PH?

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Clyde

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I have just set up my 150G, seasoned the water and took PH (7.0). Next day I got a couple small severums to cycle the tank. After about 4 hours fish began looking pretty stressed, so I took another PH reading, this time its 7.5 ish. Ammonia still 0 naturally. What would cause the PH to rise so rapidly? Should I do something about it, or let it take its course? Filter is DIY wet/dry sump. I am certain I used the correct type of scrubbies. The tank does have a faint odor in the water, smells a little like the vinyl tubbing. Should I have let water run though the new tubbibg longer before adding fish?


Thanks in advance
Clyde
 
Hi Clyde,

please explain to me what "severum" and DIY means having a little linguistic problem.

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did you let water run through the tubing and then flush it? I filled my 150 and drained it yesterday filled it again last night and Ill be draining it again today. I also had that smell. As for the PH, how long did you let the tank cycle for b/4 adding the fish?
 
Severum- common name for Heros Severus

DIY- Do it your self.

The Severum might not have been the best choice for a fish cycle they were quite small less then 2".

Just currious if anyone had any insight would might have made the PH jump like that?
 
Yes I did flush it twice, but only let it run a couple hours each time, maybe a couple days would have been better. The water was only seasoned for 24hrs before adding the fish. Our tap here on Long Island is typically soft and neutral. Ill take a look at PH again when I get home from work today.
 
imo, theres alot more better fish to use to cycle a tank. sucks for the beautiful fish to be use as a cycling agent.but thats ur decision. about the ph going up, there can be alot of factors that can cause it. maybe u want us to give whats inside ur aquarium like decor, rocks and the sand ur using.
 
Clyde;710884;710884 said:
Yes I did flush it twice, but only let it run a couple hours each time, maybe a couple days would have been better. The water was only seasoned for 24hrs before adding the fish. Our tap here on Long Island is typically soft and neutral. Ill take a look at PH again when I get home from work today.
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What type of substrate, rocks, wood, etc, do you have, some sands are coral or shell based and will do it, as will high carbonate content gravel and rocks, burnt wood will as well.
 
So would anyone advise using a PH down product, Peet, Drift wood etc. Would it be better to let it take its course as it has not even begun to cycle?
 
i like proper ph products works real good and does everything i want it too.as far as your fish dying i would keep an eye on nitrates and nitrites when stating a new tank.
 
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