Easy Balance with Nitraban - WARNING!
- Thread starter Roan Art
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Thank you. I just didn't know if my fish would be alittle happier if I could get the levels down alittle bit. I guess just alittle closer to what I have heard they like. I will continue my weekly cleanings and try not to worry so much. Thanks again.
My tap pH runs from 7.4 to 8.2, depending on the time of year. What kind of fish is it that you are worried about?Needeles said:
Roan
Hello, well from what I have been reading the highest the pH should be is 8.0 as that is what one of the fish like as the higheat pH level. The others are between 6.8-7.8 I beleive. I just did't know if lowering the pH level would make the fish happier.
I wouldn't think so, really. I have neon tetras, rummy nose and other Amazon fish in 8pH water. Actually, the pH is probably higher than that since I have crushed coral in the tank to stablize it. The KH out of my tap is pretty low.Needeles said:
Rummy nose lose their red noses if they are not happy. I've never seen them without their red noses.
My silver dollars are a year old and they run from 3-4" in size. The "rescue" dollar I have is closer to 6" in size. If the pH mattered all that much to them, especially the newer dollar, they would have gone belly up by now, doncha think?
Quit worrying about pH so much
Roan
lol thanks for the reply. I will stop worring so much. I just want to take care of my fish and try to do a good job. I kinda look at them like my children. I don't just look at them as "ol well there just another pet". They are living creatures just as you and I and I think it is only fair to treat them as such. Thanks agin for the help.
That's admirable and commendable. You just have to remember that, like children, if we smother them we can actually do more harm than good.Needeles said:
"low pH" fish actually care more about the hardness and TDS of the water than they do the actual pH. If your water is hard and this *really* concerns you, you can try using RO water mixed in with your tap water or peat moss in your filter. This will soften the water "permanently".
Again, though, your fish have most likely been kept and bred in water that is local to the fish farm.
The GH in my "Amazon" tank usually runs around 10dGH, KH 3 in the summer and 0-1 in the winter.
My caution is in using chemicals for this type of thing as they usually cause more instability than good.
Roan
