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7.6? I wish! Currently getting 8.4-8.6 from the tap and need to get it down to around 7.0 - 7.6 for Ranchu :(

Update: After reading some old threads it sounds like the Eheim Torf is what I need. I'm confused how to balance it though during a weekly 50% water change, will it shock my fish or do I need to use some overnight in my changeover water first? Never having used peat before, is pH drop decided by...

Ahah! I posted in the getting started thread, but this sounds like what I need!

Hi everyone, Not new to goldfish, but new to this problem. I've just started fishless-cycling a tank and tested for pH the day after starting the cycle ... 8.4! Thought it may be the gravel, but it also tested 8.4 from the tap, the same after a day of aging. A massive change from the local...