Whats a good way to get my PH up without using PH up or anything, I heard like crushed coral, anyone got any good Ideas, My PH is a little low, wanna bring it up a little bit and stabilize it.
Hey everyone PH question....
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I would say if it's just a little low and stable, just leave it. Stable is the main thing you need to worry about. Now if it's 6.2 in say a cichlid tank, crushed coral or aragonite will help out, but if it's within close range of where you want it, personally I'd just leave it.
You are better off keeping fish that match your water as it is, rahter than playing with pH. You have to maintain alkalinity and pH together to keep the pH stable and you will find it difficult to manage at best. If your tank water is low in pH but the tap is high that is a sign that you are not performing sufficient water changes and are accumulating organic waste. Accumulated orgnaics lead to low pH and even pH crashes. Also, keep in mind that pH is directly related to ammonia toxicity. For example, a pH of 6.0 or less (there abouts) can lead to a non-functional biological filter. At that pH (6.0 or so) ammonia ceases to be toxic due to the ammonia/ammonium conversion. If you have traces of ammonia at lower pH (low to mid 6s) and raise the pH you can create a toxic situation.
Ohh interesting, Imma check my PH right now, so I can see where the consistency stands at.
Nitrate 0-20, Nitrite 0, hardness, 75, Chlorine 0, Alkalinity between 80 and 120, ph 6.8-7.2 wow everything is good to me.
Nitrate 0-20, Nitrite 0, hardness, 75, Chlorine 0, Alkalinity between 80 and 120, ph 6.8-7.2 wow everything is good to me.
Actually that sounds pretty good to me hahahah. isnt my ph supposed to be at 6.8-7.2 Now im going to check the ammonia.
Ammonia is at 0-0.05
Ammonia is at 0-0.05
Best bet with pH is to match the tank and tap waters pH levels. Your carbonate hardness(alkalinity) is at a good level so having a stable pH should only require weekly water changes. Adding large amounts of driftwood or having a heavily stocked tank could contribute to pH drop though.
I think he is using test strips and the 0 to 20ppm test pad is what the color matches.
bigspizz;1524040; said:
I think he is using test strips and the 0 to 20ppm test pad is what the color matches.