ph is droping
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When was your last water change?
If you don't change the water regularly, the pH naturally drops. A bit dependent on the buffering capacity of your water too.
If you don't change the water regularly, the pH naturally drops. A bit dependent on the buffering capacity of your water too.
What are your ammonia, nitrite, nitrate readings? The same readings on your tap water? Do you have GH and KH test kits?
What water conditioners are you using? Did you switch brands recently or stop using something?
Like pug stated, what has been your water change routine. How long since the last one? Have you been doing them weekly and at what per cent?
What water conditioners are you using? Did you switch brands recently or stop using something?
Like pug stated, what has been your water change routine. How long since the last one? Have you been doing them weekly and at what per cent?
shane1234 said:
Dropping from what to what? Over what time-frame? A point or two on the pH scale should cause no harm (unless perhaps you are nuturing a very exotic species). In a normal freshwater tank your pH is very unlikely to drop below 6.0, or even near it. But as Pugwash points out, regular water changes do work. You might also want to evaluate your local tap water supply. Around here the Water Company adds calcium hydroxide (to control pipe corrosion) resulting in water with no measurable Gh or Kh but a pH approaching 9. I use SeaChem 7.0 to adjust this and it works fine.