Hello Everyone!
I have a newbie question. I have a 20 gallon tank with a nitrate reading of 40 ppm. Time for a water change! Here's the "catch". My well water is very acidic, probably around 5.5 PH. The PH of my tank is around 6.8, and I added a PH fix tab about 2 weeks ago.
My concern is adding 10 - 25 % of acidic water will swing the PH and kill my fish. I have thought about adding baking soda to the new water. I'm kind of lost here.
Any help I can get here is much appreciated!
Thanks!!
I have a newbie question. I have a 20 gallon tank with a nitrate reading of 40 ppm. Time for a water change! Here's the "catch". My well water is very acidic, probably around 5.5 PH. The PH of my tank is around 6.8, and I added a PH fix tab about 2 weeks ago.
My concern is adding 10 - 25 % of acidic water will swing the PH and kill my fish. I have thought about adding baking soda to the new water. I'm kind of lost here.
Any help I can get here is much appreciated!
Thanks!!