Really useful video. Simple and straightforward. Thank you! I can scale this up for my 80 litre barrel and always have water changes ready to go.

Tip for the equilibrium take a bit of the 5 gallon ro water and boil it, to that add the desired equilibrium and dissolve it!! Otherwise you’ll find little chunks of the powder at the bottom of the container that never really dissolve fully

Great video!! Very easy to understand info and 'recipe'. Very helpful!

Thank you for this. This was straight forward and exactly for the qty of water I'm wanting to mix up at a time.

Thanks again for simple clear instructions. Wishing you a speedy recovery next week!

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your support. Surgery has a high chance of success but the recovery will be brutal. Thank you again!

Thank you for the clear instructions.

Cut some parchment paper to use as a weighing paper on the scale. Refold in half and then flatten to weigh. You can then fold and pour.

WOW! Thanks man. You are the only one online that shows and help everyone on this. Great job!!!!! Cheers!

thanks for the great video. I have super hard water. (off the scale hard). I do have an R/O system. I have been adding just a little well water to my R/O. It is still way too hard. This will be so much better. I ordered all the products already!

Thank you for sharing! This is really helpful! (I use a digital spoon scale so I don't have to mess with lids, etc.)

Oh man thank you so much for this!

Hi thanks for the vid! As an added tip you can use the inside of each cap to measure just tare it out before you start that way no mess on the scale.

@filiplaskovski9993

2 ай бұрын

Yes!

thanks! needed this!

Great video…. It’s good practice to pay close attention to the KH as 3-5 is ideal….get it to low like 1-2 will cause PH Rollercoaster swings.

Thanks so much for the video

This really is appreciated. I e been struggling trying to properly remineralise my to water.

This video is exactly what I have been looking for for a while. Subbed. Keep posting content like this! How would you go about dosing this with a doser like a DOS Neptune? On water refreshes how do you adjust the dosage for the new RO water?

Thanks

Good job! With this set up, could you share kh also? Thanks.

Thank you so much. I have been searching high and low for an easy explanation and demonstration. I am filling a 32 gal. Brute container with 20 gallons, so I was able to work out the math on the quantities for this. Question: When trying to hit 6.8 Ph. if the quanties given don't quite get me there, can the Acid buffer be added a small bit at a time to hit this level? Thanks

Nice vijeo...

Please do a video on remineralizing RO water ( barrel ) in the aging process for discus tank. Anything more than 4dKh stress the discus.

After a few hours of remineralization research on youtube, yours is the best I've found. Is there anything on the market to replace all three of these to simplify the process?

@staceyalexander2702

Жыл бұрын

salty shrimp gh/kh

So, based on the chart on the buffers it says to divide kH of your tank and then it also has a “add this much to lower pH.” What was your starting number to determine your measurement?

This was an awesome video buddy. Takes all the guess work out of the equation. Could you still dose flourish and stuff like that after or is it pointless. I have the whole seachem line of ferts

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you certainly can and I recommend it. Be careful not to over dose, make your self a routine that alternates the ferts that you use each day and watch for signs from the plants letting you know what they may need or have too much of.

Question... couldnt you just use a mix of RO water with declhorinated tap water to re mineralize it? For instance, a 10 gallon tank would use 8 gal of RO water and the remaining 2 gal tap water?

When water evaporates, do you top off with RODI water or that conditioned water?

Great video, Question. If i pkan to inject c02 at 30ppm. Should i aim to lock PH at 7.8 So when C02 turns in while lights are on my PH will drop to 6.8. Reason stated if i lock ph to 6.8 or 7.0ph when c02 turns on if could drop ph too low into yellow in drop checker havibg fish gasp at the surface etc.

Could I use the neutral regulator buffer instead of both alkaline and acid buffers? I’m going for a pH of 7 exactly

Like that nickel trick

@gdorfxoxo9657

2 жыл бұрын

You learn them kind of tricks in the streets 🤣

I just setup the same rodi unit, and my ph is coming out at around 7.4-7.8. Will this recipe still bring my ph to neutral?

Dang! Wish I’d found this vid a month ago! Our well water is liquid rock with a hint of ammonia so RO is the only way I can have a tank.I had to figure out the math myself for a 3 gallon and even just 1 gallon because water changes are so small. QUESTION… can I safely mix this ahead for use throughout a month? That would be a huge time saver.

@AlvinValdovinos

Жыл бұрын

I don't see why not. Preparing 5 gallon at a time you will have 4 months worth of water changes assuming that you will use the first one right away. You just need to keep it in a sealed black bucket to prevent any algae bloom.

hello, so do you only add the remineralized rodi water to the amount you took out from the tank?

