after taking out some crush coral from my tank. i notice the ph went real low.. then i putted some crush coral in the filter (fx5) still the same.. after putting in some large pc of coral ..ph went normal 6.8-7.0 .... help!! i have blood parrot , oscers, NTT, RTC, i change the water today again and it went to 5.5 but after a few hours went low again (4.5).>!!!!!!!! HELP!!!! anything else i can do .. beside putting back the crush coral? because i don't want anything in the bottom
PH HELP!!!
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I guess you don't liuve anywhere near me, we have really high PH here ( 8.0 ).
You can buy chemical drops to raise ph other then that wait for others for their suggestions.
You can buy chemical drops to raise ph other then that wait for others for their suggestions.
help！ please ph went back to 6.3today . How come ? So low last night and pretty normal again!!!
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Take the coral out and stop trying to mess with the ph.
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Crushed/pieces of coral work gradually as fish urine works to dissolve it, it doesn't work instantaneously, but could over night.
NY City water has a fairly low buffering capacity (alkalinity, average 14.8mg/L), so along with crushed coral as a buffer, for the stock you have, you probably need to be doing very frequent water changes to keep the fish urine from overwhelming your tank.
You do not state the fish size, or size tank, so it is a bit hard to judge.
I do 30% water changes every other day on my tanks, and here my alkalinity is about 100mg/L from the tap. Each bank of tanks is @ 300gals, with moderate stocking, and I tend to underfeed.
NY City water has a fairly low buffering capacity (alkalinity, average 14.8mg/L), so along with crushed coral as a buffer, for the stock you have, you probably need to be doing very frequent water changes to keep the fish urine from overwhelming your tank.
You do not state the fish size, or size tank, so it is a bit hard to judge.
I do 30% water changes every other day on my tanks, and here my alkalinity is about 100mg/L from the tap. Each bank of tanks is @ 300gals, with moderate stocking, and I tend to underfeed.
To stabilize your pH, you have to increase your kH. Add some baking soda to increase your kH.
Here is a good read on kH and pH: http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?143231-KH-for-Laypersons-and-Newbies
Here is a good read on kH and pH: http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?143231-KH-for-Laypersons-and-Newbies
After doing a water change and adding more crush coral into the filter ph went to 6.8 after a few hours back to 5.8 wtffff helppppp people !!!!
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Try adding some pH buffer. I think its API that makes the perfect pH packs that set your tank to the desired pH.
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Won't it be low again after another water change?
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