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| Is adjusting for pH a waste of time? I have Angelfish who are supposed to like acidic water. But I live in Dallas with extremely hard water, and have never done a thing to it. I have yet to make one single pH change. I must be over 8.0. They've been thriving for over a year. Of course Angels are now bred locally, and the pH requirements of their original waters really don't apply. I even had the same case with Discus, supposedly more fragile fish. I had a 55 gallon with them and made water changes straight from the tap. Adjusted for chlorine, etc., but never bothered with pH. They did great. At one time I did add some Discus buffer, and guess what happened? They started to breed!
30 gallon, 2 Angelfish, 3 Cories, 2 Albino Brushynose Plecos
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Yes, I need to upgrade. I've had them a year and a half and they're getting big. Or I may reduce by a few.
30 gallon, 2 Angelfish, 3 Cories, 2 Albino Brushynose Plecos
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Adjusting the pH is a waste of time, usually, yes. There are a few very specific instances where it could be warranted, but generally I leave well enough alone and advise others to do so.
55 gallon
Baby - lionhead/ryukin cross
Westie - lionhead/ryukin cross
Speedy Rodriguez - oranda
Currently searching for a good new tankmate!
planted 29 gallon
3 red eye tetras
4 cherry barbs
2 cardinal tetras
4 albino cories
2 Bolivian rams
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Well, you said it "must be" over 8.0 but I kind of doubt it. That is harshly alkaline, but I agree with Princessotfu that if they seem to be thriving, I'd leave it alone. As tank water matures the pH usually drops some even though the water may remain hard. In So Cal where I live the water is full of alkaline salts, perfect for Africans, bad for everything else, but even my fussy rummynose tetras are OK with water changes from the tap.
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Yes, before my current tank I had a 55 gallon with Malawi Cichlids and they loved the hard water.
30 gallon, 2 Angelfish, 3 Cories, 2 Albino Brushynose Plecos
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