Mine is 8 - 8.2. I refuse to alter the PH of my water. It's not worth the effort. Find fish that can live in your water.
Hey! How's your PH?
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Re: Hmmm...Very interesting
Actually, most of us don't lower our pH. We've found out that, except for extremely delicate species (e.g., discus) or attempts at breeding, higher pH works fine. A pH of 7.0 +/- .6, will allow you to keep just about any fish you want.
I keep angels and tetras successfully in our 7.8 water.
Jim
Actually, most of us don't lower our pH. We've found out that, except for extremely delicate species (e.g., discus) or attempts at breeding, higher pH works fine. A pH of 7.0 +/- .6, will allow you to keep just about any fish you want.
I keep angels and tetras successfully in our 7.8 water.
Jim
My PH in my tank was typically 6.8-7.0.
Last week, I lost both of my Angels because my PH spiked up to >8.8.
This happened because I didn't check my PH from the tap prior to putting in the tank.
For some reason, the PH in my tap is higher than it's always been.
Last week, I lost both of my Angels because my PH spiked up to >8.8.
This happened because I didn't check my PH from the tap prior to putting in the tank.
For some reason, the PH in my tap is higher than it's always been.
Does the PH usually go up or down after gases disipate?
My PH straight from the tap is 6.8
I have a new tank I'm slowly setting up. I have it about half filled with water and I'm running an airstone. After about three days of this the PH was up to about 7.2.
Does this seem normal? I thought it may have been from some fieldstone I had in the tank, so today I took the fieldstone out and replaced 95% of the water. This evening it tested at 7.2 again.
Maybe I'll do a test and let some water sit overnight in a plastic container and see if the PH changes.........
My PH straight from the tap is 6.8
I have a new tank I'm slowly setting up. I have it about half filled with water and I'm running an airstone. After about three days of this the PH was up to about 7.2.
Does this seem normal? I thought it may have been from some fieldstone I had in the tank, so today I took the fieldstone out and replaced 95% of the water. This evening it tested at 7.2 again.
Maybe I'll do a test and let some water sit overnight in a plastic container and see if the PH changes.........
Anthony, is that the pH of your water out of the tap, or after it's sits out overnight?
Your water sounds suspiciously like it might be treated with the lime-soda method. See this great page at the Skeptical Aquarist to learn about it. Just browse down to the section entitled: Soft water with high pH
http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/filtration/softening.shtml
Jim
Your water sounds suspiciously like it might be treated with the lime-soda method. See this great page at the Skeptical Aquarist to learn about it. Just browse down to the section entitled: Soft water with high pH
http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/filtration/softening.shtml
Jim
