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Zaphia1

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Ones anybody know any natural ways to lower the ph of a tank?

I have a 10g and a 1g. The 10g is balanced, reading 0's for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. There are a few live plants in the tank right now, as well as 5 guppies and a dwarf gourami. The ph has been around 7.6 and I want it to be at 7. The 1g is even higher, but is still cycling through a recent addition of fish.

Any thoughts?
 
Ones anybody know any natural ways to lower the ph of a tank?

I have a 10g and a 1g. The 10g is balanced, reading 0's for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. There are a few live plants in the tank right now, as well as 5 guppies and a dwarf gourami. The ph has been around 7.6 and I want it to be at 7. The 1g is even higher, but is still cycling through a recent addition of fish.

Any thoughts?

I use indian almond leaves to gently lower the ph. Peat moss also works. A ph of 7.6 is not a problem at all for most tropical fishes. Any radical changes to ph in such small tanks can cause problems. I would leave well enough alone.
 
I did a ph test on my tap water. It comes out between 8.4-8.6. But I have a tap water filter that comes out around 6.4-6.6. Is it ok to add small amounts of the filtered water to the conditioned tap? Will it gently lower the ph?
 
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