Crushed Coral to raise KH
Growly Dog wrote:
Has anyone tried to add a hand full of crushed coral to raise and maintain
KH?
I set up a new tank and my hardness is 1 the PH is 6 and I want to add CO2
but fear that the PH will drop.
You will need to raise the KH to 2 or more before you can safely add CO2. The
higher the KH, the less the risk of a radical pH drop.
I keep my KH at 2 with weekly water changes of 30%. If I skip water changes, KH
will drop to about 1.5 after 3 weeks.
If you want more control than crushed coral will give you, use Baking
Soda-Sodium Bicarbonate. It's super cheap, and directly raises KH without
affecting anything else.
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