PH QUESTION

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
B

brettrotchell

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Sep 2, 2006
324
0
0
Oakville
today I checked and my ph was 6.2 which is acidic . i have never befor had this problem when my nitrate is high and ph is high we do water changes what do we do for low ph without using cemicals to bring it back up . will doing water change fix this .

nirate is 40ppm
nitrite is .5 ppm
alkalinity is 80 ppm
ph is 6.2 ppm
ammonia is 0 ppm

i did water change 30% on tuesday night what would cause ph to drop like this ?
 
Del, I think he ment 7.0 but since NH3/NH4, NO2, and NO3 are measured in ppm, he just naturally put it. Do you have driftwood in the tank? What fish are in the tank? Plants?
 
brettrotchell;609071; said:
today I checked and my ph was 6.2 which is acidic . i have never befor had this problem when my nitrate is high and ph is high we do water changes what do we do for low ph without using cemicals to bring it back up . will doing water change fix this .

nirate is 40ppm
nitrite is .5 ppm
alkalinity is 80 ppm
ph is 6.2 ppm
ammonia is 0 ppm

i did water change 30% on tuesday night what would cause ph to drop like this ?
Click to expand...

You state that when your Ph is high you do a water change, does your Ph shift? Rapid Ph shifts are bad. You need to keep your Ph constant. Your problem could be the tap water hardness. There are to types of water hardness, General and Carbonate hardness(KH) if your KH is low you can have Ph shifts you may need to use a buffer. Don't no the type fish you have but I would recomend you use "Seachem Neutral Regulator" or something like that. Most fish can adapt to Ph levels but the rapid shifts are unhealthy.
 
Howdy,

a drop in pH combined with nitrite readings is an indicator that you have excess biowaste in your tank combined with insufficient biofiltration. When you change water make sure to gravel vac, remove any dead fish or plants or unsuitable driftwood, and get yourself a serious canister filter with biomedia (or a w/d) :thumbsup:

HarleyK
 
HarleyK;610706; said:
Howdy,

a drop in pH combined with nitrite readings is an indicator that you have excess biowaste in your tank combined with insufficient biofiltration. When you change water make sure to gravel vac, remove any dead fish or plants or unsuitable driftwood, and get yourself a serious canister filter with biomedia (or a w/d) :thumbsup:

HarleyK
Click to expand...


:iagree:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom