Increasing ph

[Rghfor]

My tank waters ph is 5.0 and I need to raise it. I don't know why it's so low as tap water is about 7 i don't use ro and have one piece of bog wood that has been in the tank for a while and my other tank before it. It's got a high flow and has airstones as well as the fxs nossles disturbing the water. The water parameters are 0 ammonia 0 nitrite and 10 nitrate

 

[Woefulrelic]

I would test gh and kh before messing with ph. My concern is that you might have a low kh if your water is shedding ph like that.

 

[Rghfor]

I would test gh and kh before messing with ph. My concern is that you might have a low kh if your water is shedding ph like that.

I will have to go out and buy a oh kit

 

[Woefulrelic]

Right now a buffer like crushed coral would be beneficial. If your keeping SA cichlids and rays it might be helpful to have water like that.

 

[Rghfor]

Right now a buffer like crushed coral would be beneficial. If your keeping SA cichlids and rays it might be helpful to have water like that.

I intend to keep Ray's but I think it's two low. Obviously if it was a wild discus tank it would be a good ph so always an option lol

 

[jeboxfiddy]

test your tap water PH. See the difference from your tap and tank. Something in your tank may be affecting the PH. what kind of filter are you running? got a pic?

 

[Rghfor]

test your tap water PH. See the difference from your tap and tank. Something in your tank may be affecting the PH. what kind of filter are you running? got a pic?

Found the issue out of date ph kit. Red my tap water as the same and basically any liquid

 

[soupa2]

I usually just buff my water by using crush coral.. I know that wood in tank with lower pH.. I keep a bag of crush coral in my filter to automatically raise the pH.. when fish poop it will make pH lower in time..