using the pithon water changer to refill a tank

it doesn't monitor the water temp but you can if you keep the plug down to allow the tap water to come through into the sink, and feel the water as it's coming out of the spigot. Of course you'll need to keep the switch turned so the water from the tank doesn't interfere and you're feeling the faucet's water only.....
 
My PH comming out of the tap is at 8.4 I've been lowering it to 7.2 with this PH down product in the buckets before I add the water to the tank. THe reason I do this is the PH in my tanks is stable @ 7.2, and I read that you cant let the ph jump more than .2 at a time cuz the fish would hate it(Die).

As for fish, I currently have a brown bullhead, his little feeder friends, and I will soon be getting two bala sharks. In my other tank I want to to a species tank of mollies, and my third is going to have a school of neons and a betta.
Right now all the tanks except the catfish's just have feeders in them to keep the whole cycle thing active.
 
have you let some water sit in a bowl over night then test your ph? I wouldn't use any chemicals to lower ph. Peat and driftwood will lower it. You can acclamate your fish to the 8.4 also some africains would like that ph. Ask HappyChem about the ph down stuff or maybe he'll see this and let you know why not to use it.
 
no, i havent let it sit out... I just took it out of the tap, declorinated it, and gave it a test. BTW, I won't even drink the water here... tastes funny. But I don't really have the means to filter the heck out of it before i add it to the tanks. mabe if I run it through one of those "pur" filters first?
 
You should let a bucket of water sit out over night, then test the water in the morning. You may find it has lowered enough to be used that way.

Is your tank water naturally at 7.2 ish? Or do you keep it there using the chemicals and then treat new water to also be at 7.2...OR is your tank water 7.2 and your tap water is 8.4 and you therefore "correct" the tap water to match the tank water?

Ph alterations cause more harm than good. They add unnecessary chemicals to a tank (affecting the osmotic pressure) and can lead to rapid swings in pH.
 
The tanks leveled themselfs out to 7.2, so I have been correcting the tapwater to match. Sounds like i need to retest my water and then then of a new plan of action. I didn't really like the idea of using the chemicals, but good o'll petco couldn't sugest anything better to me. that was before I knew not to listen to them.
 
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"but good o'll petco couldn't sugest anything better to me"

and thats why you are here to get and give help.

I would agree with Leopardess, but then your going back to the buckets. It will be better for your fish not to use the chemicals. You could look into getting a holding tank so you can have enough water ready to do water changes.
 
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