New Tank projects.. help! High Ph...
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gseith;3985261; said:
Ok, I will just get the substrates for my peace of mind, and I wont be putting the crushed coral directly into the tank, I will put it in the canister just to get the beneficial bacteria from it and such. What ever the ph turns to with that I will try to keep steady for a few weeks before adding fish. Thanks for all the help! it sounds like the ph isn't as detrimental to health as I thought. I will keep on looking for other suggestions without having to put a bunch of chemicals in the water.
I totally disagree with the posts here.
It isnt hard to raise the ph and keep it stable, its just lazy not to.
These fish need a high ph with hard water for long term health and happiness.
You really should take the postsbefore me with a pinch of salt, I dont know why but this forum gives some awful advice.
If your tap water is a ph7, then to raise it to a ph 8.2 is really simple.
The best way to do it, is to use bicarb. of soda, and epsom salt.
The bicarb raises the ph, and the epsom salts buffer it, so keeping it stable.
To raise the ph of your water, add 1 teaspoon of bicarb and 1 teaspoon of epsom salt to 20litres of TREATED tap water before you put it in the tank.
It is completely safe and a well tested method.
I have done this for my malawis for years now mate.
Oh, and dont worry, even if you put in a whole tub og bicarb, it wont raise your water above 8.4, so dont think you will over dose, because you cant.
Good luck.
It isnt hard to raise the ph and keep it stable, its just lazy not to.
These fish need a high ph with hard water for long term health and happiness.
You really should take the postsbefore me with a pinch of salt, I dont know why but this forum gives some awful advice.
If your tap water is a ph7, then to raise it to a ph 8.2 is really simple.
The best way to do it, is to use bicarb. of soda, and epsom salt.
The bicarb raises the ph, and the epsom salts buffer it, so keeping it stable.
To raise the ph of your water, add 1 teaspoon of bicarb and 1 teaspoon of epsom salt to 20litres of TREATED tap water before you put it in the tank.
It is completely safe and a well tested method.
I have done this for my malawis for years now mate.
Oh, and dont worry, even if you put in a whole tub og bicarb, it wont raise your water above 8.4, so dont think you will over dose, because you cant.
Good luck.
Hmm..
I have to be honest and say that's the first I've heard of bicarb in a tank. I'm going to look into this more.
This is the good thing about MFK, there's always different angles and more stuff to research to find the best solution.
I have to be honest and say that's the first I've heard of bicarb in a tank. I'm going to look into this more.
This is the good thing about MFK, there's always different angles and more stuff to research to find the best solution.
