JB i think 50 grams would be about 15 teaspoons. Do you not mean 5 grams, start off with about 50 grams..... Some say you must dissolve this in RO water - .
JB i think 50 grams would be about 15 teaspoons. Do you not mean 5 grams, start off with about 50 grams..... Some say you must dissolve this in RO water - .
I would start with a 20%water change, more if possible.
Buffer will not permanently restore pH. Try keep the pH at 8. give or take .2
If i had a pH of 7.5 i would look for something big that had died. But in your case the changes could have strirred things up a bit starving the tank of oxygen, causing the pH to drop. This could also be the cause of the algae issue. A drop in pH, as much as this could also release phosphates. Surprised about the drop in phos
LOL Sunburst....JB i think 50 grams would be about 15 teaspoons. Do you not mean 5 grams
Apologies. Rephrase. When something dyes bacteria goes dilly trying to break down all this waste. This removes oxygen from the water which causes the pH to drop.1) I'm not with you Sunburst - "Starving the tank of oxygen ?". How did I do this?.
Apologies. Rephrase. When something dyes bacteria goes dilly trying to break down all this waste. This removes oxygen from the water which causes the pH to drop.
And yes - I would NOT place mosquito netting between the layers... just place the bottom layer of playsand, and the aragonite on top...
Thanks Keyaam - I am still interested to know if anyone thinks that the mosquito net is a bad idea and if so why?
Thanks Keyaam - I am still interested to know if anyone thinks that the mosquito net is a bad idea and if so why?