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Blue
I'm new to this community because I love the thought of aqua P. Been toying with it for 2 yrs with 2 different systems
Your readings are like mind except pH is 8.4 and plants need something more, not dead but not flourishing. I'm hoping more folks will jump in this blog. My situation is a little different then most because I using my 800 gal Koi pond as food. Koi and gold fish are crazy. All they want to do is knock over lights, lilies, and eat....:) But they are happy and healthy. Maybe I don't have enough of them.
Good luck will be looking back for more answer
Leonard
Yeah, your system needs more hydrogen ions. As in, your pH is too high. Really high. You've got it at a good level for bacteria and fish, but plants can experience nutrient lockout if your pH levels are past 7.6.
Leonard said:
Blue
I'm new to this community because I love the thought of aqua P. Been toying with it for 2 yrs with 2 different systems
Your readings are like mind except pH is 8.4 and plants need something more, not dead but not flourishing. I'm hoping more folks will jump in this blog. My situation is a little different then most because I using my 800 gal Koi pond as food. Koi and gold fish are crazy. All they want to do is knock over lights, lilies, and eat....:) But they are happy and healthy. Maybe I don't have enough of them.
Good luck will be looking back for more answer
Leonard
Blue, it looks like balance to me, or close to it, depending upon how you define it. Our system is much the same and in my view we need more fish waste to meet our plant production goals.
If you have plenty of filtering and room for more plants, then you could add more fish - possibly as your fish grow, that will take care of itself. In the meantime, you have an easy to manage system.
With more fish, you need more O2, more filtering, more PH adjustment. If you can live with that, you might want to add fish.
Sorry, I meant to reply to this yesterday and the internet got turned off at work so I couldn't post my reply...Here's what I tried to send:
I was replying to Leonard. 7.0 is a great level for system pH.
The term pH stands for "potential hydrogen" (which is why you always capitalize the "H" in pH. Element symbols are capital) and is literally just a measure of a concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. Acids have more hydrogen ions, while things that are more alkaline have less. In order to adjust hydrogen ions simply add any acidic or alkaline material that is safe for your system. You know, raise or lower your pH.
Blue Hiller said:
Cool...where do I get these??
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