Remember that a cheap pH pen or liquid test isn't accurate in our soft water.
Yes you air the water in the barrel till you need it.
@Messier87 what you are seeing perfectly normal. You are adding buffers back when doing a WC so the pH will climb. Hendre is right, just gas it...
Hi @Craigils . I suspect you found the issue, they started adding chloramine here in the Cape recently. I used a carbon block for years to take...
As far as I understand the law only the method can be patented. Here's an extract from an article. Seeing as these fish are aesthetic creations...
Yes, what I saw in mine wasn't the geyser itself but detritus that gathered on the bottom of the geyser over the years. It had a layer of...
Yes we don't need such fancy devices, if we do we are breaking the K.I.S.S. rule.:lol:
Yes it measures both organic and inorganic ions. Hahaha, tell me about it. I'm sure the rapid pace of technological development will give us...
Morning @Nina_W Our discussion yesterday got me thinking. When there was the drought, I had to stretch my water as far as possible and used my...
Ah ok, I see what you mean. That will be a terrible toil keeping track of those drastic changes in source water. Makes me count my blessings even...
Ai, no they wouldn't. Elbow grease is the name of the game then.
It's the same for soft or hard water. To give an example, if your tds of the incoming water is 600ppm and mine is say 60ppm and your tank is at...
@top dog , yes way to risky. My geyser broke last year, man you should have seen what came out of that thing.
It will work fine, do your big wc and measure the tds. Then again right before the next wc. Compare the readings to your incoming water. You will...
I have the same problem, it's the cost of heating large amounts of water that gets you. With sensitive species it's unwise to use a geyser.
No haha, I was thanking the god of the ocean because it's so easy and quick compared to liquid testing. The new one is called TDS-3 by HM Digital...
Looks very good Reedfish, oto's will be nice but they also just hide most of the time so seeing them is rare. They will scrape the algae off in no...
They are around R180-R220 depending on where you buy. We tested a few against an expensive Hanna unit and they where good. The one I use now is...
Yes, TDS pen.
We are so lucky here in Cape Town, perfect water for soft water fishes. My tap is spitting 52ppm right now, in the heart of winter it goes down to...
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