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I went to one of the site's sponsor and ordered a bulk order of hardwood. Bulk order comes with one large and a few other sized pieces.
I just put together a 125gal that I am cycling without fish and it is empty except for gravel. It will not have live plants, but thought the hardwood would be a nice touch to it. I plan to get all the other stuff in it before I put fish in it.
The question I had is about the change of color to the water that occurs with the hardwood and the ph effects. Not sure how much area of my tank floor these pieces will cover, but will putting in all four pieces be too much for my tank - will the water darken too much? And since it lowers my ph, does the aggregate total of wood determine how much it lowers it or does it just affect it a little no matter the quantity of wood?
I may put in one of the small pieces into my 75gal tank.
I just put together a 125gal that I am cycling without fish and it is empty except for gravel. It will not have live plants, but thought the hardwood would be a nice touch to it. I plan to get all the other stuff in it before I put fish in it.
The question I had is about the change of color to the water that occurs with the hardwood and the ph effects. Not sure how much area of my tank floor these pieces will cover, but will putting in all four pieces be too much for my tank - will the water darken too much? And since it lowers my ph, does the aggregate total of wood determine how much it lowers it or does it just affect it a little no matter the quantity of wood?
I may put in one of the small pieces into my 75gal tank.