CO2 Chart

finchflex · 12-04-2011, 04:52 PM

question...my ph is 6.1....and mydkh is 1...ppm gh/kh is 17.9...with out co2 injection?...my question is my tank getting co2 from elsewhere?

AirstoND · 04-14-2012, 02:10 AM

oOKkay...This way is much clearer:
dKH = 1
dGH = 17.9
pH = 6.1

It will help if you provide more info on plants, tank size, lights, trying DIY CO2? etc.

If lights are strong enough plants' chloroplasts are able to make plant sugar/energy from carbon in solution (depending on plant requirements this translates to having preferably higher alkanity).

Floating plants are able to get their energy from carbon dioxide in air but also benefit from carbon in solution as carbonates, organic soil, etc

Ptyochromis · 07-06-2012, 11:09 PM

How would you use this chart if your PH is past 8.2? Or better yet keeping your PH at 8.2 while maintaining adequate PH. I have hard water cichlids (lake Tanganyika), but am planning on planting the tank. Is there no way to keep the KH/GH at 8-15, PH at 8.1-8.3 and still maintain decent levels of CO2 with very little swings in chemistry?

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12-04-2011, 04:52 PM	#46
finchflex Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: hazlet Posts: 4	question...my ph is 6.1....and mydkh is 1...ppm gh/kh is 17.9...with out co2 injection?...my question is my tank getting co2 from elsewhere?

04-14-2012, 02:10 AM	#47
AirstoND Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 1,195	oOKkay...This way is much clearer: dKH = 1 dGH = 17.9 pH = 6.1 It will help if you provide more info on plants, tank size, lights, trying DIY CO2? etc. If lights are strong enough plants' chloroplasts are able to make plant sugar/energy from carbon in solution (depending on plant requirements this translates to having preferably higher alkanity). Floating plants are able to get their energy from carbon dioxide in air but also benefit from carbon in solution as carbonates, organic soil, etc

07-06-2012, 11:09 PM	#48
Ptyochromis Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: tampa Posts: 83	How would you use this chart if your PH is past 8.2? Or better yet keeping your PH at 8.2 while maintaining adequate PH. I have hard water cichlids (lake Tanganyika), but am planning on planting the tank. Is there no way to keep the KH/GH at 8-15, PH at 8.1-8.3 and still maintain decent levels of CO2 with very little swings in chemistry?