SHIFT_Unique
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ok i used to use AmQuel PLUS water detoxifier, and ran out and started using Prime water detoxifier
since then my water has turned cloudy and my pH reading is off the charts high, 8.0+
i did a water test of the tap water and the pH reading was around 7.0 give or take .1
did a 50% water change added the Prime to each 2 gallon jug of water i added
retested water and bam super high pH again. water is clear again, but the pH is really high and there is a little bit of ammonia showing up now. the tap water had no ammonia in it.
the test also shows a really alkaline reading.
what do i do to equalize the water. there is a 7.0 stabilizer product at my store(petco, where i work.) not sure about it. says that it buffers the phosphate, and keeps the water at a stable 7.0
yay or nay?
i have mollies, platys, sarpae tetras, silvertip tetras, julii corys
recently had a cory and a sunset variatus platy die
the other fish and other corys are fine.
since then my water has turned cloudy and my pH reading is off the charts high, 8.0+
i did a water test of the tap water and the pH reading was around 7.0 give or take .1
did a 50% water change added the Prime to each 2 gallon jug of water i added
retested water and bam super high pH again. water is clear again, but the pH is really high and there is a little bit of ammonia showing up now. the tap water had no ammonia in it.
the test also shows a really alkaline reading.
what do i do to equalize the water. there is a 7.0 stabilizer product at my store(petco, where i work.) not sure about it. says that it buffers the phosphate, and keeps the water at a stable 7.0
yay or nay?
i have mollies, platys, sarpae tetras, silvertip tetras, julii corys
recently had a cory and a sunset variatus platy die
the other fish and other corys are fine.