How much baking soda will I need to add to my 10g fresh water fish tank to get the KH to rise a certain number of ppm?
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Chris Williams
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If the fish in your tank are common, I don't think you'd need to worry about that stuff. Your main focus should be the ammonia, nitrate, and ph levels. Those are more common problems, but they are very easy to handle. Most pet stores have chemicals that control the ammonia, nitrate, and ph levels. Cycle biological filter supplement is good for controlling the nitrate and ph levels, and Wardely Bullseye 7.0 is good for ph (but only if the fish you have like a ph of around 7.0). By what the topic of your question was about, I'm going to guess you knew have of what I just told you... but if not, don't forget it! ps. make sure to ALWAYS do lots of research before setting up a tank, and ALWAYS read the stuff on the back of chemical bottles!
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Take about a cup of water from the tank, add ONE teaspoon to the tank water you removed and stir well. Pour it back in the tank-make sure it mixes well. Wait at least 24 hours then check the level. Too much added at once will mess with the ph and will stress or kill your fish. Keeping about 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt (NOT 'ocean' or 'marine' salt for a saltwater tank) per gallon will help your fish healthy as you adjust the KH.
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