Re: What plant is this and whats wrong.
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Originally Posted by Dmaaaaax
Have you tried testing the pH of water that just sits for a couple days? My guess is that the pH will go up reguardless of plants especially if you aerate.
Peat moss is just a acid that helps buffer the tank and keep it from rising as fast.
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I actually did some tests with various substrates but lost the notes. I think the "jars" with plants did have the pH rise to over 8 but not the non planted jars.
Also I had a pH of 7.6 just before lights out or lower on my 55g marine tank. The addition of macro algaes brought that up to 8.2 the next day. And 8.4-8.8 a week later. And a month later, year later and several years later. It does have a sump and circulation.
my .02
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