How do I lower the Ph in my tank? Please help!

[Brickosaurus]

There are a few things to consider when testing aquarium and tap water.
Always rinse the vial at least 3 times before a test, and try to be exact with volume.
You are dealing in ppm (parts per million) so the margin for error is high.
and after each test rinse the vial another 3 times before doing another test, if there is even a smidgen of residual left on (even dried on) it can skew results.
If I had access to DI water that's what I would use to rinse with.
And when testing for pH, use normal range pH reagent first, if it's at the top of its range, then test with high range reagent.
i would also recommend doing at least 3 tests for each chemical species to get a good result.
You are not wasting reagents, many aquarists end up with expired reagents, so don't skimp.
I was a chemist at a large drinking water facility, and any deviation from standard protocol often ended up with dumping skewed results, and starting over.

I'll make sure everything is rinsed thoroughly and that the water amount is exact. I'll definitely do a few more tests just to be sure!

 

[Trouser Cough]

Truth be told I don't know that they'd lower your pH unless it's related to the specific mineral content in your well water. There's probably a plumbing company (or even a water softener or water conditioner company) in your area that knows what specifically is in the water in your area. I'd call around and ask to see if they knew what to do about it. The typical water conditioner uses zeolite beads to attract calcium and other dissolved minerals in the water and then once a week or so backwashes the resin bed w/ a brine solution to rinse the zeolite and put the minerals in the sewer or your septic system.

I have one in my house and I bought it on Amazon 5 years ago for something like $400. It's a huge system compared to what you would need tp handle a few WC's on 55's though.

Be that as it may I also dislike toying w/ tank water parameters as it can lead to significant disappointment, particularly w/ regard to buffering as those agents don't have a linear relationship and over time can eventually create problems of their own and wildly so.