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Cloudy water after water change
Racf wrote:
My tank water is not alkaline, but the tap water is. How is this possible/being done? Normal metabolic processes in the tank reduce the pH of the water. I think the alkalinit of the tap water is at least in part produced by CO2, so it's easily removed by the plants. The water pH usually hovers around 6.8-7.0, while the tap water is around 9. -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
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Cloudy water after water change
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message ... Racf wrote: My tank water is not alkaline, but the tap water is. How is this possible/being done? Normal metabolic processes in the tank reduce the pH of the water. I think the alkalinit of the tap water is at least in part produced by CO2, so it's easily removed by the plants. The water pH usually hovers around 6.8-7.0, while the tap water is around 9. -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv Makes sense. Sounds like your water is fairly soft although high in pH. The water in nearby Minneapolis is like that. I think they add the buffer to raise the pH so it does not eat up their old water mains. The added KH is quickly consumed. |
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Cloudy water after water change
All water conditioners, including Prime, that neutralize chloramines also
take care of the clorine and the ammonia released Last week I read a post on another group. ie a guy changed water had major death like 95% of things in tank, he threw out the old bottle of conditioner and used a new bottle then things worked as advertized. Might be a consideration. JR, |
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Cloudy water after water change
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in
: I've been meaning to post here about the cloudiness that sets on my large tank after I make water changes and fertilize the plants. The small tank doesn't get it, just the big one. Yesterday I changed about 30% of the water and fertilized with Fluorish, Fluorish Iron, Fluorish Excel, plus I added some Freshwater Trace. Like clockwork, the water started turning cloudy about an hour after the water change. This morning it's cloudy, but it should start clearing this afternoon. I also cleaned the filter (Eheim), rinsing all the media in it. One interesting aside is that everytime I make a water change, some of the usually shy clown loaches come out and hang out all over the tank. Anybody else get cloudiness after water changes? Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv Here is a possibility... My tank used to get cloudy the day after a water change link clockwork. Turns out I was using WAY too much chlorene removerand it must have come out of solution (?) after a while? Whatever, I started using MUCH less chlorene remover and the problem went away. Charlie in Houston |
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