Hardness and pH
- Thread starter SBee
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that depends on what hardness you already have and what hardness you are tring to achieve. what is the gh and more importantly the kh of your water?
the gH is 89.5ppm
the pH is a low 6.0
This is an african cichlid tank...hence these are pretty low!! haven't checked kH yet
the pH is a low 6.0
This is an african cichlid tank...hence these are pretty low!! haven't checked kH yet
ph
try a ph buffer, or try crushed coral or add rock such as limestone but i dont think it will raise the ph high enough, as it is very low at the moment good luck, could be costly.
try a ph buffer, or try crushed coral or add rock such as limestone but i dont think it will raise the ph high enough, as it is very low at the moment good luck, could be costly.
yes that is very low kh. i dont think crushed coral alone would work in your case. but you could use crushed coral along with rift lake salts made for malawi cichlids. what size is the tank?
its an 80 gallon tank.
I heard that the most inexpensive way to increase my pH etc, was to use baking soda and epsom salts...
anyone know what quantities of each I should use per gallon??
I heard that the most inexpensive way to increase my pH etc, was to use baking soda and epsom salts...
anyone know what quantities of each I should use per gallon??
that will raise ph but does not keep it stable. and it is a guessing game. most times it will do more bad than good using baking soda or other ph up products. coral and rift lake buffers will raise the kh enough to keep things stable. the best way to go about this would be 'ageing' the water and adding the coral to the ageing container, and mixing in the rift lake buffers so that when you added the water to the tank it would be the same ph and hardness every time.
Coral will work well. I have to resort to baking soda because my water is soft but slightly alkaline out of the tap; carbonates will not dissolve in alkaline water. But your water is acid and will quickly be brought up by coral.