The perfect soup!

LiVe4fIsH · 09-23-2008, 12:28 PM

Since Ive started my tank I have been using RO water (due to complications in my house tap water) and before I fill my tank back up after a water change, I add my cichlid liquid chemistry into the buckets of which is holding my RO water. On the bottle it says to add 5 to 25ml of liquid chem. for every 10g added to the tank. As for me, I do a 10g w/c every week and I go ahead and add 25ml. My question is, do you think that there is a sig. difference btw 20ml to 25ml. Or lets even say, 5ml to 25ml. Why is there such a wide range for every 10g? So far, I just go with 25ml and everything has been working out just fine, but would it hurt at all to lower the ml a bit so my bottle can last a bit longer? Also, what would happen if 25ml was too much and I just didnt notice any signs? I mean, I havent seen anything to my eyes that seem to be an issue with adding 25ml a week, such as no excess algae growth in the tank.
-izzy

LiVe4fIsH · 09-25-2008, 05:11 PM

Anybody out there!?!?!? ~~LoSt In SpAcE~~

gregpape23 · 09-25-2008, 08:33 PM

I dont think it would make much of a difference to lower the dose. because the higher dose might be for someone who has a lower ph, there fore it would take more solution to get their water up higher. But since you are using RO I dont think it would take that much to bring it up.

When I first saw the title "perfect soup" I thought, "OH no! I sure hope they didnt start putting our little fish friends on the menu!" Haha

LiVe4fIsH · 09-25-2008, 08:48 PM

Lol. I didnt think about that, regarding the title. Though, I must say, there are some great fish-head soup recipes out there!! But we wont get into that subject. Thanks for the help. I will give those ideas some thought.

-Izzy