catmel
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Surprizingly after having chronic high PH ( above 8.5) I tested my water today and found the PH at 7.4. I changed about 30% of my water yesterday with RO/DI ( been using it for top off) which I imagined might have lowered it in a hurry.
What is the best and safest way to remedy this? Was the big water change responsible for lowering the PH so suddenly? Or was it related to the ammonia spike? Ive been using treated tap before I started the ro/di.
lastly.. do I have to worry about trying to raise this or with some more PWC and getting past the ammonia spike ( no idea what caused it, must have had a minor power outage - areas been flooded lately)
thanks!!
ammonia: 0 ( I did have a pretty big spike a few days ago for some odd reason, hense the big water change) nitrite 0, nitrate about 10ppm, phosphate between 0-0.1ppm, temp 78.
What is the best and safest way to remedy this? Was the big water change responsible for lowering the PH so suddenly? Or was it related to the ammonia spike? Ive been using treated tap before I started the ro/di.
lastly.. do I have to worry about trying to raise this or with some more PWC and getting past the ammonia spike ( no idea what caused it, must have had a minor power outage - areas been flooded lately)
thanks!!
ammonia: 0 ( I did have a pretty big spike a few days ago for some odd reason, hense the big water change) nitrite 0, nitrate about 10ppm, phosphate between 0-0.1ppm, temp 78.