Hi thank u for this information. Some body told on internet 100. To 120 tds enough for planted tank what about that

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

You can certainly adjust the measurements to meet the parameters that you prefer. My main goal in this video was to give a base knowledge on dosing RO water. You could use less equilibrium to possibly meet this goal however it does depend on how dense the planting is.

The company should pay u for this

Using acid buffer and alkaline buffer at the same time is pretty funny. Seachem has you buying lots of unnecessary chemicals. Alkaline buffer increases both pH and kH. Guess what acid buffer does? Lowers both pH and kH 😂. Its easier and cheaper to just cut your tap water with RO water and figure out the best ratio than to keep buying that stuff.

We use fluval stratum - a buffering soil. Should we stil do the alkaline/acid parts? Or just the equilibrium? Our RO (not RODI) water is already around 6.5ph

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

I'll be honest, I never really considered that. I personally do add the buffers and from what I understand that is the correct way. The directions for the mixture are referring to a planted tank so I have full confidence that you should definitely use the buffers. For sure the alkaline to keep the PH from dropping to low.

I'm new to RO water for my shrimp tank....I use Shrimp King Shrimp salt....should I use this, or use your mix? I'm still learning...I know your video is one year ago...hopefully you reply 🙃

Hi, thanks for the video. I have a question I have a 40gal tank would I times it by 8 to achieve the calculation for 40gal or do I just use your calculation for however much water im adding when I do a water change? Please let me know, thanks in advance!

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

Please only calculate to the amount of water being replaced during a water change. For example, if you siphon out 10 gallons and refill with 10 gallons of RODI water, calculate the measurements multiplied by two.

I have a 32 gallon bucket I draw from occasionally to do small partial water changes. What are the risks mixing enough to fill 32 gallons and drawing from it?

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

The risk of pre mixing and and adding as you go would be algae growing inside of the 32 gallon container and nutrients getting used up by algae. I’m also guessing PH and other thangs can change but I recommend only keeping RODI or RO water in the container

I know this video is a little old but how would you increase just one kh or ph in 5 gallons thanks in for reading and thanks this info to begin with

Do you also dose fertilizer?

would this affect my EI dosing?

My TDS is 268, PH 7.6, GH 10 amd KH 5! I want to change to RO water but I'm not sure how or what to do.

Hey can I use aquaguard RO water which has Active Copper For My Aquarium will fishes thrive?

will this cover the kh?

Question; What's the difference between using these two buffers and Seachem's pH Neutral Regulator? I'm learning about RO water and remineralization, and wondering why not just use the Neu Reg to get the RO to 7. Thanks!

@chrissalazar3168

Жыл бұрын

I emailed Seachem about that...they said the Acid and Alkaline Buffers are both carbonate based, where as Neutral Regulator is phosphate based, meaning when used together they fight each other. So either use the two buffers or neutral regulator. Not both 👌🏻👍🏻

@johnwilliams4806

9 ай бұрын

Good question… so what is the kH of when using neutral regulator?? Did you find out ??

Thanks for the tutorial! I just wanna clarify if after mixing everything in the 5 gallon bucket and pouring it into the tank, does it mean the GH of your tank is already at 4-5 dGH after the water change?

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

Well no. The GH of your tank will fluctuate based on your hard scape. For example dragon stone will not effect the general hardness of your water but mountain stone will raise it constantly.

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of things can change GH, but when you add 5 gallons of 4-5 GH to 5 gallons of 8-9 GH you will get an average, 6-7 GH.

@line4381

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 thank you so much for this summary. This helps a lot!

This is great info. Perhaps incomplete? I see no mention of the 1.0 ph drop during co2 injection.

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

CO2 injection will change the PH, but we have to consider the number of plants available to use the CO2 and if the plants have access to the needed nutrients, plus the age of the aquascape. We should also consider the size of the tank and if we are using the correct amount of CO2. Larger tanks are more stable so I would rather everyone be mindful and watchful when using CO2 in a smaller tank.

@gdorfxoxo9657

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 I read that you don't use acid buffer when dosing co2 only use alkaline buffer to reach desired kh cause the co2 is a source of acid. Not sure if its true. Im not messing with co2 til I read up alot more. I have been using your dosing method though the kh is a little low for what I need. Can you give me a dose amount that would be good for guppys? I still don't quite understand how it works...

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

@@gdorfxoxo9657 The Co2 is only for the purpose of growing plants at a much faster rate and because the plants are growing faster they will take all of the excess nutrients to prevent algae. Acid buffer keeps the alkaline buffer from raising the PH too high. CO2 won't replace the buffer.

@gdorfxoxo9657

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 alright good to know. I wont be doing co2 til this winter probably

@gdorfxoxo9657

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 Hey man can you give me a measurement thats good for guppys?

Help my tank is 6 L would i be fine just doing your steps step by step?

