This isn't my tank, but my best friends. She uses her city tap water on her 125g tank and the ph is always really low. I've suggested using crushed coral in her media baskets. She hates the look of the crushed coral and wont use it as her substrate, but the coral in media basket does help up the ph and keep it more stable. Tank is not planted and is, probably, over stocked with large cichlids and oddballs.
She does use PH increasing products against my advice. I am trying to think of things to help keep her PH stable, rather than the way it bounces around with the chemicals. I've given the "Stable PH is better than bouncing and fish don't read PH" speeches to no avail.
Since we are in Indiana, and I live in the country, limestone rocks are a normal thing and all I have to do is walk through the pasture and woods to get an unlimited supply. I know to be cautious and take none from the fields due to chemicals.
SO...here is the question. Do you all think that the limestone stones/rocks would help raise the PH in her tank more naturally than using the water "conditioners" such as PH Up ( I think that's what it's called) Her PH is naturally around 5.5 and with the crushed corals in media baskets it is slightly over 6 now. I'm just trying to think of some way to keep her from using any added chemicals. She has no problem with me adding a rock pile into the tank or doing some cave work with it.
Do you all see any major drawbacks to this? I would never dream of putting limestone in my tanks (I'm on a well, guessing by our location I'm sure our well comes from limestone beds, ph is high enough.
) Does anyone have any other ideas or advice. This was my grand idea today while trying to come up with some new rocks for my tank. Am I totally off the mark with this? I will greatly appreciate any advice or comments you may have on this.
She does use PH increasing products against my advice. I am trying to think of things to help keep her PH stable, rather than the way it bounces around with the chemicals. I've given the "Stable PH is better than bouncing and fish don't read PH" speeches to no avail.
Since we are in Indiana, and I live in the country, limestone rocks are a normal thing and all I have to do is walk through the pasture and woods to get an unlimited supply. I know to be cautious and take none from the fields due to chemicals.
SO...here is the question. Do you all think that the limestone stones/rocks would help raise the PH in her tank more naturally than using the water "conditioners" such as PH Up ( I think that's what it's called) Her PH is naturally around 5.5 and with the crushed corals in media baskets it is slightly over 6 now. I'm just trying to think of some way to keep her from using any added chemicals. She has no problem with me adding a rock pile into the tank or doing some cave work with it.
Do you all see any major drawbacks to this? I would never dream of putting limestone in my tanks (I'm on a well, guessing by our location I'm sure our well comes from limestone beds, ph is high enough.
) Does anyone have any other ideas or advice. This was my grand idea today while trying to come up with some new rocks for my tank. Am I totally off the mark with this? I will greatly appreciate any advice or comments you may have on this.
