water test results... high PH?

[midasman714]

here are my results:

ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10-20ppm
PH: 8

I have a 75G tank with a built in W/D, houses a single hybrid speciman (currently a FH, soon an SRT).

the only thing i think is an issue is the PH, a little too high? what can i do to lower it. thanks!

 

[Fry]

add a piece of driftwood

 

[MDK500]

Agreed... it lowered my pH by from 7-6 when I put a nice size piece in.

 

[dwilder]

why lower ph?

 

[zennzzo]

RO drip system....lower the ph and take care of water change too...

 

[Pyramid_Party]

What the GH/Hardness of your water? Your tap must be at 8 so that why its that high. also KH has to do with the buffering of the water, it its high, then it makes it harder to adjust PH, and being high is kinda nice because you dont have to worry about swings in the PH. You should find out more about this, if you attempt to mess with it and dont know waht you are doing you can lose your fish.

 

[Fry]

RO drip system....lower the pH and take care of water change too...

Wouldn't RO put the pH TOO low and be subject to pH swings without additives? Also, your water will be mineral free unless you supplement it; fish need minerals.

 

[Fry]

why lower ph?

it burns! it burns! pH higher than 7 is alkaline and pH higher than 7 is acidic. neutral pH is desirable if the fish kept hails from neutral pH water but that is not always the case, a lot of fish keepers strive to match the natural environments from which their fish are from since the fish will most likely be adapted to it

 

[cichlid2006]

make sure when you start messing with ph thats its the same every time you change some. there is less need to worry about matching water conditions from a fishes natural environment when the fish is tank bred. tank bred is obviously the case with a FH.
a stable ph is far better than a fluctuating one even if it is a little higher.

 

[cchhcc]

make sure when you start messing with ph thats its the same every time you change some. there is less need to worry about matching water conditions from a fishes natural environment when the fish is tank bred. tank bred is obviously the case with a FH.
a stable ph is far better than a fluctuating one even if it is a little higher.

WINNER WINNER!

Good post.


A pH of 8 isn't too high for a FH. FHs are derived from CA cichlids, most of which are from very hard & alkaline waters.......and as the previous poster indicated, stability is more important than achieving a specific value.

Also, pH kits are notoriously terrible. Take a sample of your water to your lfs and compare your results with theirs.