FishFixation
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I am in the middle of cycling a new 6 gallon aquarium. I checked the pH, and it is 8.2. I'm worried that this is a) going to be bad for my beneficial bacteria, and b) going to be bad for the plants which will be arriving in the mail today. The pH of my tap water is 7.6.
The other water parameters were as follows:
ammonia: 0.25 ppm
nitrite: 5 ppm
nitrate: 40 ppm
I added more ammonia this morning to get the levels back up to ~4ppm. Could that be raising the pH? Is ammonia basic?
How high a pH can plants tolerate? How about fish? I have some API "pH Down" drops that I'd rather not use if I can avoid it... is there a better solution? A buffering powder maybe?
Thanks in advance.
The other water parameters were as follows:
ammonia: 0.25 ppm
nitrite: 5 ppm
nitrate: 40 ppm
I added more ammonia this morning to get the levels back up to ~4ppm. Could that be raising the pH? Is ammonia basic?
How high a pH can plants tolerate? How about fish? I have some API "pH Down" drops that I'd rather not use if I can avoid it... is there a better solution? A buffering powder maybe?
Thanks in advance.