Lazerus
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Hi there,
Just a question on Mopani woodā¦.
I have a very small piece about the size of my hand currently cooling in a pot of boiled waterā¦Iāve boiled it and thrown the water off three times and the water was running clear enough now.
I donāt mind a bit of colour in my water though so its not that critical if its not fully clear.
The reason Iām adding the Mopani wood is to bring down my PHā¦which is a 7.8ā¦and Cardinal tetras like a much lower PH. (I've a 10 gal tank by the way)
Is it safe to add this wood into the tank tomorrow morning when itās cool?
(My tank is still possibly cycling, although it looks like it could be cycled by now, as Iāve had 0 Ammonia & 0 Nitrite for a while nowā¦.the vote is out on this though, as I mysteriously have 0 Nitrate also. But that topic is in another post!)
There wonāt be any drastic drop to the PH will there? I believe the Mopani wood will drop the PH very slowly...is this true?
Or should I hold off for any reason? Is there any pitfall to adding this wood to my tank, like, will it distress the fish too much seeing as it wasn't in there from the beginning?
Thanksā¦
Just a question on Mopani woodā¦.
I have a very small piece about the size of my hand currently cooling in a pot of boiled waterā¦Iāve boiled it and thrown the water off three times and the water was running clear enough now.
I donāt mind a bit of colour in my water though so its not that critical if its not fully clear.
The reason Iām adding the Mopani wood is to bring down my PHā¦which is a 7.8ā¦and Cardinal tetras like a much lower PH. (I've a 10 gal tank by the way)
Is it safe to add this wood into the tank tomorrow morning when itās cool?
(My tank is still possibly cycling, although it looks like it could be cycled by now, as Iāve had 0 Ammonia & 0 Nitrite for a while nowā¦.the vote is out on this though, as I mysteriously have 0 Nitrate also. But that topic is in another post!)
There wonāt be any drastic drop to the PH will there? I believe the Mopani wood will drop the PH very slowly...is this true?
Or should I hold off for any reason? Is there any pitfall to adding this wood to my tank, like, will it distress the fish too much seeing as it wasn't in there from the beginning?
Thanksā¦