how much are aquatic plants dependent on "nature" for survival???

[anewbie]

It's Plant CO2 daily carbon boost from Interpet. It's supposed to be good for red plants but mine all died so it didn't help those!!

I'm not sure what it contains but quite frankly i would not waste my money on that product (again).

Do you have hard or soft water - is your water alkaline or acidic ?

 

[MrsShrimp]

I'm not sure what it contains but quite frankly i would not waste my money on that product (again).

Do you have hard or soft water - is your water alkaline or acidic ?

It's very hard water and I think it's alkaline. The PH level was high at 8.5 but I have managed to get it down by using PH Down every water change.

 

[anewbie]

It's very hard water and I think it's alkaline. The PH level was high at 8.5 but I have managed to get it down by using PH Down every water change.

ph down is another product you should avoid as a waste of money. The water chemistry is what it is and ph down is just playing with the ion but not removing the calcium.

To be honest i'm not sure which plants like hard water as i mostly deal with extremely soft water but i would look for plants that do well in hard water (I think there are a few crypts native to hard alkaline water - also central america plants where there is a lot of calcium from limestone in the water).

 

[MrsShrimp]

Thanks for this valuable advice . The ph down wasn't cheap either. I won't waste my money again. I have to keep buying plants to replace those that die so I will see of I can find the type you suggest to try. Thanks again