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followup (if anybody is still interested in my pH problems?:() is my username offensive? :ermm: sorry, I've had a shovelhead harley for 15 years, so it's my typical handle online. btw I'm female, 45, and a Registered Nurse ;) glass of tap water with air stone left overnight: 7.6, then 8.0 in...

thank you for taking the time to post BillD :) altho this strays o/t, is it necessary to have Discus pair off? I'm not interested in breeding....but is there some other advantage, health-wise or otherwise, to 'pairing off?' I've spent a lot of time on SD, and judging by what I've read temps...

mfdrookie516 - it's tough when one makes judgements with limited information, and may very well put off new members to this forum. for example, how could you know that I have backup tanks and have played with moving fish after they pair up, etc? when one makes an assumption that the poster is...

thanks for your input.

*head spins* oy, now I feel on the verge of tears............ :(

neither am I LOL! imho those fish should be fine - and you have a plan ;). I myself will just keep trading sodium for calcium, just because I can't deal with horrific mineral buildup that my unsoftened water causes. fwiw so long as your pH is constant, it'll be ok. good luck!

but this is where we differ - my pH doesn't decrease, it increaseses. that's actually reassuring. and LOL I don't blame you for not mentioning it! there is so much more to the *science* behind all this than I ever dreamed! so I'll set the water out overnight. I don't have an air stone...

Hholly you have my sympathy! I have an established tank, and use my softened well water (without softening it would clog up everything with minerals). out of the tap it is 7-7.4. however in the tank for some unknown reason it typically rises to 8.0+. up til now my fish have been perfectly...

lots of things to think about here. WyR is right about the water softening - but let me tell you, without the softening treatment of my well water, showerheads clog up! in a very short time, mineral deposits form on everything. I was advised that to preserve my appliances (washer, hot water...

the tank is fairly well planted. I hadn't test in quite some time, and was very surprised at the "0" results across the board. using an API test kit btw. just tested nitrates again - got 5ppm. I'm assuming there has to be SOME nitrates! so I'm relieved on that count. thanks LyndaB...

ok, REALLY obsessing, LOL! re-checked water from tap, got 7-7.2. rechecked tank, got same 8-8.2. did a 20% PWC, and now tank tests 7.5. ????? why would the pH go UP all on it's own? could be related to KH or DH? (neither of which I have any understanding of, nor can I test for them) at least...

hi all - I've been a member here for a while, never posted, but been reading voraciously! (hope this post is in the right place?) question: the pH from my tap is approx. 7.4. pH in my established 40g tank is 8.0+. why the big difference??? ammonia 0, nitrates 0, nitrites 0. my water...