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Why doesn't one drink water from the fish tank???
Why don't we use ketapang leaves to make tea instead?
... too many questions are left unanswered...
BC
Haha...
Sounds stupid... But why can't citric acid be used to lower pH.
Why those rotting Ketapang leaves can be used instead?
Thanks
Why doesn't one drink water from the fish tank???
Why don't we use ketapang leaves to make tea instead?
... too many questions are left unanswered...
BC
you probably could use the fruit juice. but the fast paced rotting of all that extra biomass (the pulp etc.) is gonna cause more problems.
my personal experience is that ketapang leaves are better "fresh", some others might disagree with me, and the big bonus is the anti-bacterial substance it secretes with its sap. dry leaves are also okay to use.
i have noticed that non-viable fish eggs that turn white do not grow fungus and kill the surrounding eggs. they just stay white leaving the surrounding eggs unmolested.
celticfish
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Is it a nutrient for the plant? If not why add it? CO2 is...acids/chemicals that lowers pH is not.
Regards
Peter Gwee
Hi thanks all for the input
I would like to know if fruit acid has any negative impact on fish? Can it effectively reduce the pH?
A interesting question indeed.
I would think that cost is one prohibitive factor. Fruit juice aren't exactly cheap.
Others being the extra biomass as pointed out by celticfish. There should be a major oxygen deficency from the decomposition of extra organic materials.
In addition, you are also adding other chemical and biological compound that may affect the flora and fauna of the aquarium.
But that's all speculation... perhaps some daring soul would experiment and let us know?
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
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it can lower pH but you are not just putting in citric acid..because it is juice.. and along with the acids you are adding sugars and other proteins..
i did try this once when i first came into the hobby.. bad bad bad mistake... algae bloom almost immeadiately the next day.. green spot ..you name it.. the plants did SEEM to grow a bit better for the next few days..but man was i plagued with algae issues.. up to you to try if you dont believe..
try used green tea leaves bag
same reason if you pee into the water,(pee is acid also) the fishes will die....cos there are compounds that are not found in the natural environment of fishes and plants.
Anyway, the ketanpang leaves cheaper right?
if you can read this, you are too close.
Death occurs from the contact with concentrated ammonnia which is lethal to fishes.Originally Posted by rocketshrimp
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
I think tea is fairly safe. I've tried it b4. Tanic acid + caffeine will make your fish hyperactive
Hi everyone,
who says fruit juice is acidic ? Instead , they are alkaline !! Acidic drinks like soft drink , because they are carbonate (CO2). So, like Peter was saying, just inject more CO2.
Cheers
Yes. In this case, the ammonnia will do them in.
eH..Neon, fruit juice is indeed acidic. Alkaline will have names like something hydroxide
if you can read this, you are too close.
Use rain water
Green tea no problem??
I think I will feed my fish with it... Ketapang leave is turns the water very brown. Will Green tea turn it very green like those algae green water?
Pls note that I will not be held responsible if something goes wrong. But a few years back, I placed a couple of used tea bags in a 2 footer and there don't seem to be any side effects. At least, the concentration isn't that strong since it's been boiled. They contain tannic acid which is somewhat like tannins, am I not right? Not forgetting caffeine too, might make your fishies more enrgetic
I read somewhere in Diana Walstad's book "Ecology of the Planted Aquarium" that she uses vinegar if there's a need to lower the pH. Well, my book is with Fei Miao currently so I can't check the exact page...
koah fong
Juggler's tanks
being the most boliao person in the world, i once collected rain water for the fun of it. that water was collected from a very very heavy rain, and recorded a ph level of 4. imagine the concentration of chemicals picked up in the air, on a slighter rainy day.Use rain water
i posted this in another forum, and most agreed there's too much junk in our air that rainwater isnt a very safe thing to add to one's tank.
Terrible pH level. Could it contain a lot of sulphuric acid?being the most boliao person in the world, i once collected rain water for the fun of it. that water was collected from a very very heavy rain, and recorded a ph level of 4. imagine the concentration of chemicals picked up in the air, on a slighter rainy day.
i posted this in another forum, and most agreed there's too much junk in our air that rainwater isnt a very safe thing to add to one's tank.
Rain water is PH4 in Singapore?
No wonder it is so damaging to car paint when not clean off.
I always thought that the acid rain situation is not so bad here, but obviously I am wrong.
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