Carbonate Ions in Water, Should I be worried? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T01:46:29Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/carbonate-ions-in-water-should-i-be-worried?groupUrl=aquaponicsforbeginners&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A556568&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A28135&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJoel-
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You should ad…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-04-03:4778851:Comment:5565682014-04-03T20:26:14.337ZLeo White Bearhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LeoWhiteBear
<p>Joel-</p>
<p> IMHO-</p>
<p> You should add an acid to combat the basic water of your system. Depending on the species of fish, if they are from a local stocking buisness chances are that the fish have been bred in the hifh pH water and it probably will not affect the fish, the plants on the other hand will be hindered in nutrient up take because of the high pH. Aquaponics is a great hobby but there are limitation and pH is one of them. If you have Silvia burnstiens book, look up the pH…</p>
<p>Joel-</p>
<p> IMHO-</p>
<p> You should add an acid to combat the basic water of your system. Depending on the species of fish, if they are from a local stocking buisness chances are that the fish have been bred in the hifh pH water and it probably will not affect the fish, the plants on the other hand will be hindered in nutrient up take because of the high pH. Aquaponics is a great hobby but there are limitation and pH is one of them. If you have Silvia burnstiens book, look up the pH and there is a chart showing what pH most plants do the best inn. (Sorry, I don't have the book in hand at the moment or I would tell you what page to find it on) There is a condition called nutrient "Nutrient lock-out" where plants cannot take up nutrients because of high OR low pH. You need to buffer down the pH for better results, 6.8 - 7.0 is the consensis, try to shoot for that mark. My plants are doing well with 6.6 - 7.0 so there is a bit of le-way, not much.</p> Here are 74 pages of info on…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-04-03:4778851:Comment:5566192014-04-03T18:27:32.567ZJim Fiskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimFisk
<p>Here are 74 pages of info on carbonates right here on our forum. <a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/main/search/search?q=carbonate" target="_self">HERE</a></p>
<p>Here are 74 pages of info on carbonates right here on our forum. <a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/main/search/search?q=carbonate" target="_self">HERE</a></p>