Hi everyone. I would appreciate if you could give me your insight.
I set up a small tank. I took water out of my well established 65 gal along with some "borrowed" filter media for bacteria. I put in new tiny sized gravel (just the typical fish store gravel don't remember the brand) and underneath that I put a layer CaribSea Flora Max. I added a couple of Anubias Nanas. I am ready to move my apisto pair in their breeding home so I am glad I tested the water again. The water that went in was a pH of 7.7-7.8 When I did the normal range test it came out a beautiful dark blue but didn't match the darkest blue on the sample card. I then tried the high range test and it looks like an 8 The only other thing I have added so far to the tank is the Seachem Fourish for the plants. Any of these things a culprit for raising pH? I threw some of my Fluval peat moss cubes in the filter to get the water to match the tank they are coming from.
Thanks for your help!
I set up a small tank. I took water out of my well established 65 gal along with some "borrowed" filter media for bacteria. I put in new tiny sized gravel (just the typical fish store gravel don't remember the brand) and underneath that I put a layer CaribSea Flora Max. I added a couple of Anubias Nanas. I am ready to move my apisto pair in their breeding home so I am glad I tested the water again. The water that went in was a pH of 7.7-7.8 When I did the normal range test it came out a beautiful dark blue but didn't match the darkest blue on the sample card. I then tried the high range test and it looks like an 8 The only other thing I have added so far to the tank is the Seachem Fourish for the plants. Any of these things a culprit for raising pH? I threw some of my Fluval peat moss cubes in the filter to get the water to match the tank they are coming from.
Thanks for your help!