too low pH, kH, gH

[andrewtyr]

i ran a test on my water...it took me only 1 drop for my water to turn bright yellow..meaning my kH and gH is only 17.9ppm...the fistful of coral chip i put in 3 hours ago just now din work..the pH is still 6..which is the lowest my kit can test....what should i do now?...

tank size - 2ft
subtrate - ada amazonia
lighting - 55W
pH - 6 ( lowest my kit could detect)
kH - 17.9ppm ( 1 drop to indicate yellow from Aquarium Phamacueticals kH gH kit)
gH - 17.9ppm
co2 - 1 bubble per 3 sec
fauna - bee, cherry, mosquito shrimp
flora - tonina, HC, erect and xmas moss

[geoffrey]

Hi Andrew,

Your low pH is probably cause by your ADA substrate. I don't use them but I read alot about them bringing down pH.

The low pH is not a concern for live-stocks and plants. It does bother you when you want to use it to measure your CO2 level.

[aqua]

hi

the kh for my four feet used to be like that during initial setup and shrimps keep dying on me. so i just gradually add coral chips until kh rises from 1 to 4.

hope this help