adeebm
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Ok, so I've been debating between RO and tap water in my amazon tank for ages now. My pH is 8.2 and VERY hard (10+dKH of kH and GH). My tank is around 60% RO and 40% tap at the moment, with an uncured driftwood stump and peat in the filter. The water is dark so there are lots of tannins, but no change in pH. Do I need a lower pH? I am getting mixed answers about this...
I have cardinal tetras and german blue rams. I hear they are both sensitive fish. Some people say they will waste away in such a high pH, some say the will do okay, and some say they will be fine. Which is it? *so confused*
I have an RO unit(meant for drinking water), so I could easily switch to pure RO and reconstitute it with Seachem buffers. It's not that expensive and lasts for like 3000 gallons lol.
I have heard that people even keep discus in a pH of 8.4, and others that say they die in a pH above 7 :/ I would greatly appreciate answers with reasoning, not just "don't mess with pH" or "they will die in that pH". Thanks guys, this problem is really driving me nuts...
Cheers
--Adeeb
I have cardinal tetras and german blue rams. I hear they are both sensitive fish. Some people say they will waste away in such a high pH, some say the will do okay, and some say they will be fine. Which is it? *so confused*
I have an RO unit(meant for drinking water), so I could easily switch to pure RO and reconstitute it with Seachem buffers. It's not that expensive and lasts for like 3000 gallons lol.
I have heard that people even keep discus in a pH of 8.4, and others that say they die in a pH above 7 :/ I would greatly appreciate answers with reasoning, not just "don't mess with pH" or "they will die in that pH". Thanks guys, this problem is really driving me nuts...
Cheers
--Adeeb