This Is UNREAL!!!!

[luvfishies]

Baking soda will raise the KH and the pH. You would have to remove some of the tankwater and test and add and test some more.

What's happening here is the biological processes of the fish are acidifying the water (normal) and with your low KH (no buffer) the pH is dropping. This happens in enclosed systems like tanks, but with a higher KH it never becomes apparent.

I know Somonas uses Baking Soda for his Africans...he would know more about it. I don't use it, never have so I don't really know all that much about it.

As I said before, I would go with crushed coral or the other natural ways. Possibly you could raise the pH/KH VERY SLOWLY with the Baking soda, and the natural decor/filter materials would help keep the values where you want them?

 

[aspguru]

Well, I got my big jug of aqua plus yesterday so I will be using that as dechlor from now on.

 

[nonamethefish]

i'll just hope that you don't get a interest in discus or anything like that...becasuse aqua plus makes most ph downs useless.

 

[luvfishies]

Good thing I don't use pH down....just peat!

Aspguru....how is the KH battle going?

 

[aspguru]

Well, considering the fact that Oscars like soft water, not a problem at all.

 

[luvfishies]

BUT, there will be down the road with the fishload in that 55g....and adding another fish will only make it worse,,,,,


Sorry Asp.....but them's the facts.

 

[Framer]

Adding baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to raise your KH is safe, easy, and fairly predictable.

To raise the dKH by 1 degree, add 1/2 teaspoon per 100L (25G). This will also raise your pH by 0.1-0.2. Don't raise the KH by more than 2 degrees per 24-48 hours. Always test about an hour after adding just to double check that you got the intended results. Some people add it dry to their tanks, I prefer to dissolve the bi-carb in a glass of tank water first before adding to my tank.

 

[equinom]

asp - I will post there - eventually.  Very busy as of late, can't even get online at new site.  Most likely this weekend,
OK?

 

[tizme]

[quote author=aspguru link=board=freshwatergeneral&num=1026067310&start=0#14 date=07/08/02 at 07:59:05]
Equinom,

Log the process on AquaJournal. http://www.rgmsolutions.com/journal.[/quote]

Great link... I'll be making good use of it. *thumbsupsmiley*