What is the Kh reading ? I heard you say the GH

Does this change if its only ro and not rodi?

Do you have to do this because it says at the end of the flourish line day 7 you do a water change can I do this with regular tap water

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

It depends on your water parameters. But I do not recommend it. If you do not have Seachem then you can do half tap and half RO water as a alternative.

So two questions.. Equilibrium is a re mineralizer AND a fertilizer? And what do you mean you have to do water change at end of day? Everyday? I'm confused..sorry I'm a newbie to live plants I have a 20gal tall and I just started switching out my faux plants for live ones..also I have well water and it goes through a softener so I use R.O water..can 🥫 remineralize with well water before it goes in the softening system? I guess that's more then two questions..sorry.. thank you for your help

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

Equilibrium dose have most nutrients that fish and plants need however you will still need to use liquid fertilizer for the plants if you are using injected CO2. At that time I was doing water changes every day because it was a new set up and the soil was still leaching a lot of ammonia do to high nutrient content in new soil. If daily water changes are ignored algae will appear

@staceyknight9322

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 I'm not using C02 and I do not know what it is..

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

MJaquascaping and GreenAqua are amazing channels that will be able to explain it in depth. You won’t need it if you have standard lights and aren’t using liquid frets. I recommend green aqua for more content I believe you will enjoy watching very much.

I know the buffers state they are for RO water mostly, but they do mention you can use them with normal tap water. My water is very low in KH about 2dkh and PH is around 7. GH is 5 or 6 I already use equilibrium to buffer my GH up a touch but I recently bought the other 2 buffers I wanted to try and target a KH of 4-5 and a PH of 6.8 ish do you think that’s achievable without using RO water? I’m quite comfortable converting my KH from Dkh into meq/L for the seachem dosing calc and adjusting slowly. From my understanding to target that KH from 2dkh to say 4 Dkh will raise PH considerably so I’d need to adjust that 2 to 1 with the acid buffer. Is my thinking on the right path or way off?

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

You can achieve this, but for all the alkalinity and acid buffer, you add, it will also raise your GH and TDS. With tapwater in a bucket add the alkaline buffer until you reach the KH you want, and then slowly add acid buffer to reach the pH you want. After which check your GH and TDS to make sure it is safe.

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

Also, keep in mind that KH drops over time in the tank

@benc3214

Жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 thanks I was planning on doing some “dry runs” in a bucket first. Tap in one tank water in another and see where I land. Also I was planning to under dose first to see if I could alter slightly and take that gradual approach. Appreciate you getting back to me.

My R/O is 16 yrs.Tap here come out around 500 ppm. After R/O it .060. New it was .022 so 16yrs later not bad. I'm doing all of this with my new 75 gals.

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

Well this has to be one heck of an RO system. Please let me know any details about it. Did you make this system yourself?

@rocsocom3166

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 Merlin by GE

I have a moderately heavy planted tank. When your target ph is 6.8 to 7.0 I assume that is without any CO2 injection. For example, since I inject CO2 I would measure my ph level at night when there is no CO2 being injected into the aquarium. During the day, if my ph starts at 7.0 and I'm injecting 30ppm of CO2 then my ph will drop to 6.0, If I just have some community fish do I need to worry that the ph is dropping that low?

@ozhomerozmechwarrior4681

9 ай бұрын

I use a Milwaukee pH controller with my CO2 system to keep my pH between 6.9 to 6.70. I'm thinking I just need to use Equilibrium and maybe don't need the buffers. I'm thinking about going with RODI as buying bottled water , even in bulk is expensive.

@Mikinct

3 ай бұрын

I guess one should aim to lock PH at 7.8 without any C02. Then once C02 is added at 30ppm when lights are on pH will drop to around 6.8-7.0 respectively.

My ph is still too low and I dose two 5 gallon buckets and they always measure different. What can I do?

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

They need to dissolve properly and given time before doing a test but if it’s too low in the tank it could be ammonia or CO2 related. You may need to make adjustments or give your tank more time if it’s new.

Can I just use neutral regular with ro water? Mines planted. I was thinking about getting driftwood too

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean by neutral regular with RO.

@tommycole24

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 neutral regulator by seachem

@tommycole24

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 sorry auto correct 😅

If you use the seachem calculator for a GH of 4 meq/L you get that you need 16 grams per 5 gallons of RO water...can you explain why you use 4 grams per 5 gallons? What units of GH are you using? According to the bottle to raise the GH by 1 meq/L (3dH) add 4 grams for 5 gallons. Not sure where you get 4-5 GH with either meq/L or dH. Do the alkaline and acid buffers add to the GH?

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that’s correct, might want to revisit the label. If you add 16 g of equilibrium to 5 gallons of water your GH will be extremely high.

