Right now,I am currently cycling my 125 gallon tank,for my South American Cichlids.My current tank set up in my 55 gallon,my ph level is 7.4.Should I have my PH level at least between 7.0 or 7.4,so that it wont kill my cichlids in my new 125 gallon set up?I have heard stories,where people lowered their ph from 7.6 or whatever to 6.6 and it killed the fishes.
question about PH level
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Fiddling around with pH is usually a complete nightmare. You'd do better leaving it as it is. A stable pH of 7.4 is going to be waaaay better than a vaguely fluctuating pH below that though.
Most SA cichlids are fine in a wide range of pH. My water is pH 7.8 and HARD. MOst SA's still seem to thrive in it. I have found a few exceptions (uaru and A.heckelli) that just did not thrive though.
Most SA cichlids are fine in a wide range of pH. My water is pH 7.8 and HARD. MOst SA's still seem to thrive in it. I have found a few exceptions (uaru and A.heckelli) that just did not thrive though.
hamfist;4883965; said:
When,I check the ph level today,I am hoping its at least 7.0 to the 7.4 range.Anything lower is something I wont accept.I did transfer about 5 or 10 gallon of water from my 55 gallon,not sure if that did much or not.
As long as your ph is stable dont worry about it,i keep all my tanks at 7.4 only because thats what the ph settles to after a water change(24 hours)adjusting the ph alot is what kills the fish not the actual ph,example if your ph is 7.4 and you add chemicals and it drops to 6.0 in 24 hours that will cause ph shock,thats what kills the fish.
In my old house my ph was 6.5 and all my fish were fine sa's and ca's,when i moved my ph was 7.4 and all my fish adjusted fine even my uaru which is now seven years old. Dont wory yourself to much as long as it is stable you will be fine.
In my old house my ph was 6.5 and all my fish were fine sa's and ca's,when i moved my ph was 7.4 and all my fish adjusted fine even my uaru which is now seven years old. Dont wory yourself to much as long as it is stable you will be fine.
hm ok cool,the reason I even ask this is,cause I gave my brother some OB Peacocks and they died the next day in his tank,so I assume his Ph level was too high possible,since is overcrowded in his 55 gallon set up.
I agree, a stable Ph is always better for the fish, if your water is naturally 7.4 leave it alone and everybody will be fine. Just check to make sure the Ph in your new tanks is close within 0.2 of your old tank and you'll have nothing to worry about.
agree with everything said. chasing your ph will usually end with disaster. I have a steady ph of 7.6 and my wild discus are doing great. they won't breed but it's a show tank.