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ayobreezie

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Very worried.. I've been reading about pH.. my pH level on both my tanks are always at 8.2 onto about 8.6 or so.. I've been reading that above 8 is dangerous.. my tap water pH is usually around 8.2.. how can I lower my pH to 7.5 - 8 range? I'm scared my fish my die.. I have 1 tank with a Betta, Corydoras, ghost shrimp, java moss, java fern, brazilian sword, Rasboras, and a Pleco.. is 8.2 - 8.6 safe for them?

And my other tank is a 55 gallon that I will be putting Flowerhorn in tomorrow.. Getting in flowerhorn fries tomorrow... will that be safe for them?
 
As long as your pH is stable at 8.2-8.6, that is more important than altering pH.

As for the flowerhorn fry... just acclimate them very slowly, and they should be fine.
 
Yes, I agree. It's more important to keep a stable PH than trying to using chemicals to adjust it. Also, most adjusters are phosphate based products, which I heard cannot be used in planted aquariums.

Our tap water is very hard and has high Ph 8.0~8.2 A while ago I suddenly found my water's Ph increased to 8.8. The first thing came to my mind is "What I am missing or not doing right?".

After I read lots of information and talked to several aquarists, I realized the cause....

If you keep adding your hard tap water for evaporated water, the Ph will keep increasing, as when water evaporates, only "pure water" is lost and minerals stay in the tank. So, when you use tap water for top-offs, you are just adding more minerals to your tank, which will keep increasing your water hardness and Ph.

Therefore, since then for small amount of evaporated water, I use pure water or RO water instead. This solved the problem. The Ph stays stable around 8.0 and does not increase. Hope my anser is helpful.
 
The good thing about the 8 and up pH is that cichlids (flowerhorns) like the pH that high. If you are worried about the pH in the other tank, go get a gallon of reverse osmosis water from the store(I know Wal-Mart carries it) and use that just when you fill from the evaporated water. You do not want to bring it down fast. The water you are using probably has a high pH. Are you using tap? If so, check the tap water before you put it in and see what the pH is.
 
a betta wont live with that high a ph....
will it???
 
If a betta can live in a jar for a month at a petstore, I think it can adapt to a higher pH...especially if your lfs has the same water source as you do...I am no betta expert, but they aren't demanding fish when it comes to water chemistry...stability is the key...
 
juliemcgrew83 said:
The good thing about the 8 and up pH is that cichlids (flowerhorns) like the pH that high. If you are worried about the pH in the other tank, go get a gallon of reverse osmosis water from the store(I know Wal-Mart carries it) and use that just when you fill from the evaporated water. You do not want to bring it down fast. The water you are using probably has a high pH. Are you using tap? If so, check the tap water before you put it in and see what the pH is.
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2 big no-noes there. Dumping chemicals into your tank and getting them from Wal-Mart :uhoh:

What size tank is the other 1?
 
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