Howdy all,
I have been having problems recently with the Ph in my 10 gal, for some reason over the last month my ph has been hovering around 7.3, I'd prefer it around 6.8, but usually have it at about 7.0.
I tested the ph in my tap water and it is through the roof! I don't know if this has anything to do with it, as I never bothered to test the ph before, so I don't know if it's changed in the last month. I have other tanks, one of which stays in the high 6's, so I'm pretty sure it's not the tap water, but who knows?
I changed out my filter cartridge, did a water change, nothing seems to help though. I also have a had an algae bloom, which hadn't happened since I got plants. The tank already has two pieces of driftwood, but is there anything else that I could put in the tank (except chemicals) that might lower and stabilize the ph? I've heard diluted baking soda works, has anyone ever tried this?
Oh, and there are no new fish in the tank, so it isn't an over-stocking problem either.
Thanks for any feedback!
I have been having problems recently with the Ph in my 10 gal, for some reason over the last month my ph has been hovering around 7.3, I'd prefer it around 6.8, but usually have it at about 7.0.
I tested the ph in my tap water and it is through the roof! I don't know if this has anything to do with it, as I never bothered to test the ph before, so I don't know if it's changed in the last month. I have other tanks, one of which stays in the high 6's, so I'm pretty sure it's not the tap water, but who knows?
I changed out my filter cartridge, did a water change, nothing seems to help though. I also have a had an algae bloom, which hadn't happened since I got plants. The tank already has two pieces of driftwood, but is there anything else that I could put in the tank (except chemicals) that might lower and stabilize the ph? I've heard diluted baking soda works, has anyone ever tried this?
Oh, and there are no new fish in the tank, so it isn't an over-stocking problem either.
Thanks for any feedback!