Gh keeps dropping

matti2uude · 11-11-2012, 03:20 PM

when I got a new Gh kit and tested my tank it was Gh 0. I slowly raised it to Gh 4. I left the tank alone for a week and retested and it's back to Gh 0. What can cause the Gh to drop like that in a week?

Overgrowth · 11-11-2012, 03:22 PM

Do you have any driftwood, leaves, peat, etc.?

matti2uude · 11-11-2012, 03:25 PM

I have one small branchy piece of wood and one IAL which has been in there since July.

GeToChKn · 11-11-2012, 04:07 PM

Hey matt, lets mix our water. lol. I got gH creep, you got gH drop. Together, it should be perfect. What substrate are you using and is this a new tank? Akadama can suck water clean for a little while.

matti2uude · 11-11-2012, 04:08 PM

The tank was set up at the beginning of July. It has a mix of Ada Amazonia and Africana.

HunterX · 11-11-2012, 08:59 PM

I keep having the same problem. GH starts at 6 in 4 days its a 3.

matti2uude · 11-12-2012, 07:38 PM

I've taken out the purigen to see if that makes a difference.

Simplicity · 11-13-2012, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matti2uude

I've taken out the purigen to see if that makes a difference.

Hey matt I run purigen in my cannister and do not have any issues with low gh

matti2uude · 11-13-2012, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Hey matt I run purigen in my cannister and do not have any issues with low gh

Now that I've taken the purigen out my Gh is 6. I'm not sure why but it has made a difference.

**acitydweller** · 11-13-2012, 07:14 PM

this is more of a topic on substrates than on shrimp.

matti2uude · 11-13-2012, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acitydweller

this is more of a topic on substrates than on shrimp.

How is it about substrate? It's my shrimp tank and the Gh is affecting my shrimp.

Simplicity · 11-14-2012, 03:07 PM

matt our of curiosity was your purigen packet getting old? do you ever re-charge it?

I have a 5 month old purigen pack I never recharged and am afraid it might do the same thing as yours

matti2uude · 11-14-2012, 03:41 PM

No it wasn't old. I have a 2l container I filled a media bag from in July. The purigen was only slightly brown on one side.

11-11-2012, 03:20 PM	#1
matti2uude Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 77	Gh keeps dropping when I got a new Gh kit and tested my tank it was Gh 0. I slowly raised it to Gh 4. I left the tank alone for a week and retested and it's back to Gh 0. What can cause the Gh to drop like that in a week?

11-11-2012, 03:22 PM	#2
Overgrowth Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 945	Do you have any driftwood, leaves, peat, etc.? __________________ THE MADNESS

11-11-2012, 04:07 PM	#4
GeToChKn Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,112	Hey matt, lets mix our water. lol. I got gH creep, you got gH drop. Together, it should be perfect. What substrate are you using and is this a new tank? Akadama can suck water clean for a little while. __________________ 20g platy, , 2 x 10g shrimp, 3 x 20g shrimp, 7.5g shrimp and 1 great dane/mastiff puppy. Sump Pimp #2 My Tanks and my shrimps

11-11-2012, 08:59 PM	#6
HunterX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 231	I keep having the same problem. GH starts at 6 in 4 days its a 3. __________________ Darrin Shrimp Tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...99#post2054299

11-13-2012, 07:14 PM	#10
acitydweller ओं मणिपद्मे हूं (View User Tanks) PTrader: (121/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,005	this is more of a topic on substrates than on shrimp. __________________ Namaste ओं मणिपद्मे हूं My life extends far beyond the limitations of me Keeper of the LIST

11-11-2012, 03:25 PM	#3
matti2uude Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 77	I have one small branchy piece of wood and one IAL which has been in there since July.

11-11-2012, 04:08 PM	#5
matti2uude Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 77	The tank was set up at the beginning of July. It has a mix of Ada Amazonia and Africana.

11-12-2012, 07:38 PM	#7
matti2uude Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 77	I've taken out the purigen to see if that makes a difference.

11-14-2012, 03:07 PM	#12
Simplicity Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 60	matt our of curiosity was your purigen packet getting old? do you ever re-charge it? I have a 5 month old purigen pack I never recharged and am afraid it might do the same thing as yours

11-14-2012, 03:41 PM	#13
matti2uude Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 77	No it wasn't old. I have a 2l container I filled a media bag from in July. The purigen was only slightly brown on one side.

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