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Thread: Ideal KH and PH level
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13-01-2019, 10:02 AM #1
Ideal KH and PH level
This year I'd like to keep my parameters stable rather than chuck some bicarb in when KH gets low.
When feeding heavy I would struggle to keep KH above 2, but probably only because I wasn't testing and adding bicarb often enough.
Not sure how I'm going to do it but I was thinking of trying to keep KH at around 3-4 and PH at 7.5ish
Just not sure how I can keep the bicarb going in frequently.
P.S I'm on a meter
Dave
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13-01-2019, 10:45 AM #2
What are the incoming levels on the water supply?
How often how much change of water?
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13-01-2019, 12:12 PM #3
Depending on your budget it may be worth looking at a PH controller you will also need a PH probe and dosing pump.
Eutech Alpha PH560 Controller
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13-01-2019, 01:01 PM #4
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13-01-2019, 01:03 PM #5
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13-01-2019, 03:04 PM #6
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14-01-2019, 12:10 AM #7
Stability is the key, where ever you are at it needs to be stable.
i would spend the budget on water changes and good carbon pre filters
Alex
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14-01-2019, 12:48 PM #8
If your mains water has some KH in it then you can wire a pH controller up to a solenoid valve to open up a mains top up instead of using a dosing pump. But the pH probe and controller are still spendy items unfortunately.
Before getting the full setup I used to check my Seneye readings for pH in the morning on the laptop and then when I was making a cup of tea for myself I would mix up a mug of bicarb for the pond at the same time depending on what the pH was doing. Adding a little bit daily gives you more stability than waiting for a significant pH drop each time before adding. You do soon get used to roughly how much bicarb the pond needs at various temps and feed levels so you don't have to think about it too much. In summer my pond was using up 2 heaped tablespoons of bicarb per day.2016 new 6000 gallon pond
https://www.koiforum.uk/pond-construc...ghlight=feline
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14-01-2019, 03:45 PM #9
The Daily pond temp thread
Still at around 17C, know what you mean about getting the covers off though :D it will be really...