1 gram of sodium bicarbonate.
Ro water planted tank.
This simple recipe works greats to achieve those water conditions per 5 gallons of tank water (considering it is 100% ro water).
I have a store nearby that sells 5 gallon jugs of highly purified water for $2.
But that’s $13 for 5 gallons and i’ll go broke if i start using that in my tanks.
By conor, 4 years ago on general freshwater questions.
Too many people basically are trying too hard with ro water you don't want water with nothing l.
Discussion starter · #1 · jan 16, 2007.
Idk very curious to see other people's opinions and experience.
( 5/14) igwami inspired low tech shrimp and neon tetra tank with ac 30 hob,.
Good news is most of them can be added to the ro water.
My recipe for making 5 gallons of remineralized water is as follows:
Joined jan 10, 2007 · 70 posts.
My plants are doing good, and no weird behaviors from my fish.
But, the waste line is great for top off / h20 change in a planted fw tank.
(for a complete list of minerals that plants need, refer to this wiki article:
Ro water and planted tanks?
Looking for some input on whether i should just use my tap water or use ro and remineralize for a planted tank.
Some situations you may need it in a planted tank, but majority of them will do fine on dechlorinated tap
If you want to keep a planted tank, you can use either tap water or ro water.