Confused by my PH

[Mogurako]

Is it possible that a large piece of drift wood can take my 7.4 tap water all the way down to 6.0?! I've triple tested my tap waters PH as well as the PH in my temp "45 gal tank" that's keeping my filters going while I work my 90. I am very confused by this, the only thing I can think of is the previous owner used that neutral ph stuff and is somehow still in the filter media that came in the tank.

 

[eco23]

Is it possible that a large piece of drift wood can take my 7.4 tap water all the way down to 6.0?! I've triple tested my tap waters PH as well as the PH in my temp "45 gal tank" that's keeping my filters going while I work my 90. I am very confused by this, the only thing I can think of is the previous owner used that neutral ph stuff and is somehow still in the filter media that came in the tank.

You should try leaving a glass of tap water out overnight and test it. Often times things are added to municipal water to buffer it. Those things will gas out over time and show the waters actual pH.

 

[Mogurako]

Will do, I'll try that tonight and report my findings in the morning.

 

[Mogurako]

I'll be ****ed after leaving the tap out over night the ph is 6.7. Looks like I'll have to buffer the water for my Africans.