@dylanbaros7687

Жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 I am referring to the online calculator provided by seachem. I double checked and that is what it says. Just enter 5 gallons of water starting at a hardness of zero and your desired hardness is 4 meq/L. Like I say later in the comment though, adding 4 grams to 5 gallons should give you a hardness of 1 meq/L or 3dH which is what both the calculator and label say. In your video you state a GH of 4-5, where do you get that number? Is that meq/L or dH?

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

@@dylanbaros7687 I believe I got that number after adding the equilibrium and the buffers.

@dylanbaros7687

Жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 Thanks that would make sense.

Is this for RO water or just RO DI?

Put your lid on the scale then press tare button it will 0 it with Lid still on the scale

How about the kh? Which is the number of it?

@v4zzy219

Жыл бұрын

based on what he dosed in 5 gallons his dKH would be at 2.

@johnwilliams4806

9 ай бұрын

Thx for that question and answer…. I think that KH should be a little higher …. No? ??

What’s the difference if it’s a planted tank or not. Do you have to dose differently?

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

It’s very much depends on what the inhabitants are living in the tank. For example, shrimp require different remineralizer’s and buffers. I believe they use a salty buffer. If there are no plants and just fish I believe it would be the same. The fish do require these minerals and elements to thrive.

@debkleinschmidt4490

Жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 - I only have 2 danios in my tank to help my cycling.

Also do I add this same dose for every water change?

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

Just add the amounts I mention for every 5 gallons that you change

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

You probably only need to do one water change a week at 50% which is 10 gallons, so do 7 1/2 g of equilibrium, 2.6 g of alkaline buffer and 1.2 g of acid buffer.

@staceyknight9322

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 thank you so much! Big help

Can you add the mix directly to your tank or do you have to add it with a water change? I have a 10 gallon of RO water that is cycling. I don't want to take out all the water and disturb my cycling.

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

I do want to make it clear that the ratios mentioned in the video are for RO DI water and has absolutely nothing in it except H2O. If you are cycling a tank with RODI water or RO Water I would add the needed mixture. And yes you can add the mixture to the tank after adding the water if you prefer. I would add twice the ratio I mentioned in vid for 10 gallons.

This works well but I don't get your math. If your goal is about a 4 dkh, then that means for 5 gallons your multiply factor is 1.43 [4 ÷ 2.8 = 1.43]. You then would multiply this 1.43 by 1.5 [5 gallons is 1/4 of 20 gallons therefore if 6g = 20 gallons then 1.5g = 5 gallons]. 1.5 × 1.43 = ~2.1g of alkaline 2.1g alk ÷ ~ 1.8 [from chart to reach ph of 6.8] = ~ 1.2g of acid So this means 2.1g of alkaline and 1.2g of acid. Also equilibrium suggest 16g per 20gallons for 3dH. So for say 5dH in 5 gallons wouldn't that be closer to 6.5g of equilibrium? I'm not doubting your dosing suggestions as I've used them but why so much lower than instructed?

@novaaquatics9137

Жыл бұрын

personaly I prefer a lower tds

@jeremygastrock8711

Жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 Ok that makes complete sense! I did a test of the suggested method and your method directly. YOUR DOSING METHOD IS MUCH BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE The Seachem dosing results in a less stable Ph and a higher KH. And yes, the TDS is almost 40% more. Also, if you are compounding multiple 5 gallon buckets, it swings wider. In conclusion, your method is much more stable. I wish i could figure out how you came by this however. Trial and error? Very impressive, thank you again for your knowledge and videos!

I'm so stupid when it comes to this can you please give me proper dose for a 20gal tank to keep at 6.8 to 7,0

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

How much water are you changing when you do water change

@staceyknight9322

2 жыл бұрын

@@novaaquatics9137 aprox 25%

@cristaf833

2 жыл бұрын

This video provides you with the proper dose…

Equilibrium is just KH? What about GH?

@DZ7IC22

3 ай бұрын

Equilibrium is not kH it's minerals so it's for gH.

Good measurements but its unfortunately un-realistic for a large high energy planted tank... especially one where you are doing large water changes weekly to reset the nutrient levels. I wish my tap water was better quality

Pro tip there is a zero function so you can measure your powders into a vessel rather than on your weighing apparatus.😂

My pH on the RO water is 8.3. I'm told it's because of dissolved oxygen. I run the bubbler on it and it drops to 7.7. Not 7 pH I was expecting

@novaaquatics9137

2 жыл бұрын

There are variables in every tank, but taking measurements in the water before adding it to you aquarium should read what I have specified. It’s more for the knowledge of knowing precisely what you add to your aquarium. Knowing this information will help you diagnose any issues with your aquarium.

your chemistry needs some work. You’re literally fighting yourself.