Just tested my tap water

[Kavey]

The tap water is absolutely perfect except the PH is through the roof.

Thought I would share.. just trying to figure out why my nitrates are so high.

 

[Rbishop]

What does thru the roof mean?

Did you let the tap water set out overnight in a shallow dish?

Got any more detailed info on your tank?

 

[Mgamer20o0]

its always a better idea to post the numbers you got when testing.

 

[Kavey]

I dont have a master test kit yet.. just the 5 in 1 strips.. so I dont know exact numbers.

 

[liv2padl]

the 'strips' are not very accurate and "through the roof" means nothing to anyone reading your post. need a number to advise you.

 

[jm1212]

test strips are not very reliable.

what do you mean by "through the roof"? to a person with hard tap water like myself, 9.0 is through the roof. if your pH was low one day and then really high the next, it could be considered "through the roof" but if the pH of your tap water has not changed in years then its not really through the roof.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

if you have a petsmart around you you can get one for $13. just take the printout from the web page into the store and they will price match it for you.

 

[Kavey]

if you have a petsmart around you you can get one for $13. just take the printout from the web page into the store and they will price match it for you.

Ouch.. I just paid 15 for the strips from petco.. wish I had known that

 

[Kavey]

And the PH is darker than the highest reading on the strip which is 8.4

 

[hendrixpujols11]

is there a high range pH?