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eco-complete raises GH. So are discus out of the question?
Hi everybody...
My goal in setting up my 55 has been to get to a point where I had a well planted tank with discus. I knew this would be work, but it seems I may have missed a key point... although the KH and GH of my tapwater are around 5-7 degrees, the eco-complete substrate I use for plants raises the GH in my aquarium to 16 degrees or so (It may have also been raised by a dose of flourish I added---I could avoid adding this in the future). Does this means I have to abandon my dreams of keeping discus in the tank, short of emptying the tank and ditching the eco-complete?? My setup is: 55 gallon, eheim 2215 for filtration, eco-complete/gravel 60/40 substrate, DIY yeast co2 (just one bottle now), and the "starter pack" from www.freshwateraquariumplants.com, with extra plants and two nice big amazon swords I picked up from a shop the other day. Thanks very much for any advice, Wes |
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