Extremely high ph?

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probassfisher010

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Just tested my month old 25g(used established media), which has a handful of adult and baby guppys, along with 5 Stiphodon semoni. Readings are... 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 0 nitrate (under stock and plants), and 8.4 ph. It comes out of my tap at 7.2. The only thing I dose with is excel for the plants. What could be raising it so high? The sand is neutral, filtered by an ac 110. Im stumped.


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If the water is agitated more lately than before, the gassing off of CO2 can cause a rise in PH. A HOB dumping into a tank with a lower level can cause this turbulence. If the plants are undergoing new growth, the CO2 could be getting used up, causing a rise in PH. Some people find it necessary to add CO2 to their tanks.
 
8.4 is perfectly acceptable; I get 8.4 out of the tap here in WI. If you're not having any problems (fish looking ill/lethargic) then I would just let it be. Consistency is much more important than having the "perfect" pH level.
 
I wouldn't worry about 8.4, that isn't really that high. If you are to concerned to sleep try a big piece of driftwood, it might help buffer a little.
Breeding is actually a sign of success, you know that right? Good job!
If faster current is what your after, submerge a power head at one end of the tank to simulate a stream. Keep it low and dont go for a huge current or the guppies won't dig it.
 
Guppies arnt too hard to breed haha, all the males do is chase the females, whata life.

The gobies profile says 6.5-7.5, I decreased the surface agitation a bit, so it shouldn't get so high after the next water change.


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Good call on the surface agitation, ph is now down to 7.8.

In an unrelated topic. Even though I have 0 nitrates, all I get to grow is brown algea, I want it green for my gobies. Is it my lighting? I have a flora glow bulb I can switch to. Right now it just has the standard bulb those cheap plastic hoods have.


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Switch to a higher power lighting; T8s, T5s, etc.
 
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