Reverse Osmosis water system

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150EH
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Real Name: Tim Haut
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Re: Reverse Osmosis water system

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Yes it is close to neutral out of the RO unit, but after the CO2 is added it drops quite a bit because there is no kH now.

I need to add the Equlibrium/gH booster 3 to 6 days ahead to get it mixed or else the water gets cloudy and it will even congeal like thread algae on the plant leaves, the alkaline buffer need to be added just before the water goes in the tank, I read it somewhere that it can be unstable otherwise but I've never experienced any problems.

I've haven't got a single hit from the Guru's and I posted a thread but every idiot in the country has taken off in a diffrent direction not understanding the original question. I know when you add CO2 you get what's often call a false/temporary pH that can dip very low, so it sound like you are getting some gas into the water or else I can't see the pH dropping this far, do you have a bubble counter or some way to watch and see if any gas is being used?
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Tim
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Re: Reverse Osmosis water system

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150EH wrote:Yes it is close to neutral out of the RO unit, but after the CO2 is added it drops quite a bit because there is no kH now.

I need to add the Equlibrium/gH booster 3 to 6 days ahead to get it mixed or else the water gets cloudy and it will even congeal like thread algae on the plant leaves, the alkaline buffer need to be added just before the water goes in the tank, I read it somewhere that it can be unstable otherwise but I've never experienced any problems.

I've haven't got a single hit from the Guru's and I posted a thread but every idiot in the country has taken off in a diffrent direction not understanding the original question. I know when you add CO2 you get what's often call a false/temporary pH that can dip very low, so it sound like you are getting some gas into the water or else I can't see the pH dropping this far, do you have a bubble counter or some way to watch and see if any gas is being used?
If my electronic box is blinking then I know it is distributing Co2. I don't have the cloudy water problem or the coagulation problem with the product I am using. I also read that one should add the buffer just before adding it to the tank.

I have a few posts on other forums out there too. One guy suggested crushed coral, but I don't think that will be enough on its own. I also sent an email to Seachem, so I hope they will get back with me.
Julie
37g planted, 11g planted, and three 5.2g planted shrimp tanks.
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