If used carefully, can this be used in a 30 gallon aquarium tank? I have high alkaline water where I live (8.0+).
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I don't see why not, but, I dont have fish, I have been using it for my small hydro herb garden, I can't grow cilantro no matter what I do. It only takes a little, so use carefuly.
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I use pH down (dry acid) to remove stains in my swimming pool. I have no idea about aquaiums.
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Absolutely not. This product has very poor labeling, but it does state that it contains lots of nitrates. This may be ok for plants, but will counteract the benefit of an incremental water change in an aquarium. Compared to the amount of pH lowering ability of this product, the nitrogen content is the major component. It's more of a fertilizer that may lower your pH than acid with nitrogen in it. In my 155 gallon aquaponics system, adding one large-side scoop of this powder every other day dropped my pH from 8 to 7.8 (for a short amount of time) while forcing my nitrite and nitrate readings so high that my test kit couldn't even read them. It has caused a white crust to form on my grow media that kills any plant leaf that touches it (but doesn't taste like salt). If you feel you absolutely can't use your tap water in an aquarium ( and a lot of fish are ok with a pH of 8, but it's bad for plants), then purchase water or catch rain water before you resort to dumping this fertilizer on your fish.
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Yes, but definitely do not add the powder directly to the tank if there are fish within. Pre-mix a solution and adjust before adding fish, animals or plants.
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I don't see why you couldn't use it for saltwater. Should work as it is inert. I'm not a saltie- expert though, mind you. There are some substrates out there that will buffer the water better for saltwater. Saltwater requires a higher pH and a higher GH/KH. Using an inert substrate won't hurt your fish or alter the chemistry of the water- but won't provide any buffering for pH swings etc. As fish "pee" and "life-happens" the pH of the water will change slightly between water changes. You will usually be better off for saltwater with a buffered substrate... but this wouldn't be bad.
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Sure. I would just be careful as the uv sterilizer portion of this is what was faulty and killed my fish.
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I use this product in my aquarium to lower the ph. My tap water comes out at 7.5 and this product lowered it to 6.0 (my RO water comes out at 6.4). I plan to spread the used moss over my yard. I had no way to determine if its sterilized, but I did examine it and there are no apparent side effects to my fish.
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i dont know.. i only used it on a glass aquarium with calcium build up.. it was highly recommended to me for multiple uses. i can only say on my glass aquarium it didnt work to well..
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You want to remove the Alkaline filter which is raising the pH and really is for acidic or neutral pH water. You do not want 7.0 pH for drinking water as some mineralization has health benefits.
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I use ours on our home water storage tanks. There's really nothing that could contaminate anything. It's just a hard plastic case and an extension cord. No different than most aquarium devices. If your using it for a aquarium topoff than I would not recommend it though as it has to rise / fall quite a bit to turn on/off. You can control that by how long the cord to the float is but I would say minimum of 3". My tanks drop about 18" before it turns on. There are many ato devices out there like the jbj auto top off that work excellent for fish tanks. It's what I use on my 280g. Hope that helps
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I think that you can, but I don't know that I would. I have a 3 gallon tank and it barely keeps the water in the 70s F. I worry that burying it under the gravel would inhibit the heat from spreading throughout the tank. But I think you can try it without any dire consequences. Just keep an eye on the water temperature, and if it is too low for your fish, dig it up and stick it to a tank wall.
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It depends on what you want to use it for. In general, I would say yes, as adding any amount to the total water source will help to stabilize the water. For a nano reef, putting this on a timer opposite the lights of your main tank, and filling it with macro algae would help reduce night pH swings.
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Yes it is. I used mine in a 2 gallon acrylic tank for a Betta , and it worked fine. I recommend checking the heater periodically to make sure it's working properly.
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You'd have to look at the measurements of the tank. I got this for my 30 gal tank.
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Hello, I used it on a 30 gallons heavily planted tank to get rid of Ick an it did worked without harming my plants, just stick to the instructions!
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No, the easiest solution is to empty the tank and slide it under. Unfortunately, I discovered that after filling my tank with 30 gallons of water. :-)
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Sorry I have not used it for aquariums only grandkids sand box...you might check with a pet store that has fish and ask if it would be safe for your fish
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If you are asking about using it in a saltwater aquarium, I would not recommend it. I bought for my saltwater tank and realized it has metal parts. I ended up finding a completely pvc flapper valve to use instead.
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I use mine in a 20 gallon Tetra tank no adjustments have been needed, I think you might have to go a 300w unit but check the site for their recommendations. Al
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Yes. Though it all depends on your ambient room temperature. I had a 29 gal Puget Sound aquarium and was able to maintain a 55 deg temp at a 75deg room temp.