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    Increase CO2 bubbling as plants grow?

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    1)Doing a survey on whether you guys increase the bubbling rate of CO2 as the plants grow denser in your tank and reduce it when you do trimming? Or do you guys just go by the pH/KH/CO2 relationship only? (The increase and decreasing of CO2 method was done use by Takashi Amano and quote in his aqua journal.)

    2)Another question...heard phosphate, peat and other types of buffer other than bi-carbonate will throw the pH/KH/CO2 relationship out of the window..is it true? How much amount of phosphate, peat and other types of buffer will render the pH/KH/CO2 relationship useless? Singapore water contain very little amount of phosphate..will that little amount affect the relationship..[].How do you know the gravel you are using does not contain other types of buffering stuff? Kinda confusing huh...
    Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger

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    Increase CO2 bubbling as plants grow?

    1)Doing a survey on whether you guys increase the bubbling rate of CO2 as the plants grow denser in your tank and reduce it when you do trimming? Or do you guys just go by the pH/KH/CO2 relationship only? (The increase and decreasing of CO2 method was done use by Takashi Amano and quote in his aqua journal.)

    2)Another question...heard phosphate, peat and other types of buffer other than bi-carbonate will throw the pH/KH/CO2 relationship out of the window..is it true? How much amount of phosphate, peat and other types of buffer will render the pH/KH/CO2 relationship useless? Singapore water contain very little amount of phosphate..will that little amount affect the relationship..[].How do you know the gravel you are using does not contain other types of buffering stuff? Kinda confusing huh...
    Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger

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    Increase CO2 bubbling as plants grow?

    1)Doing a survey on whether you guys increase the bubbling rate of CO2 as the plants grow denser in your tank and reduce it when you do trimming? Or do you guys just go by the pH/KH/CO2 relationship only? (The increase and decreasing of CO2 method was done use by Takashi Amano and quote in his aqua journal.)

    2)Another question...heard phosphate, peat and other types of buffer other than bi-carbonate will throw the pH/KH/CO2 relationship out of the window..is it true? How much amount of phosphate, peat and other types of buffer will render the pH/KH/CO2 relationship useless? Singapore water contain very little amount of phosphate..will that little amount affect the relationship..[].How do you know the gravel you are using does not contain other types of buffering stuff? Kinda confusing huh...
    Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger

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    Increase CO2 bubbling as plants grow?

    1)Doing a survey on whether you guys increase the bubbling rate of CO2 as the plants grow denser in your tank and reduce it when you do trimming? Or do you guys just go by the pH/KH/CO2 relationship only? (The increase and decreasing of CO2 method was done use by Takashi Amano and quote in his aqua journal.)

    2)Another question...heard phosphate, peat and other types of buffer other than bi-carbonate will throw the pH/KH/CO2 relationship out of the window..is it true? How much amount of phosphate, peat and other types of buffer will render the pH/KH/CO2 relationship useless? Singapore water contain very little amount of phosphate..will that little amount affect the relationship..[].How do you know the gravel you are using does not contain other types of buffering stuff? Kinda confusing huh...
    Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger

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    I don't bother adjusting the CO2 rate with trimmings. Anyway, Amano's style of trimming is to massive 'haircut' to almost all plants... pratically removing up to 75% of total plant mass at a time.

    Have you tested your tap water recently? Mine is at 8. According to stats from PUB website, our tap water pH range from 7 to 9. That will probably throw the whole chart out of whack.

    I think, just observe that your plants are growing, producing O2, pH at safe levels and fishes are not gasping/surfacing... CO2 should be ok.
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    LOL... Vinz now then you know our tap water pH is quite high liao ah...I was shock when I measure 7.8..[]...So the pH/KH/CO2 relationship no longer stands huh...anyway I just do the aga aga way liao..see plants bubble..fish not breathing at the surface..thats it~ viola!
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    lol
    hi5 man haha []
    i haven't bothered with the pH/kH chart for a very long time

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    haha me too!

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