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Posted by Mood on July 31, 2005, 3:28 pm
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It works great, but don't even think of going over 1 watt/gallon for
lighting while using this stuff.
I planted my tank and upgraded to 110w CF and BOOM massive suspended algae
problem. I couldn't even see to the back of the tank, a 55g! Those
phosphate baised products grow algae like crazy.
I switched to aging the change water, adding a sulfuric acid baised pH Down
and a water softening pillow. Water is now crystal clear...
-J
> wpegden@hotpop.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm pondering in getting an R/O system, in spite of the financial
>> barriers. Is Seachem's Discus Buffer a workable to lower the GH of my
>> water? Right now it's at 10 degrees. Would this product lower it to 4
>> or so? And do so without adding other things that bother discus?
>> (i.e. sodium?). Thanks for any info. My tank is a 55 gallon planted
>> tank. My ph is between 6.5 and 7.
>>
>> -Wes
>>
> I just looked this up myself - Seachem's discus buffer is a phosphate
> buffer. The water softening happens from calcium and magnesium phosphate
> precipitation. Seachem doesn't recommend it for planted discus tanks.
>
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> Elaine T __
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> I'm pondering in getting an R/O system, in spite of the financial
> barriers. Is Seachem's Discus Buffer a workable to lower the GH of my
> water? Right now it's at 10 degrees. Would this product lower it to 4
> or so? And do so without adding other things that bother discus?
> (i.e. sodium?). Thanks for any info. My tank is a 55 gallon planted
> tank. My ph is between 6.5 and 7.
>
> -Wes
>