Ph

[mrneontt]

i have a new tank 29 gal, its weird tho ammonia is 0 ppm, i added sum fish food for cycling(just started cycling yesterday) the ph is about 6.8 kinda low due to the type of substrate im using. so what r sum good suggestions of begginner fish that r tolerant of that ph and r there fish out there that can handle different ph levels?

thnx

 

[Kasakato]

6.8 Really isn't that bad for most fish and plants. I would leave it here, because raising it is a pain. But what kind of substrate are you using? It can take a bit of time for the ammonia to rise, but be prepared to do a water change in case it gets to high.

 

[tel0004]

I agree with Kasakato, dont try to change the PH, I stable PH is much better than having the PH go up and down as you add chemicals. The PH is to low for african cichlids, but anything else should be fine. Just so you know, the PH on my tanks are 7.2 which is to high for my fish, but they do fine, I just take it a bit slower when aclimating new fish.