need to lower my ph, any natural ways?
- Thread starter messiner
- Start date
in order to successfully lower your ph you must lower the mineral content of your water
having hard water and a low pH is a very unnatural state and sometimes unstable as the pH can bounce back quickly in hard water
having hard water and a low pH is a very unnatural state and sometimes unstable as the pH can bounce back quickly in hard water
well... if you want to raise your ph, just throw some coral in there 
But I guess that won't help you
But I guess that won't help you
can i ask why you want to lower your PH? my feeling is that even a fish thats not ideal for your normal PH is far better off in a stable tank with a stable PH rather than trying to constantly buffer yours. to be honest i have never seen any point in changing PH other than to breed certain species.
Gotta agree with Danny, ive had freshwater aquariums since i was a kid, have never once tested ph, never cared, never had any major problems. I have only raised cichlids, piranha and native minnesota fish also though. I have heard that potted plants and driftwood can lower ph, shells and crustacians raise it, just stuff i read on the net.
Our city water is poo. Since our lake is being drained, all the dregs are making it to the water treatment plant. I have now had to start using buffers. The small amount of buffers used now by the city are not enough. I have seen pH drops within two days. I first realized the problem when I found most of my fish floating.
It actually strips the slime off of the fish. I have never had this problem in the past. I double checked for anything in the tanks to cause this(IE...food, poop etc).
decaying mater gives off acids.
It actually strips the slime off of the fish. I have never had this problem in the past. I double checked for anything in the tanks to cause this(IE...food, poop etc).
decaying mater gives off acids.