Hi I need help dropping my PH it is running high 8.4 I need it to be around 6.5 to 7.5 aside from driftwood and Indian almond leaves what can drop the PH? I have that Ph down stuff but can that kill your fish? Open to any other opinions
How to drop pH
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You don't want a fast extreme drop in ph.
Gradually is the key ,fast drop no matter what method used will kill fish, gradually adding Peet pellets to your filter is another way to bring it down.also many fish do ok if the ph.doesnt match what their natural environment is.a stable ph. Is better and more important than fighting with additives and attempting to hit a target ph.
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Gradually is the key ,fast drop no matter what method used will kill fish, gradually adding Peet pellets to your filter is another way to bring it down.also many fish do ok if the ph.doesnt match what their natural environment is.a stable ph. Is better and more important than fighting with additives and attempting to hit a target ph.
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Peat moss will do the same thing just make sure it doesn't have fertilizers in it
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The way nature does it, is it drops about a zillion tons of leaves and rotting vegetation in the water. So, an aquarium method used is to take a large amount of oak leaves, bag them in a water permeable bag and drop it in the sump or tank. Let the leaves rot, then when you don't have that much left in the bag, add new leaves.
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Oak_Leaves
Boiling leaves and using the extract works as well (black water extract), but if it's not done with each water change the pH effect goes away. Using large amounts of leaves provides a steadier less dramatic effect, and continues even after water changes as long as the leaves are still in the bag.
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Oak_Leaves
Boiling leaves and using the extract works as well (black water extract), but if it's not done with each water change the pH effect goes away. Using large amounts of leaves provides a steadier less dramatic effect, and continues even after water changes as long as the leaves are still in the bag.
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I guess the main question is: why do you want to lower the pH? Many if not most fish can tolerate a stable pH better than short-term fluctuations, which are inevitable as you try to adjust it with every water change (especially large tanks). Also, many fish encounter seasonal pH swings, eg during raining season or migrations.
Unless you are trying to breed softwater fish, I'd reconsider and go into our species forums to see what success other members have with respective fish in high pH water. I'm sure you'll find that you're not alone with that situation.
If you find that you will indeed need to lower pH, then you will have to provide us with the kH and gH hardness of your water. Those will fundamentally determine what measure of acidification might be successful
Good luck
HarleyK
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I guess the main question is: why do you want to lower the pH? Many if not most fish can tolerate a stable pH better than short-term fluctuations, which are inevitable as you try to adjust it with every water change (especially large tanks). Also, many fish encounter seasonal pH swings, eg during raining season or migrations.
Unless you are trying to breed softwater fish, I'd reconsider and go into our species forums to see what success other members have with respective fish in high pH water. I'm sure you'll find that you're not alone with that situation.
If you find that you will indeed need to lower pH, then you will have to provide us with the kH and gH hardness of your water. Those will fundamentally determine what measure of acidification might be successful
Good luck
HarleyK
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