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Kh vs Gh

Started by Mugwump, July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM

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Mugwump

...which is most critical?.....Gh ?
Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Ron Sower

Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron

Mugwump

Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?

...fish.......Kh for plants then?
Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Ron Sower

Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 12:50:10 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?

...fish.......Kh for plants then?
https://fishlab.com/aquarium-kh/#best-kh-level-in-aquarium...
...I don't believe there is an "optimal" GH or KH. It's going to vary for different plants, as well as fish... I just try to keep mine stable...
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron

Mugwump

Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 01:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 12:50:10 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?

...fish.......Kh for plants then?
https://fishlab.com/aquarium-kh/#best-kh-level-in-aquarium...
...I don't believe there is an "optimal" GH or KH. It's going to vary for different plants, as well as fish... I just try to keep mine stable...

..me too....we have good water here..neutral PH out of the tap....tds's near 200 tho...considering getting a decent RO system....got rid of the rental unit a while back..RO units are much cheaper now than years past.....
Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Ron Sower

Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 02:07:25 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 01:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 12:50:10 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?

...fish.......Kh for plants then?
https://fishlab.com/aquarium-kh/#best-kh-level-in-aquarium...
...I don't believe there is an "optimal" GH or KH. It's going to vary for different plants, as well as fish... I just try to keep mine stable...

..me too....we have good water here..neutral PH out of the tap....tds's near 200 tho...considering getting a decent RO system....got rid of the rental unit a while back..RO units are much cheaper now than years past.....
...are you going to the green side?...
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron

Mugwump

Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 02:16:24 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 02:07:25 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 01:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 12:50:10 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?

...fish.......Kh for plants then?
https://fishlab.com/aquarium-kh/#best-kh-level-in-aquarium...
...I don't believe there is an "optimal" GH or KH. It's going to vary for different plants, as well as fish... I just try to keep mine stable...

..me too....we have good water here..neutral PH out of the tap....tds's near 200 tho...considering getting a decent RO system....got rid of the rental unit a while back..RO units are much cheaper now than years past.....
...are you going to the green side?...

We already have plants in about every tank, but thought about a nice 'show' type tank to house some retired stock....
Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Ron Sower

Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 02:25:49 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 02:16:24 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 02:07:25 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 01:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 12:50:10 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?

...fish.......Kh for plants then?
https://fishlab.com/aquarium-kh/#best-kh-level-in-aquarium...
...I don't believe there is an "optimal" GH or KH. It's going to vary for different plants, as well as fish... I just try to keep mine stable...

..me too....we have good water here..neutral PH out of the tap....tds's near 200 tho...considering getting a decent RO system....got rid of the rental unit a while back..RO units are much cheaper now than years past.....
...are you going to the green side?...

We already have plants in about every tank, but thought about a nice 'show' type tank to house some retired stock....
...aha! ...you will be hooked!...
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron

Ron Sower

Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 02:27:04 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 02:25:49 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 02:16:24 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 02:07:25 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 01:38:17 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 20, 2019, 12:50:10 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on July 20, 2019, 11:20:35 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on July 19, 2019, 04:54:49 PM
...which is most critical?.....Gh ?

...for fish or plants?

...fish.......Kh for plants then?
https://fishlab.com/aquarium-kh/#best-kh-level-in-aquarium...
...I don't believe there is an "optimal" GH or KH. It's going to vary for different plants, as well as fish... I just try to keep mine stable...

..me too....we have good water here..neutral PH out of the tap....tds's near 200 tho...considering getting a decent RO system....got rid of the rental unit a while back..RO units are much cheaper now than years past.....
...are you going to the green side?...

We already have plants in about every tank, but thought about a nice 'show' type tank to house some retired stock....
...aha! ...you will be hooked!...
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron

LizStreithorst

A low kH is necessary if I want the eggs to hatch, but I'm into soft water fish.  It all depends on the species of fish you want to raise.  There is a trick that let's eggs hatch with the expense waste of RO.  It works in my water, don't know if It would in yours.  I don't think that gH matters much, at least with Discus.  I believe that fish get minerals from their food, not the water.  At least that has been my experience.

I don't have a clue about plants.  I only know that the easy ones do fine in my tap water.  My parameters after aging are pH 7.2 gH 6 and Kh 4.5.
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Mugwump

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Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson