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    Water Changes with Acidic Well Water?

    Solved!! I just let the treated water sit overnight in a 5 gallon bucket. I also had a small air pump with an air rock in the water. Shazam!! PH jumped to 7.2!
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    Water Changes with Acidic Well Water?

    Email to Seachem Here is the email I sent to Seachem, per Rivercats advice. Good Day, I have very acidic well water, around 5.5 PH, KH 40ppm, GH 25 ppm. My tank's current PH is 7.5, GH 75 ppm, and the KH is around 100 ppm. I have only one plant in my tank. A user on the aquarium advice...
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    Water Changes with Acidic Well Water?

    RO Water Thanks Rivercats! Your post was super helpful! After a bit of research I think RO is (reverse osmosis water). I will email Seachem, but I think I might be going the RO water route.
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    Water Changes with Acidic Well Water?

    Hello Everyone! I have a newbie question. I have a 20 gallon tank with a nitrate reading of 40 ppm. Time for a water change! Here's the "catch". My well water is very acidic, probably around 5.5 PH. The PH of my tank is around 6.8, and I added a PH fix tab about 2 weeks ago. My concern...
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