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    CO2 reaction with water and bicarbonates?

    Yeah, this hobby is filled with compromises. Thank you for your help. This explains some of my suspicions of what was going on in my tank. In the past I managed to kill some of my fish with a lower dose of CO2 than I'm dissolving now. This confused me until I did some research. Several search...
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    CO2 reaction with water and bicarbonates?

    Thanks for the confirmation. This raises another question. If my understanding is correct. A low bicarbonates and carbonates content in the water will make more CO2 available to the plants thus making a poisonous environment for wildlife? There are certain species of plants that can obtain...
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    CO2 reaction with water and bicarbonates?

    Hi everyone! I'll say it from the start that I'm not knowledgeable with chemistry but I'll call for anyone's help in making me understand this simple reaction. I'm interested in finding out what reactions are occurring when CO2 is dissolved in water. The scope is for my hobby which is...
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