snark@boojum
20-04-2003, 07:12 AM
No wonder beginners give up.
From page 14 of Ines Scheurmann's "Aquarium Plants Manual," published by
Barron's, probably the most widely used reference book for beginners:
"High carbonate hardness by itself can also be lowered by CO2 fertilization
or peat filtration."
Is anyone going to help the poster with her algae? I recommend:
1. Reduce lighting to 11 hours and maintain lowered temperature.
2. Continue fertilizing with CO2 but limit introduction of additional
nutrients.
3. Forget the pH and kH - they are what they are.
4. Test again in a month and let us know what happened if you feel like it.
Regards, Snark
James Purchase > wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
> Adding CO2 does NOT change Alkalinity (which is _really_ what you are
> talking about when you use the term "KH".
From page 14 of Ines Scheurmann's "Aquarium Plants Manual," published by
Barron's, probably the most widely used reference book for beginners:
"High carbonate hardness by itself can also be lowered by CO2 fertilization
or peat filtration."
Is anyone going to help the poster with her algae? I recommend:
1. Reduce lighting to 11 hours and maintain lowered temperature.
2. Continue fertilizing with CO2 but limit introduction of additional
nutrients.
3. Forget the pH and kH - they are what they are.
4. Test again in a month and let us know what happened if you feel like it.
Regards, Snark
James Purchase > wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
> Adding CO2 does NOT change Alkalinity (which is _really_ what you are
> talking about when you use the term "KH".