i have found that in freshwater it is better to let your fish get used to the ph of your tank insted of a coster ride of ph changes...is it the same with salt?...my ph is 7.2 in fresh and it was pirfect for salt when i started the tank, but it has dropped to around 7.8-8 ish...should i buff or not?
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i just used some proper ph to get 8.2...but still should i keep doing this or should i let them adjust to my ph?
Is this a saltwater tank? I have more questions than answers at this point.
Your pH didn't drop, it rose. 7.2 is lower than 7.8, so you don't need to buffer if dropping it is your goal. You'll need to remove hardness. But assuming your 7.2 is supposed to be 8.2, yes, you'll want to buffer as much as you have to to keep it stable. Lots of coral gravel usually does the trick.
Your pH didn't drop, it rose. 7.2 is lower than 7.8, so you don't need to buffer if dropping it is your goal. You'll need to remove hardness. But assuming your 7.2 is supposed to be 8.2, yes, you'll want to buffer as much as you have to to keep it stable. Lots of coral gravel usually does the trick.
knifegill;4146591; said:
this is a salt tank...
my FRESHWATER ph is 7.2 in all tanks...idk if the salt tank will get this low just putting it as a bottom point of ref...as i didn't let it go for that long after it started to drop...
my SALTWATER tank was 8.2...then it dropped to 7.8-8.0 ish...i then added the 'propper ph' to get 8.2...
my question was that since in freshwater ph doesn't realy matter does it matter in saltwater...could/should i let the fish get used to the ph i have or should i buff the little bit that i would need?
Oh, okay. Buffer, man. Saltwater fish, for the most part, have already been through hell getting to you and stability is very important. What species are you going for?
I personally would not use the PH buffer in the tank. I use it only when mixing salt water for a water change. I think a constant PH is better than it going up and down all the time. If you want to naturally buffer the PH get a substrate that is made of natural calcium like agronite or crushed coral it will help keep everything constant.
The1and only;4146759; said:
perfect info. A chaning ph is way worse than a constant one. 7.8 isnt that bad.
knifegill;4146723; said:
i have clownfish right now
The1and only;4146759; said:
alright i'll see were i am sitting over the next few days to see were i need to go as the crushed coral...i think my sand is an agronite somthing...it looks like alot of clam/snail shells...i may just do all the needed buffing in my 5gal bucket for the wc if i indeed need to buff...
TheCanuck;4146780; said:
what would be the lowest it should get?...i never buff any of my fresh tanks as i prefure the constant...
i would say just add the crushed coral and it will buffer back up, just don't let it drop much more. But slow and easy then stable is much better than quick fixes that just undo themselfs even faster.