me, but what do seashells do in an aquarium? I have a few in mine, but I didn't/don't think they do anything...?

 

[K-Holed]

sea shells contain calcium carbonate, this will raise your pH and buffer your water.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

You can get a pH Buffer from you're LFS but they'll probably cost you £10 a pot... I builds up you KH for sure.

pH buffers are usually pretty dodgy, they don't make a consistent change to the KH which means they just send the pH swinging wildly which is dangerous in itself.

It's much better to buffer the KH with something like crushed coral or limestone which will be more consistent and stabilise the pH rather than constantly relying on additives which wear off sometimes after as little as 24 hrs.

 

[waterdrop]

the crushed coral doesn't have to go in the filter hun, you can put it in a little mesh bag in a high flow area in the tank (i.e. best to hang it somehow by the filter outlet) or just sprinkle it over the substrate although that makes it hard to remove it later if you want to. on the plus point with a 0 KH it may be no bad thing to just have some buffering capability in the tank full time.

Great idea!

Yeah, its not enough that she's smart as hell, now she's become innovative.

~~wd~~

 

[drobbyb]

Had to find a reason to use that one.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

 

[waterdrop]