High PH

[Jimr]

Finally got my big tanks set up in new house and new area. We have well water. PH is running 7.8 -8.0. Should I just acclimate rays to that or try and get it down. What do you guys use to lower it? Had town well water before I moved and it was always around 7.0 (neutral). Going to be hard to lower it all the time with 50-60 percent water changes.
Thanks Jim

 

[tlindsey]

Finally got my big tanks set up in new house and new area. We have well water. PH is running 7.8 -8.0. Should I just acclimate rays to that or try and get it down. What do you guys use to lower it? Had town well water before I moved and it was always around 7.0 (neutral). Going to be hard to lower it all the time with 50-60 percent water changes.
Thanks Jim

I personally would slowly acclimate them to the 7.8 PH rather than use chemicals. A R/O system would be my choice or Tannins. I have the same range of PH but I use leaf litter in my aquarium's with fish that prefer soft water. Hopefully members that's experienced with Freshwater Rays will chime in.

 

[RD.]

I have seen numerous freshwater species of rays, including many wild caught, kept & bred in pH of 8.0, and higher. No problem.

 

[Tobiassorensen]

I keep my rays in 8.0 ph without any trouble. They are breeding ang thriving

 

[Matteus]

Like you mentioned it is better to keep them at the source water ph rather than having swings every time you do a wc. My tap water comes out at 7.8-8.2 depending on time of year. I do between 75-150% each week and all is well in my tanks.

 

[Jimr]

Thanks guys. Yeah my Ph is runnning about 8. Rays in temp pool seem okay. They just tend not to eat real good for a couple of days after water changes.

 

[Tobiassorensen]

Thanks guys. Yeah my Ph is runnning about 8. Rays in temp pool seem okay. They just tend not to eat real good for a couple of days after water changes.

Whats your hardness of the water? So the ph dont drop in between wc?

 

[Jimr]

Whats your hardness of the water? So the ph dont drop in between wc?

Pretty hard. Would say 150ppm +

 

[DB junkie]

IS that 150 TDS? If so that's not bad at all. I think I'm usually around 350 from my tap.

Using RO here to bring numbers down. I just mix them. IF the water is really hard nothing else will bring it down.

 

[ShadowStryder]

My PH has been 8.2-8.4 out tap for the 14 yrs Ive been at this house. TDS is right at 365 out of tap. Made up my mind back when I set up at this place I was going to try and manipulate those numbers. My tanks run the same.