I have a heavily planted 35 gallon cube that I'd like to start supplementing with injected co2.
I also have very soft/acidic water from the tap. (Water in NYC comes straight from the Catskill mountains, basically snow melt)
so I am starting with kh2, gh2 and ph 6.5
I need to raise my kh a bit if I'm going ot use injected co2.. either with baking soda or with crushed coral in the filter, but I don't want to do anything that would hurt my trio of cacatoides, their health or their chances of breeding.
also I have been given a really pretty piece of lace rock I'd like to put in the aquarium, but I am not sure of it's impact on water chemistry. I"m told to expect that it would up ph. Now co2 injection would lower ph back down, but the dissolved solids overall would go up.. either from addition of coral or baking soda or from the rock.
From the fish' perspective.. what parameters should I aim for? and is coral or baking soda good or bad for them. Same about the rock. I know african tanks use lace rock but htey are alkaline tanks. Should I avoid it in my tank?
I also have very soft/acidic water from the tap. (Water in NYC comes straight from the Catskill mountains, basically snow melt)
so I am starting with kh2, gh2 and ph 6.5
I need to raise my kh a bit if I'm going ot use injected co2.. either with baking soda or with crushed coral in the filter, but I don't want to do anything that would hurt my trio of cacatoides, their health or their chances of breeding.
also I have been given a really pretty piece of lace rock I'd like to put in the aquarium, but I am not sure of it's impact on water chemistry. I"m told to expect that it would up ph. Now co2 injection would lower ph back down, but the dissolved solids overall would go up.. either from addition of coral or baking soda or from the rock.
From the fish' perspective.. what parameters should I aim for? and is coral or baking soda good or bad for them. Same about the rock. I know african tanks use lace rock but htey are alkaline tanks. Should I avoid it in my tank?