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In the planted thank I am runnning CO2 ... and my Ph has been steady at 7.8~7.9

Typically shouldn't it be dropping?

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Re: PH Question

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what was your ph before co2. you may have a high buffering capacity in your water.
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usually around 6.5 ~ 7.5

I am wondering if the plants are consuming the CO2 at such a rate that I am actually low!

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Re: PH Question

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What's the KH? The KH does affect the PH.
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KH hasn't changed really. Tested and got a 5.5~6. According to charts I'm low on the CO2 level when before I was in the good zone (11ppm)
Now I would be at 1.8 ~2.9 ppm. Lat time I was in that range I upped the CO2, went to the green zone and now I'm back in the low again :(
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add 22.4 oz of marine salt per 5 gallons of water problem solved :)....
still pushing to see that set up go the way i wanna see it lol, sorry to derail.
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DarkStorm wrote:add 22.4 oz of marine salt per 5 gallons of water problem solved :)....
still pushing to see that set up go the way i wanna see it lol, sorry to derail.
If I had unlimited funds I probably would have wne that way... but since I don'y :P

Someone saw the vid and said that it ould have been perfect for SW frag grow out.
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