Hi all , easy one this.......LOL so i say.
But As above realy, what is the PH in your ray tank/s?
wayne
But As above realy, what is the PH in your ray tank/s?
wayne
Whats your PH at for ray tank??
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For most people, the answer should be: "the same as my source water".
For me, it's around 7 after buffering with Baking Soda - without buffering it, it will drop to 6 and below inside a week.
For me, it's around 7 after buffering with Baking Soda - without buffering it, it will drop to 6 and below inside a week.
Only askling as my tap water is 5.5 and my tank water has dropped to near that over a 2 week period, the rays are fine and feeding as always, and full of life, just gettin gme worryed.
waynes world;4650337; said:
5.5 would worry me too. At some point, if it isn't already happening, your biological filter will slow down and go dormant. Then you'll get an ammonia buildup, which will probably not upset the rays so much while the pH is low, but you'll probably also get a nitrIte spike, which will have a good chance of killing them in your low pH- and if the pH is subsequently raised the ammonia will become toxic. This is why I'm forced to buffer my water.
PeteLockwood;4650431; said:
All the readings have no change, ammon ia 0, nitrates 20 12 hrs after water change and 30ish before, nittries less than 0.1, gh 4 kh 7.
The PH dropped from 7ish to the 6 ish over 2 weeks, sorry i said that already.
I am getting some crushed coral tomorrow morning and adding a lillte to get it back up to around 6.5 - 7, i am going to add half a cup to the sump once washed and hope that does the trick, then there after buff on the water change.
You agree?
Thats unless tomorrow is to late, but as said they are still happy as ever, jsut hope its not done any long term damage.
thanks all
wayne
WOW Thats low PH for tap water. Mine comes out at 7.5 and I wish mine were a tad lower around 6.5-6.8 as I have Discus. Crushed coral to raise....I use drift wood to lower.