Hi all,
I am new to the forum and I would like to ask about the Carbo+ unit.
I know loads (if not all) of you guys hate this solution
(I used the search function and went through the threads).
However, isn't it a good and easy alternative to reverse osmosis if one wants to lower the KH? (and also the GH, I noticed by comparing to the water from the tap that it's reduced)
I have a 180 Liters tank (that's about 47 Gallons), reasonably planted, and the water from the tap is around 8 or 9 KH.
I am only using the Carbo+ at 30% during daylight so the carbon plate should last fairly long.
I checked the KH in the tank and it was around 3 KH one week after a water change.
(I have the unit for a couple months now)
I changed the water again and it's 4 KH but I guess it will drop again.
So wouldn't it be a good solution to keep a low KH without all the hassle with reverse osmosis?
Specially if the fishes in the tank like softer water.
I only need to worry about the KH getting lower than 3, but then there are easy ways of increasing it to 4 or 5 : changing 15-25% of the water weekly or adding KH+ or KH/GH+ products.
And about the CO2 production, I have this CO2 long-term test Correct + pH thing from Dennerle. (being a new user, I can't post the link)
It shows 10gr/l on average, sometimes a bit less, not too bad for KH=3, and I could add a real CO2 injection system on top of that.
What do you guys think?
I am new to the forum and I would like to ask about the Carbo+ unit.
I know loads (if not all) of you guys hate this solution
However, isn't it a good and easy alternative to reverse osmosis if one wants to lower the KH? (and also the GH, I noticed by comparing to the water from the tap that it's reduced)
I have a 180 Liters tank (that's about 47 Gallons), reasonably planted, and the water from the tap is around 8 or 9 KH.
I am only using the Carbo+ at 30% during daylight so the carbon plate should last fairly long.
I checked the KH in the tank and it was around 3 KH one week after a water change.
(I have the unit for a couple months now)
I changed the water again and it's 4 KH but I guess it will drop again.
So wouldn't it be a good solution to keep a low KH without all the hassle with reverse osmosis?
Specially if the fishes in the tank like softer water.
I only need to worry about the KH getting lower than 3, but then there are easy ways of increasing it to 4 or 5 : changing 15-25% of the water weekly or adding KH+ or KH/GH+ products.
And about the CO2 production, I have this CO2 long-term test Correct + pH thing from Dennerle. (being a new user, I can't post the link)
It shows 10gr/l on average, sometimes a bit less, not too bad for KH=3, and I could add a real CO2 injection system on top of that.
What do you guys think?