Which soil do you prefer?

[HeMan]

No, i dont

[avex30]

Can you please let's us know what acidic soil you use at the bottom. I saw some breeders use humic powder.

Yea like bro HeMan answer you below i place my more acidic soil below.

Currently have 2 tanks one bottom soil Ada africana top soil mosura another tank bottom soil crimson top layer mosura

Previously i ada amazonia 2 at the lower part and benibachi upper layer.

What avex30 meant was placing acidic soil such as ADA, crimson soil below then not so acidic soil type like mosura, gex, benibachi etc cover them on top

[BaoLong]

Yea like bro HeMan answer you below i place my more acidic soil below.

Currently have 2 tanks one bottom soil Ada africana top soil mosura another tank bottom soil crimson top layer mosura

Previously i ada amazonia 2 at the lower part and benibachi upper layer.

Thanks you shared with me mixed soils experience. How many soils did you use each of them in a tank?

[avex30]

Thanks you shared with me mixed soils experience. How many soils did you use each of them in a tank?

The most 2 type depending on the lvl of acidic i perfer Currently

8L of africana against 10L of mosura soil give me a ph of about 6 i use moss peats to lower and maintain it at 5.8
1L crimson soil against 10L of mosura soil give me a ph of about 6.4-6.5

[BaoLong]

The most 2 type depending on the lvl of acidic i perfer Currently

8L of africana against 10L of mosura soil give me a ph of about 6 i use moss peats to lower and maintain it at 5.8
1L crimson soil against 10L of mosura soil give me a ph of about 6.4-6.5

Thanks you shared tips. How is your water tap? I have not ever mixed soils together. I use some peats or Humic (from BorneoWild) to lower pH.

[avex30]

Thanks you shared tips. How is your water tap? I have not ever mixed soils together. I use some peats or Humic (from BorneoWild) to lower pH.

I think if you search thru forum you will realise alot of people complaining about singapore tapwater. The area i stay in range between ph 7.3-7.5 so if using of tapwater we will need to treat it with ph down and anti chlormine. But i ve been using disti water now which is why i could get lower ph much better than using the tapwater

[BaoLong]

I think if you search thru forum you will realise alot of people complaining about singapore tapwater. The area i stay in range between ph 7.3-7.5 so if using of tapwater we will need to treat it with ph down and anti chlormine. But i ve been using disti water now which is why i could get lower ph much better than using the tapwater

I got it. Thanks.

[cheetf]

Hot season is here again, time to test what is the tap water again before pouring it into our tanks.

[Navanod]

I gave in and got an RO unit instead

[Wackytpt]

How much you paid for your RO unit?

[Navanod]

Paid only $150 for an almost pristine 2nd hand unit from a bro here.
Retail price is $240+ I think. The thing I liked about this unit is that the replacement cartridges can be easily found and I have the option of upgrading it to a 200gpd RO membrane once the existing 100gpd membrane expires.

[avex30]

Paid only $150 for an almost pristine 2nd hand unit from a bro here.
Retail price is $240+ I think. The thing I liked about this unit is that the replacement cartridges can be easily found and I have the option of upgrading it to a 200gpd RO membrane once the existing 100gpd membrane expires.

Bro what is the wasted like? Currently using a T-loan unit from a friend the wastage is super high. Example I collecting 5L the wastage will be about almost 10-11L........

[Navanod]

I believe the waste (or more correctly, reject) rate is depending on the pressure and how old the RO membrane is.
The lower the pressure and the older the membrane, the more the reject rate. Of course, there's an optimal pressure, after which there would be no improvement.

I'm getting about about 30+L reject for every 10L RO made.
I collect the reject for washing and other use. Technically it's also clean dechlorinated water so can be used to rinse filter media and sponge.

[avex30]

I believe the waste (or more correctly, reject) rate is depending on the pressure and how old the RO membrane is.
The lower the pressure and the older the membrane, the more the reject rate. Of course, there's an optimal pressure, after which there would be no improvement.

I'm getting about about 30+L reject for every 10L RO made.
I collect the reject for washing and other use. Technically it's also clean dechlorinated water so can be used to rinse filter media and sponge.

Oh okie not too bad than.

[rascal]

Breeder SOIL use in 4ft, 6-7 cm thickness soil
use 100% tap water and use distilled water for water change
PH: 5.8

all is good!!!

[sp1der]

using gex soil in 3ft.
tap water
ph 6.2 after cycle.

[Kenng]

The most 2 type depending on the lvl of acidic i perfer Currently

8L of africana against 10L of mosura soil give me a ph of about 6 i use moss peats to lower and maintain it at 5.8
1L crimson soil against 10L of mosura soil give me a ph of about 6.4-6.5

Bro, can I check for the use of peat, do you replace them since I was told they lose their ph lowering ability after a while?

[Kenng]

I think if you search thru forum you will realise alot of people complaining about singapore tapwater. The area i stay in range between ph 7.3-7.5 so if using of tapwater we will need to treat it with ph down and anti chlormine. But i ve been using disti water now which is why i could get lower ph much better than using the tapwater

I stayed in the east and my tapwater ph easily range from 7-7.5. My shrimp tanks ph keep going more than 7 as a result which is frustrating.
Yours?

[Kenng]

I saw this brand active soil Ruby claimed to keep ph at 5.5, anyone had any experience with this soil?

[cheetf]

Never heard of it before. Where did you see it?