I am blessed with soft water. It comes out of the tap with a PH of 6.4-6.6, KH of >1 and GH of 75ppm (off the top of my head). With the use of small amounts of crushed coral in my filters, my tanks stabalize at around PH 6.8 and KH 3.
PH 6.8 and KH 3 works out to about 15ppm of co2, which from what info I've found is the optimal co2 level. Am I right in assuming for a moderately planted tank with moderate lighting (2 watts per gallon) that I shouldn't need to add any co2 to have a successful planted tank?
I'm going to setup a small planted tank as a test to see how well I do without co2, but wanted some opinions before I went forward with it. I'll be using Onyx Sand and no crushed coral at the start to see how well the Onyx Sand buffers the tank for me.
I realize that added co2 will likely give me faster, more lush growth in my plants, but I will eventually be setting up a 150 gallon planted tank and I can't really afford to add co2 to that and would like to keep things as simple as possible anyway. I'd rather have slow-moderate growth and not have to spend as much time trimming and pruning.
Anyone else with similar water parameters have good or bad experiences with no added co2? Wetman? I know I read on your website that you don't add co2
PH 6.8 and KH 3 works out to about 15ppm of co2, which from what info I've found is the optimal co2 level. Am I right in assuming for a moderately planted tank with moderate lighting (2 watts per gallon) that I shouldn't need to add any co2 to have a successful planted tank?
I'm going to setup a small planted tank as a test to see how well I do without co2, but wanted some opinions before I went forward with it. I'll be using Onyx Sand and no crushed coral at the start to see how well the Onyx Sand buffers the tank for me.
I realize that added co2 will likely give me faster, more lush growth in my plants, but I will eventually be setting up a 150 gallon planted tank and I can't really afford to add co2 to that and would like to keep things as simple as possible anyway. I'd rather have slow-moderate growth and not have to spend as much time trimming and pruning.
Anyone else with similar water parameters have good or bad experiences with no added co2? Wetman? I know I read on your website that you don't add co2