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freeomano
Posted 6/16/2008 4:42:23 PM
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I cant seem to get my PH up... I tested my water yesterday and everyting is good except for my PH, it is well lets put it this way my ph test kit goes down to 6.0 and it is lower then that. My fish seem ok infact I have had angel fish breed and plants seem ok. Like I said the other tests are ok... What would cause my low ph. BTW the ph out of the tap is 7.0.... Any ideas...

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Hailey
Posted 6/16/2008 5:30:37 PM
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Test your tap after letting the water sit in an open container for 24 hours. It could be that the tap water pH is held artificially high by something that gasses out of the water. And, if you can, get kH and gH readings for the tap and the tank. Also, do you have any driftwood or peat-based filter media or substrate in the tank, or do you inject CO2?

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kommander15
Posted 6/19/2008 8:31:36 AM


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man i wish my ph would be that low to bad my tap water is about 7.5-7.8 straight from the tap.  Unless you already have fish in there, which it sounds like you do, angelfish even breed in there. 

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freeomano
Posted 6/19/2008 5:29:52 PM
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I dont have any driftwood or co2 , I dont know  but fish seem ok they even breed, maybe I should just leave it be...

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Posted 6/19/2008 6:29:56 PM


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I would let the tank tank run for a little while, fish waste and cycling should bring the ph up naturally.  but if angelfish are breeding you must be doing something right..........

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Posted 6/19/2008 6:32:04 PM


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My bad didn't read thoroughly my bet would be that the plants are absorbing some of that waste so maybe they are the cause..............

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Hailey
Posted 6/19/2008 7:26:01 PM
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What kinds of fish do you have? Many (probably most) common tropical fish love an acidic pH and soft water, so it may be just fine.

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draco
Posted 6/20/2008 7:27:58 AM
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try adding some coral sand to the tank it usualy raises the ph about a half point per pound i use it in my lungfish tank which needs a ph around 8.0
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David Lass
Posted 6/21/2008 2:23:20 PM


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