Ph to low

Thanks! I'll test my tap this weekend along with changing a little more of the tank water too (can't hurt).
It's funny - something so logical, I never thought of checking - the darn tap water I add to the tank.
As for all the Ph recommendations you guys are suggesting for angels - I also found some that low (5.8 - 6.6), but I also found some high ones too and many neutral suggestions (7.0). So - who's right? Who's wrong? There are so many different "recommendations" you never know and there are so many places (on web and LFS) that say they are fine in a community tank - if that's the case, then most community tanks run around neutral.
I figured they would like a slightly more acidic water due to the fact that they are cichlids, but I guess the question remains - how low??
Just for the record though - They are thriving at whatever Ph level the tank actually is. They are very active, beautiful colors, healthy, and in fact laying eggs once a month. The tank is too busy to let them hatch though and they wind up eating them out of pure panic (one reason why I'm moving them to their own tank).
Anyway - Thanks again and I will check my tap.
 
Originally posted by Lisasha3
I figured they would like a slightly more acidic water due to the fact that they are cichlids, but I guess the question remains - how low??
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Careful with using this as a rule of thumb--C/A Cichlids and those from the African Rift Lakes (and Victoria) tend to like more basic water, but you can't even use that as a rule for the C/As.
 
Plus the fact that common (scalare) Angels has been tank reared for so many generations that most of them will be fine in any normal tank water, pH 6-8. They have been preselected for survival in captivity. Altum Angels are a different matter entirely.
 
Try adding a little baking soda... maybe 1/4 tsp. That should raise your ph a bit. Do that until your ph is around 6.6-7.0 which is about right for angels.
 
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