Aquarium Water Hardness For Beginners: Ph, Gh & Kh

20 Questions And Answer About Aquarium Water Hardness For Beginners: Ph, Gh & Kh. Confused about degrees and parts per million? Why is the hardness important? My top 20 questions are answered by Callie Parker. She is the president of the BCAS, Bucks County Aquarium Society and is a professional in the hobby as well. She is very knowledgable about water chemistry and I want to know! Here is Callie’s channel:    / @aquariumwizard   Here is a timeline to the 20 questions and answers: 0:00 Intro for Video 0:40 Intro to Callie Parker 1:19 Q-1 How do I know what my hardness is? 2:23 Q-2 Does carbonate hardness have anything to do with carbon? 3:22 Q-3 What is Carbonate Hardness KH? 4:47 Q-4 Why do I need to both the GH and KH? 5:55 Q-5 Is general hardness in my tap water? 6:45 Q-6 Is the hardness correlated with my pH? 8:10 Q-7 What is the measurement of hardness for my fish? 9:33 Q-8 What happens to the hardness with RODI water? 10:25 Q-9 Can I raise and lower my hardness? 11:44 Conversion rate for degrees and ppm 11:50 Q-10 Do plants change the hardness? 12:46 Q-11 When should I Test for GH and Kh and pH? 13:30 Q-12 Brand new tanks and new fish keepers 14:01 Q-13 What should new fish keepers test for and know 15:52 Q-14 What happens to fish in empty water 17:00 Q-15 How to make it easier for fish keepers 17:30 Q-16 How to set your hardness for your fish 18:17 Q-17 what about a quarantine tank? 19:11 Q-18 Does algae have anything to do with hardness? 20:06 Q-19 What to know about KH and GH when setting up a tank? 20:50 Q-20 Does the GH and KH have anything to do with breeding? 21:28 Thank you Callie Parker Attention All New Fishkeepers: KeepFishKeeping.com has all your fishkeeping needs. Just click on my affiliate link and see https://keepfishkeeping.com?aff=2 TSprings: T-Shirts and Hoodies https://teespring.com/stores/my-store... Disclaimer: This video and description may contain affiliate links. If you click on the affiliate links, I will receive a small commission, which helps support this channel and allows me to continue making content for you to enjoy. Thank you for your support! SuzyQue My Amazon Fish Store https://www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=UT... Equipment I use to film Affiliate links to some of the items I used to record this project Tripod: TYCKA Rangers 56” Compact Travel Tripod, Lightweight Aluminum Camera Tripod for DSLR Camera with 360° Panorama Ball Head and Carry Bag (63) https://amzn.to/2NALQFa Camera: Canon EOS M50 Mirrorless Camera Kit w/EF-M15-45mm and 4K Video - Black (600) https://amzn.to/2FxwnRY Macro Lens: Canon EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM Lens, Black - 1362C005 (229) https://amzn.to/2TARNWz Microphone: Rode VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone with Rycote Lyre Shock Mount (54) https://amzn.to/2uewHCw Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam – Full 1080p HD Camera (87) https://amzn.to/2QDZQ2K Light for Camera: SUNPAK VL-LED-96 96-Led Video Light (Black) (15) https://amzn.to/2RsHt0c ZESEN 10-Outlet Power Strip with LED Worklight Surge Protector 4ft Cord with Dual Smart USB, Workshop/Garage/Office/Home, ETL Listed (60) https://amzn.to/2TzE8ix Designers Edge L14SLED 1000-Watt Twin-Head Adjustable Work Light with Telescoping Tripod Stand, Halogen (40) https://amzn.to/2TH9iV5 Green Screen: Fancierstudio Chromakey Green Chromakey Blue Collapsible Backdrop Collapsible Reversible Background 5'x7' Chroma-Key Blue/Green by Fancierstudio RE2010 BG (40) https://amzn.to/2NFryuf Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens (126) https://amzn.to/361ZS97 Premiere salt nano:    • Coralife 16 Gallon Led Biocube Aquarium Fo...   SanDisk 128GB Extreme SDXC UHS-I Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXV5-128G-GNCIN (29) https://amzn.to/2RaEzhI Synology 4 bay NAS DiskStation DS418 (Diskless) https://amzn.to/3b5pHJd