How to lower PH

[martintanks91]

How do i lower PH in my aquarium? Its at about 7.5 maybe alitle higher. I have pearl guramis zebra danios a sword and a pleco this is a shot o my tank

 

[Mifsud]

I love the shape of your aquarium. How long have you had fish in this setup?

 

[Brookster123]

Why Lower it? That's a good solid ph right there!

 

[martintanks91]

I heard 7.0 is best for tropical fish. Mines at 7.5 almost 8 thats why i asked. Thanks man ive had this tank for 5 months now. Took 1 month to build and plan out

 

[Brookster123]

Best to leave it steady, that ph is just fine!

 

[Mifsud]

What is the pH of your tap water? If you have hard tap water, you may need to purchase a pH buffer to lower you pH. (APIs Proper pH is recommended)

It really looks great, you ought to be proud.

 

[martintanks91]

Thank you. My tap water PH is about 7.5 Also. The guy at my local aquarium told me to add the buffer to lower it because 7.5 was alitle high

 

[Brookster123]

Those oh additives are more trouble than they're worth but than again it's your tank man.. Good luck..

 

[martintanks91]

My fish seem fine and the PH is steady so i probably wait before purchasing it. Do water changes affect PH levels?

 

[Brookster123]

My fish seem fine and the PH is steady so i probably wait before purchasing it. Do water changes affect PH levels?

not usually, you can do a little science project to figure it out! Take two cups, full them with Tap water, Test one immediately, treat the other with you conditioner and leave it out for 24hrs and than test. Ph.. Tap will "gas off" over the day to reveal your true ph.
Edit- apologize for grammar, it's 12:30 and I'm way tired!

 

[Fishdude3233]

Once again brookster is spot in.nice tank though, and my grammar isn't great ATM either...

 

[threnjen]

Your pH is totally fine, there is no reason to add chemicals to mess with a steady and acceptable pH.

 

[jwh0818]

Your pH is totally fine, there is no reason to add chemicals to mess with a steady and acceptable pH.

+1 you have a great ph! Stable ph is better than a swinging ph

 

[bainlykin]

you may add peat to your filter. Peat gives out humic acid slowly to the tank and lower the ph.

 

[jwh0818]

There isn't a need to lower the ph

 

[ScotJudd]

Agree with all the above. Don't play with Ph if it's stable and acceptable for your fish. Ph 7.5 is fine for most fish.

 

[pip walters]

You will find that as your filter matures.and your plants grow, calcium and other carbonates get used up, so your pH will drop naturally. In fact, you may need more frequent water changes to keep it up around 7!

 

[Mifsud]

It is important to share advice in this community; however, it's also important to try to answer the actual questions that our fellow fish keepers ask.

These forums are read by many aquarists who may have wanted to know how to lower pH and not necessarily if their pH is "good" or not.

 

[jwh0818]

It is important to share advice in this community; however, it's also important to try to answer the actual questions that our fellow fish keepers ask.

These forums are read by many aquarists who may have wanted to know how to lower pH and not necessarily if their pH is "good" or not.

Ummm okay? The question was answered but we were stopping a fellow aquarist from making his system crash by altering a perfect ph.

 

[threnjen]

Even if we were encouraging him to alter pH, I would not encourage him to add any pH chemicals. The natural pH reducer is peat.