Thread: Stalled cycle
View Single Post
Old 07-03-2009, 03:34 PM   #6
happygirl65
Aquarium Advice Addict
Community Mentor
 
happygirl65's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DeBorgia, MT
Posts: 1,091
Images: 7
happygirl65 has a dedicated fish roomhappygirl65 has a dedicated fish roomhappygirl65 has a dedicated fish roomhappygirl65 has a dedicated fish roomhappygirl65 has a dedicated fish room
It depends on what you can ridiculously high pH. Peat and driftwood will lower your pH while not adding any buffering capacity.

I think you would probably want to add baking soda (I will defer to the experts as to how much) but this way you can accurately control your KH and help prevent pH swings without making the pH too high because you can control how much you put in. Some people have also used a small bag of crushed coral or something like that, or some sea shells that will slowly dissolve, but it's harder to control than something you add like baking soda.
happygirl65 is offline   Reply With Quote