Lowering pH of the tank

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I would like to know how I would be able to lower the pH of my tank

I currently have a 15G and a 20H that has a pH of 8.0 and learning that kribs would need lower pH than that, I'm looking for ways to lower the pH

I've heard that using driftwood would lower the pH (also staining the water a bit) and chemicals... although I wouldn't like to add chemicals

29G goldfish tank => pH : 7.0
community tank => pH : 7.4
5G grow out tank (temporary until I free up the 20H this Saturday) => pH : 7.6
15G breeding tank => pH : 8.0
20H grow out tank (moving the frys to a 50G tote this Saturday) => pH : 8.0

Does anyone have any suggestions on lowering the pH? I don't have any tanks that have an acidic water (one neutral).
 
lucky777ca said:
I would like to know how I would be able to lower the pH of my tank

I currently have a 15G and a 20H that has a pH of 8.0 and learning that kribs would need lower pH than that, I'm looking for ways to lower the pH

I've heard that using driftwood would lower the pH (also staining the water a bit) and chemicals... although I wouldn't like to add chemicals

29G goldfish tank => pH : 7.0
community tank => pH : 7.4
5G grow out tank (temporary until I free up the 20H this Saturday) => pH : 7.6
15G breeding tank => pH : 8.0
20H grow out tank (moving the frys to a 50G tote this Saturday) => pH : 8.0

Does anyone have any suggestions on lowering the pH? I don't have any tanks that have an acidic water (one neutral).
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what is going on ?? you have several tanks all with different pH.

have you checked the gh/kh of your water?

what is the pH of water fromt the source?
 
You might be happy to know that many types of fish are raised in higher than optimum PH, and can survive in higher PH waters if you acclimatize them slowly to the new tank. A stable and constant PH is usually more important than a "perfect" one...
 
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I have read that Peat Moss will lower the PH in a tank by adding it to your filter or underneath the the substrate, but then you have to deal with Amber water....Yuck!
 
Caspar said:
I have read that Peat Moss will lower the PH in a tank by adding it to your filter or underneath the the substrate, but then you have to deal with Amber water....Yuck!
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Pardon me, but some of us really like that amber water.

As do fish and plants. If you ask me, recreating nature as closely as possible is the highest aspiration of this art form; and some habitats require dissolved organics to make them what they are.

So to me, the soft, acidic amber water of an Amazon or Southeast Asian backwater biotope is just as beautiful as the crystal clear, very hard water of an African rift lake tank.

So be careful what you say in mixed company! :joke:
 
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Me too! So does DH. I look through the books at those gorgeous tanks, and expect to hear a guy with a British accent begin telling me about the mating habits of the native fish. O.O
 
5G
=> GH: 125 ppm (7.02 dH)
=> kH: 100 ppm (5.62 dH)

Community:
=> GH: 150 ppm (8.43 dH)
=> kH: 125 ppm (7.02 dH)

Goldfish:
=> GH: 150 ppm (8.43 dH)
=> kH: 150 ppm (8.43 dH)

Growout:
=> GH: 125 ppm (7.02 dH)
=> kH: 100 ppm (5.62 dH)

Breeding:
=> GH: 150 ppm (8.43 dH)
=> kH: 150 ppm (8.43 dH)

If they are breeding, should I change the pH ? Wouldn't them (the kribs) breeding mean that they are happy at that pH (although it is at the higher range of pH) ?

Will be testing again tomorrow... (Two more weeks, getting the Hagen Test Kits :D)

Note: The female has been in the tank for 5 months now... The female has bred two times (with a total of 44 in the first and 77 in the second) and she is hiding again (I saw her move in the cave, which could mean that they have spawned again and they have eggs in the cave :D)... While the male has been in the tank for a month and a half (the first spawn was with another male, that sadly died due to a disease or an injury that had a symptom of popeye).
 
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