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Re: Bacteria and PH
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:55 am
by RTR
I have gotten too lazy for CO2, so no more high light tanks for me. I am low to bearly moderate light now. Since that helps me to be lazy, I have found the transition easier than I though it would be. Seachem may not like me as much, since I do no buy nearly the number and quantity of their products that I once did.
Re: Bacteria and PH
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:24 am
by sevenyearnight
Lol! Well for now I enjoy the tank enough to out way its PITA factor.
Re: Bacteria and PH
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:15 am
by geronimo69
Pufferpunk wrote:Better yet--just use crushed coral or aragonite substrate to buffer the pH higher--around a steady 8.
I agree 100%.... I use a mix of the two in my planted tank... PH is always over 8.
Re: Bacteria and PH
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:29 am
by Reaperpilot2014
My water comes out that way with stable kh, so no need to buffer. It's great!
Re: Bacteria and PH
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:14 pm
by sevenyearnight
Lol, yep, don't need crushed coral with a pH of 8.4!
Re: Bacteria and PH
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:07 am
by RTR
But you won't breed many SA fish...
I do not mind moderately soft moderately alkaline water. If i "need" to do water mods, it is relatively easy to go either way.